#it’s either because I only know how to draw like 3 locations or because this is a significant location in their story

[ki1ldeer]

Sometimes you just gotta draw your oc being emo am I right

[deoidesign]

How I save time on backgrounds as a full-time webcomic artist

Hi! I make webcomics for a living, and I have to be able to draw a panel extremely fast to keep up with my deadlines. I draw about 50 panels a week, which gives me about 45 minutes per panel if I want any semblance of a healthy work-life balance.

Most webtoon artists save time on backgrounds by using 3d models, which works for them and is great! but personally I hate working in 3d... I went to school for it for a year and hated it so much I completely changed career paths and vowed never to do it again! So, this is how I save time without using any 3d, for those of you out there who don't like it either!

This tactic has also saved me money (3d models are expensive) and it has helped me converting my comic from scroll format into page format for print, because I have much more art to work with than what's actually in the panels. (I'll touch on this later)

So, first, I make my backgrounds huge. my default starting size is 10,000 x 10,000 pixels. My panels are 2,500 pixels wide, so my backgrounds are 4x that, minimum. Because of this, I make them less detailed than I could or that you might expect so it doesn't look weird against my character art when I shrink portions of it down.

I personally find it much easier to add in detail than to make "removing" details look natural at smaller sizes, but you might have different preferences than I do.

I also make sure to keep all of my elements on separate layers so that I can easily remove or replace them, I can move them to simulate different camera angles more easily, and it's simple to adjust the lighting to imply different times of day.

Then I can go ahead and copy/paste them into my episodes. I move the background around until it feels like it's properly fitting how I want.

Once I've done that in every panel, I'll go back through the episode and clean up anything that looks weird, and add in solid blacks (for my art style) Here's a quick before and after of what that looks like!

This makes 90% of my backgrounds take me just a few hours. This is my tactic when I'm working in an environment that an entire scene, or multiple scenes, will take place.

But many panels will inevitably have a location that's used exactly once, and it would waste time and effort to draw a massive background for those. So in 10% of cases, I just draw the single panel background in the episode. I save all of these, just in case I can re-use it later (this happens more often with outdoor locations, but I save them all nonetheless!)

I generally have to draw about 2 big backgrounds per episode, and 3-5 single-panel backgrounds per episode! At the beginning of an arc/book the number is higher, but as the series is continuing and I'm building up an asset library of indoor and outdoor elements to re-use for the book, the number generally goes down and I save more time.

My series involves time travel and mysteries, so there's a lot of new locations in it and we're constantly moving around. If I were working on a series that was more consistent in this aspect, this process would save me even more time!

Like I said earlier, this also saves me a lot of pain and gives me a lot more options as I'm converting from scroll format to print format!

panels that look like this in scroll format...

can look like this in print!

because I drew the background like this, so I didn't need to go through the additional effort to add in the extra detail to expand it outwards at all.

Anyways, I hope this helps someone! As always if it doesn't help, just go ahead and disregard. This is what I do and what works for me, and I feel like I only ever see time-saving tips for comics that involve 3d models and workflows, which don't work for me at all! I know there's more people like me out there, so this is for you!

Enjoy!

Also obligatory "my webcomic" if you want to see this in action or check it out!

[nerdykorgi]

QUICK YAP SESH: Location of Gravesfield from The Owl House

so uhm, while I am finishing the rest other art things I did decide at like 3 am to find the supposed "actual" location of Gravesfield. At least, what town would most likely be Gravesfield if it were real.

I used a lot of info from the wiki and that cool official Gravesfield Website Mock-Up that John Bailey Owen posted. (this thing in case no one knows what im talking about)

Anyways to get started, here's this poorly done thing i made in google draw lol, hopefully you can actually read some of it oof. Its color coded to the info below:

Firstly, I do find it interesting how Conneticut was actually the FIRST colony with a relatively large witch panic in the American colonies, happening 40 years before the infamous Salem Witch Trials.

To start off I think the most poorly backed-up possibility is Hamden.

The reason im suggesting Hamden is because it is Dana's hometown and she said she has taken a lot of major inspiration from it. Like churches and graveyards.

However, the reason I'm not drawn to it is because not only was it founded 1786, way over a decade Gravesfield was said to be founded, I also couldn't find too much about Hamden having Witch trials, but if they did it definitely wasn't as big as Wethersfield's or Hartford.

Now I'm basically stuck between Litchfield and Wethersfield.

Litchfield:

Litchfield I was drawn to because of its name really. It means Field of Corpses and that's basically the same thing as Gravesfield lol. On top of that, it also holds the county seat of Litchfield County, something Gravesfield supposedly is as well. (In modern day context of course.)

Also Gravesfield was said to be along Conneticut Route 109, putting right along either Washington pr Litchfield (which J. B. Owen said was probably false on the Washington part but at the same time he uses an image of Washington's river as stated below)

The thing is though, like Hamden it wasnt founded until the 18th century, and there was no witch trial things that i could find. :/

Which then led me to Wethersfield:

Now Wethersfield is WAY more appropriate in both time, setting, and history. Wethersfield was one of the first colonies to be pop-up around the correct time for the Wittebane brothers to arrive in Connecticut. Wethersfield was founded in 1633-34 and Gravesfield in 1635 (Mind the brothers were said to arrive in 1613 I think it was, either this was a continuity error or they were among the very first settlers in Gravesfield.)

Random but it was also called Watertowne before it was changed to Wethersfield.

Anyways, In the Mock-up website we can see at the top, a banner picture of a winding river. Now i did google search this image and it is actually Washington Ct, womp womp, but I think it could actually be pointing to another more prominent river in Connecticut and that's the actual Connecticut River, which Wethersfield is conveniently placed right next to.

Now lets look at a map of Wethersfield:

river, check check, and HOLY SHIT THAT COULD BE THE FLOODED GRAVEYARD LOL (where i circled) Sadly, Its not actually, but it shows how similiar the geography possibly is.

I think last and most importantly however is the fact that Wethersfield is known to have some of the earliest of the witch trials in Connecticut at the time. (There were 9 documented accusations and only 3 executions, one of which was a woman who openly admitted to using to witch craft, Mary Johnson, and a married couple name Joan and John Carrington.) This goes very well with the whole Witch Hunting thing.

Lastly I think the cherry on top would be that they both just look incredibly similar lol:

Also fun fact, If the Wittebane brothers did actually arrive in 1613~ they would have been among the Dutch settlers rather than the British, whom were the ones to found Wethersfield. Take that information how you will but I am certainly going to make some kind of headcannon out of it lol

Anyways more art soon once i actually finish it, but please, Let me know your guy's thoughts :D !

[a-not-so-clean-blog]

Nu carnival markings ♦️

Yakumo

You'll have to ask a few times before you'll do anything. The only stipulation is no biting. He's so afraid his teeth will be too sharp. That he'll hurt you. That you'll hate him for it. So he leaves soft hisses until you give him those big puppy eyes he's weak to. Then he'll give you hickeys. Tiny ones that last maybe 3 days, and peppers them all over. He makes them easy to hide if you want, but he blushes every time he sees one.

Edmond

You have to BEG him to mark you. Eventually he will give in. You don't even have to be in the bedroom when your nagging finally makes him snap. He grabs your forearm tight, and brings your wrists up. Chomping down to leave a mean looking mark right on your pulse point. He sounds angry, scolding you for harassing a knight on duty, but you can see the slight pink on his ears as he suppresses a blush.

Olivine

Any marks he leaves on you are completely accidental. Mostly bruises from his fingertips. He's so strong that sometimes in the heat of the moment he can't help but grab a little too hard. If he sees the marks while you're still fucking he'll mumble dumbly about how beautiful they look on you. His voice reverent. Though if he notices them after, his post nut clarity will make him feel so guilty. He will kiss each one to make them feel better.

Quincy

He doesn't usually let himself get carried away enough to mark you. However, on the rare occasion that he does, you're going to have a massive bite mark on your throat. Not the meaty parts. I mean throat. One set of teeth on either jugular, with your windpipe in between. He loves it. You look so good bearing his mark. Like it fulfills something so primal and pure inside him. He'll leave bites in other places too. Convenient places where he doesn't get a chance to think before chomping down. Your shoulder, maybe your leg as it's hooked over his shoulder, your hand that was resting on his shoulder a moment ago…

Kuya

He will be that jerk who leaves a hickey right under your jawline. Super visible and impossible to hide. He does it to annoy you mostly. Now, if somehow he gives in to that urge to mark an actual claim on you, you won't notice him bite the base of your nape, but you'll feel it every time you move your head. A constant reminder, subtle as it is. He'll deny it means anything. Unfortunately the only ones who will know what it really means are Quincy and Karu, so he's a little cautious when they come around. Not that you notice the slight edge he gets because he hides it so well. He can't have you knowing just how much you mean to him.

Blade

He read in a book that people bite the crux of the neck and shoulder. So he does. Not hard, but with shark teeth like his it really doesn't take much to leave a deep mark. He likes watching hickeys turn colors on your skin. Says it's so pretty! And that the sounds you make are so cute! Of course he thinks it's cute. This is still Blade we're talking about.

Garu

Scratches all down your back. His teeth ache to sink into you, but he's so scared to hurt you. Instead leaving thin red marks like rivers on the landscape of your back. Maybe some on your chest. Or really anywhere that he grabs for purchase.

Karu

Anywhere he can. Seriously. It's part of his wolf nature to want to mark and claim his mate. Lots of bites of varying depth and location. Some are even hard enough to draw blood. He'll lick the wounds clean later, or at least Garu will. He's so proud when you walk around with his bites visible, and gets mad when you try to cover them up. Seriously, don't try to cover all of them unless you want him jealous and giving you more in spots you can't hide.

Dante

He won't leave any marks on you until he is smitten, but of course he will never admit it. So one day when he's sucking your fingers so he can watch you prep yourself, he just gives a little nibble. Okay, maybe not little. Hard enough to leave a deep imprint of his teeth around the base of your ring finger. He claims it means nothing, but every time he looks at it his stomach twists with the words he wishes he could say.

Rei

He doesn't really have a preference where he marks you. So for a while he'll mark multiple spots. See where you like it best. Eventually he does enjoy it. The way it makes you gasp and squirm. The way your fingers ghost over the marks for days after. Who would have thought something so small could get so many interesting reactions.

Eiden

Can't go wrong with a classic hickey on the collar bone! He's respectful enough to ask before leaving anything in a visible location, but once he gets permission he gets that fucking smirk on his face. He's so teasing with it. Licking and asking if this is where you want the next one. Going so agonizingly slow. Afterwards he massages the areas so it doesn't hurt as much. He likes the action of marking rather than the marks themselves.

Aster

Bites on the neck? I mean, yeah. That kinda comes with the territory of being a vampire. He's less territorial than some of the others, and says he doesn't care if you cover up his marks. While it's true he may not be as possessive as say Dante, Kuya, or Karu, he still gets fussy when you intentionally cover his bites. Makes him feel like you're rejecting him in an intimate way that he doesn't really understand or want to confront.

Morvay

He LOVES leaving hickeys on your upper inner thighs, and your lower stomach. Framing his favorite part of your body. He likes being the only one to see all the marks, but he also loves when your shirt rides up and he, and others, just get a tiny peek at the marks he left on you.

[lordprettyflackotara]

dollhouse || jeff the killer || bonus part

SMUT MINORS DNI 18+ tw: spanking, jeff has a daddy kink, slapping, jeff’s just a sadistic asshole in this one, blood, brief description of gore

a/n: what’s this?! a double feature in one day?! yeah fuckers yall got the bonus part! i apologize for the delay my mind stayed lagging. i hope you all enjoyed the mini series <3

“This is our last chance. Dont fuck it up!” You hissed.

Jeff rolled his eyes. “Oh yes because taking out the target is sooo hard. I think I may cry,” He barked sarcastically. Slender had given you both one final chance to right your wrongs. Your last mission had ended with one too many news channels showing the camera footage of you and Jeff escaping the hospital. Nothing too identifying could be found of course, detectives puzzled on how Jeff was able to paint the walls and leave no fingerprints behind.

Little did they know the culprit had burned off his fingerprints ages ago. You crossed your arms, frowning. “The motorcycle was the best thing Ben could find on such short notice?” You asked. Jeff shoved his motorcycle helmet on, reving up the engine. “You are always welcome to walk doll,” He snickered. You stomped over to the motorcycle, shoving your own helmet over your head. You mocked him under your breath, throwing your legs over the seat. You couldn’t decide which was worse, dying at the hands of Jeff driving a motorcycle or being tortured to death by Slender.

As the motorcycle roared to life, you began to wonder just how bad Slender torturing you to death would be.

It was no secret you and Jeff were an item. The two of you were the obnoxious married couple of the mansion, terrorizing not only everyone around you but each other. There was a guarantee if you both were in the same room that you’d bicker until you’d go upstairs and fuck the anger out. It made the other residents sick. Sometimes they’d place bets on who would win the fight. Other times they’d high tail out of the room if you both entered. You’d argue with Jeff until your very last breath and you wouldn’t have it any other way.

Slenderman was not happy with either of you. His alternative was having you both dress up as scarecrows to defend his garden in a hundred degree heat. You both agreed to this mission without hesitation. It should’ve been simple enough, killing the newspaper chief who insisted on covering the story. As you wrapped your arms around Jeff from behind, you realized you never really knew how easy a mission was going to be with Jeff coming along. To you, Jeff was an anger filled imbecile who thought with his rage and not his mind. And to Jeff, you were a smart mouthed bitch who talked too much. The two of you together versus anyone else was a lethal combo.

It was around two in the morning when you both arrived to the house, parking the motorcycle blocks away as to not draw attention from the loud sounds. You grabbed your knife, following Jeff’s lead as he picked the lock to the back door. It was moments like these, when Jeff had shut the fuck up, that you were attracted to him the most. Once he picked the lock you both crept inside, watching each others backs. It was always unpredictable, home murders. There was always the chance the owner had a dog or some kind of pet to try to protect its person. Then there was always the possibility of an alarm system, an investment the chief of this newspaper company should’ve seriously considered.

You both scanned the kitchen and living room. Due to the time you guessed he was asleep, like most humans were. It was quiet enough to hear a pin drop, the ticking of the old grandfather clock the only audible sound. That was, until you reached the main hallway. Thankfully for you and Jeff the chief lived alone, providing them with zero additional witnesses to send to hell. His soft snores alerted you of where he was located. Jeff slid in first, crouching down to the floor on the left side of the bed. You went to take the right, a loud creaking floorboard alerting the newspaper editor awake. He shot up out of bed, grabbing the baseball bat that was laying by his nightstand.

“I knew you’d come for me! You witch!” He hissed. You were caught off guard, his sudden alertness causing you to take a step back. He jumped off of the bed, attempting to swing his bat at you. You barely managed to dodge the attack, Jeff’s arm wrapping around the editors chest. “Surprise bitch. Bet you thought i’d let you kill my girl huh? Fucking stupid asshole,” Jeff snarled. He brought his knife to the editors neck, slicing his throat open in a quick and fluid motion. The crimson paint sprayed out of him, washing over you like a rainfall. It splattered onto your face and body, the editors body slumping to the floor. You frowned as you looked down at your jacket. “Are you deadass Jeffrey? I just got this!” You barked. Jeff raised his eyebrows.

“Are you kidding me? I just saved your life!” He argued. You glared at the dead editor, a pool of his blood forming at both of your shoes. “Oh great. Now it’s on my new heels too. You’re going to have to replace these!” You spat. Jeff threw his hands in the air dramatically. “Oh cmon it’s just a little bit of blood. You’re telling me you can’t handle blood?” Jeff questioned. You crossed your arms, clenching your jaw. “I can handle blood Jeffrey but my tory burch heels cannot,” You gritted through your teeth. Jeff twirled his knife around in his fingers lazily, clearly unamused. “Maybe get better shoes then. Not my fault you made this mission a fashion show,” He replied dryly. You grabbed him by his hoodie, shoving him back onto the bed.

“You’ve got some fucking nerve, you know that? You’re such a fucking dick! I can’t stand you,” You snarled. You crawled on top of you, straddling him as he relaxed against the mattress. “You look pretty hot covered in blood babe, remind me to soak you in it more often,” Jeff grinned. You rose your hand, delivering a sharp slap to his cheek. Jeff’s cocky expression fell, his gaze hardening. “Oh that’s how you wanna play? Fine,” He huffed. He flipped the two of you over, his fingers wrapping around your throat. His grip restricted your airway, a smile spreading across your lips. “You pain addicted bitch. I’ll show you pain,” Jeff growled. He flipped up your skirt, before throwing you over his knees. He delivered a sharp slap to your ass, a painful whine escaping your lips.

“Fucking count them or i’ll leave you to get off on the dead guys dick,” Jeff spat. He delivered another smack, a shock of pain electrical as it went down your spine. “One,” You let out lowly. He slapped your other cheek as hard as he could. He grinned sadistically as your skin turned a dark red. He wondered if he could get it to bruise. “Two,” You whimpered. Jeff’s hand strayed from the mounds of your ass, exploring your drenched panties. “This wet from me abusing you? You really are a pain slut,” He snickered. He delivered three more spanks, your body shuddering in pain as you counted them all. Tears had welt up in your eyes, your body tense as he yanked your panties down your legs.

“Awe don’t cry doll. I’m no where done with you yet,” He purred. Roughly he shoved two fingers inside of you, keeping you bent over his lap. He refused to curl his fingers, his slender digits just barely brushing against your g spot. “J-Jeff I need more,” You whined. With his spare hand Jeff delivered another smack to your ass, causing your waterline to finally flood with tears. “Well you’re not calling the shots, are you babe? Now shut the fuck up and take what I give you,” He snarled. You were a whimpering mess, the slightest touch of your abused skin making you cringe in pain. But Jeff’s fingers. His long and thick fingers. They filled up your cunt so nicely, so good. “What do we say when I make you feel good?” Jeff asked. Your mouth was running dry, tears streaming down your cheeks.

“Thank you,” You mewled. He grabbed a handful of your hair, roughly yanking you towards him. “Call me daddy bitch,” He growled. Your gaze met his dark obsidian eyes, that were determined to see you squirm. “Thank you daddy,” You whined. Jeff released your hair, shoving you back to your original position. You could feel yourself getting closer to the edge, your body hanging on to every little thrust Jeff made inside of you with his fingers. “S-s-so close,” You stuttered. Jeff delivered more harsh smacks to your ass, sadistically chuckling as you whimpered. “Go on then! Be my little painslut and cum,” He huffed. With one final slap you came around his fingers, humiliated as goosebumps spread across your skin from the cold air.

He flipped you around as he pleased, treating you like you were his fuckable ragdoll. “Go on doll, do that thing I like,” He instructed. You grabbed your ankles, placing both of them almost completely behind your head. As Jeff undid his belt he delivered a sharp slap to your clit, causing you to audibly whine. “You sure are a noisy little bitch, aren’t ya?” He asked tauntingly. He wiped away some of your tears, the splattered blood staining his thumb. Lazily he slapped the head of his cock against your folds, before slamming himself into you. You gasped as he quickly began to snap his lips into yours. “I know you can handle it. Your cunt is begging me for more, so fucking tight,” Jeff grunted. He rutted into you like he was in heat.

He pressed down against your thighs, sinking your body into the mattress. His grip was tight you knew bruises were forming, the unholy noises vibrating off of the victims walls. He pounded into your cunt like he despised you and the ground you walked on. You were so addicting, so mesmerizing. He muttered your name as he slammed into you. You held onto your legs, Jeff’s cock so deep inside of you that you were seeing stars. He delivered a sharp slap to your cheek, before roughly grabbing your face. He forced your lips to pucker out like a fish, an evil grin spread across his lips. “Such a stupid fucking whore,” He panted. You hardly had time to process the pain, his cock abusing your g spot perfectly.

You gripped onto his hoodie, your eyes rolling in the back of your head. “Fucking shit, Jeff!” You moaned. You came undone on his cock, squirting profusely over his bottom half. Jeff groaned your name as he came inside of you, his seed painting your inner walls. You both were panting messes, the sound of car doors shutting catching your attention. “Fucking hell,” Jeff grunted. He slid off of the bed, fixing his pants as he looked outside. “The neighbors called the cops on us. Goddammit. Let’s go,” Jeff growled. You shoved your panties on, the two of you running out of the back door of the house. You ran like your life depended on it, ready to go home.

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“What’d they do again?” Ben asked. He munched on some kettle popcorn as he floated beside Slenderman. The two were in his office, watching you and Jeff pretend to be scarecrows to defend his garden. “Besides terrorizing my existence they left semen at the scene of the crime. Both of their identities are going to be traced,” Slenderman sighed. He ignored the irritating sound of Ben munching loudly. The blonde had decided to be in ghost form today, allowing him to float carelessly.

“Gross. Hey boss, is there a particular reason you partnered them together in the first place?” Ben asked. They watched as you and Jeff tried to fight with pitchforks, both of you sweating in the relentless heat. “They’re the only individuals in this mansion that’ll love one another. If not for my pairing Jeff would have gotten his fan girl pregnant by now,” He replied. The supernatural creature straightened his back, pausing for a moment. “If Jeff unfortunately reproduces I cannot handle a carbon copy,” Slenderman elaborated. Ben fell upwards, flying around his head. “Oh I see boss! You played matchmaker. Good for you! I always wondered what you did for fun,” Ben chuckled. If Slenderman had eyebrows, he would’ve raised them.

The two watched you launch yourself at Jeff, both of you dressed in ridiculous farm clothes.

“Hey boss you wanna set me up with somebody next?”

“Watch yourself Ben.”

“Yes sir.”

[michellemisfit]

✨Weekly Tag Wednesday ✨

Thanks for creating the game and for the tag @jrooc thanks for the tag @vintagelacerosette

Today we’re talking fandom. Come play!

Name and A03 handle: Michelle, michellemisfit

Current Location: Living room, surrounded by feathers, as I’m currently fletching some arrows

Favourite picrew: This one is pretty fucking spot on. Or at least it was at the time. Hair is very different now. But then, hair is always different… lol

Also this one is spiritually VERY me

What's one thing you want in a picrew? Ability to add coloured streaks! And a wide selection of scars, or alternatively the ability to move them around the screen. Either is fine. But mostly the hair thing. My hair is generally 4 different colours. Don’t try and limit me to one!!

Favourite thing you’ve created (or seen created) for the fandom? Erm… 3 way tie between Mexico Gallacrafts, Fimo Gallavich, and Cookie Gallavich? Maybe? Argh. Turns out, looking back at my art tag… I’ve created some pretty cool stuff. Huh. Yay me.

Why is it your favourite? I don’t really do photography, and I’m really proud of the idea behind and the execution of that photo. And while I LOVE drawing more than anything, I don’t think I’m exceptional or anything. But I’m damn creative when it comes to silly 3D craft projects, so both Fimo Gallavich and Cookie Gallavich make me happy and feel like something not just anyone could do… I dunno.

Did it come easily or was it hard to create? It was LONG to create. Both cookie and Fimo Gallavich took several days in total. And I think that’s the other thing I like about myself. I am willing to put in the work, and it usually pays off.

Last ao3 fic you commented on? Hah! You’ll be able to corroborate this, I’m not just sucking up!! LOL I’m currently reading Camp is a Battlefield by @blue-disco-lights, @jrooc, and @mybrainismelted, with artwork by @creepkinginc, so that’s the last one I commented on :)

Biggest WIP heartache you’ve ever experienced? I mean… every single WIP I have ever started reading, only to realise that maybe there won’t be any more of it… 😱 Every. Single. One. They’re all special, and they all hurt in their own special ways. And I will remain subscribed to all of them FOREVER, because you never know!!

Also? Comment on WIPs. Tell authors how much joy the story brought you, how much space it’s occupying in your brain, how much you would love to see it continue but how happy you are to have read as much of the story as there is because it’s changed your brain chemistry… do NOT comment saying ‘next chapter when?’, cause that makes you a dick bag.

Favourite trope or head cannon you like included in a fanfic? I’m a sucker for fake dating, only one bed, and a soulmate AU 🤷🏽‍♂️

Least favourite? …not a huge fan of kid fic, but hey, all it takes is a great author to make it work.

Secret or surprising kink or trope? Again, do not kink shame, because you’re only ever one good fanfic away from discovering something about yourself you did NOT see coming…

Describe how you feel after you’ve created something new? Exhausted and antsy. Is it good enough? Are people gonna like it? Should I even bother anyone with this? Why don’t I just go and hide under a rock forever?? I felt okay about this when I finished it, why is it suddenly the worst thing to have ever been created??? …I wish there was a sense of calm and accomplishment. There is not. Brains suck!

Top hype man you have that always helps you get across the finish line: @deedala - I so appreciate how we’re on a similar wave length when it comes to art as well as ‘everybody wants to hunt me for sport’ vibes. I know I can always count on you for kind but honest words, and that’s so important!!

It's been a bad day, you turn to the fandom and you _____? Read comfort fic. Probably Like Real People Do or None the Wiser.

Edit: Also? Go and read comments and tags on old art posts. That’s a sure fire way to cheer me up!

This was fun, and made the 15 minute wait between fletching each feather pass much faster. Thanks!!

If you are currently making your own arrows and need something to occupy your wait time with… how about completing a tag game? lol

@heymrspatel @loftec @creepkinginc @deedala @too-schoolforcool @darlingian @iandarling @iansw0rld @ian-galagher @mybrainismelted @palepinkgoat @crossmydna @mikhailoisbaby @sickness-health-all-that-shit @rereadanon @rutherinahobbit @energievie @junemermaid @francesrose3 @deathclassic @faejilly @rutherinahobbit @gallawitchxx @look-i-love-u @jessij1997 @callivich @celestialmickey @wehangout @doshiart @lynne-monstr @the-rat-wins @blue-disco-lights @suzy-queued @sleepyfacetoughguy @spookygingerr @burninface @gallapiech

[transformers87]

Ok!! Thought Dee was gunna be easy or a tad bit more simpler to draw/design

NOPE!!!

And this is my weak ass attempt at drawing Orion hiding in his neck/shoulder blade armor from the teasing Dee was giving.

Still working on the style…. Just wanna post and show off some ideas of mine.

This was after Orion helped lead Dee and escape the security drones Sentinel had placed all over the restricted archives…. They were walking back to Orion’s royal chambers… using the secret escape cavern/tunnel that was meant for Orion if the Quintesans ever found his location… and Dee being curious as to why this ghost bot went all out his way to help a poor, low-class miner like himself.

Also I know I butchered the enemy’s name!! But luckily I somehow surprisingly remember their name!!… which… it never happen!!

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First draft!! Hope you like it!! :3

Orion kept his cloak over his helm, hoping that none of his father’s drones had found him, he shivered at the thought of having to step one ped inside their royal chambers only to be faced to face by an angry Prime…. And now his bigger problem… how to help the newcomer back to where he originated from… peering a sneaking glance from the hood of his cloak he caught sight of the mech walking in pace with his stride.

The mech was large.. much lager and taller than him… the Prince practically was a dwarf strolling near him….the mech’s color plates were a darker shade of silver and grey… his helm a deep blackish grey as well as his servos… which were large enough to tear through anything that if angered so…. The optics of the mech were a brilliant shade of golden yellow…. Blazing like fire… and filled with hope…. The prince then recognized his staring.. and went back to his pondering as he subconsciously use his servo to gently guide the mech to his chamber.

He knew that the mech is one of the thousands of other cog-less miners… all whom have either lost their lives or in the mere verge of losing it when mining for energon… he sighed knowing that the energon loss was his own fault… after all he is the mech’s prince and new leader… yet to be anyways…. It was his responsibility to find the matrix of leadership and help his father bring back victory…. But as for now all he felt was an utter failure for he was nowhere near in finding the ancient relic…

“HEY!!!” Hissed the mech, his large servo grabbing a hold of the prince’s armor and shook him stopping the prince dead in his tracks. He looked up and meekly whispered, “what is it?”

The mech beamed him a friendly smile and said a quick apology. “I wanna say is thank you for helping me ditch them drones back there sir.” Sapphire blue optics blinked for a bit and smiled behind his mask. “It’s no problem…”

The mech nodded, but glanced around the passage way curiously. “So? Where exactly are you leading us?” “you could stay in my quarters til near dawn…” “I had to wait that long?!” He said. Golden optics wide. “that way there’s enough time for the drones to stop in their rush.” The prince stated, ignoring the rude cut off from the mech.

“Why your place? And who are you?” The mech asked, eyeing him suspiciously. “My dear miner… I apologize for the lack of knowing your name… yet i cannot tell you mine due to being out in the open… and as for my home… this passage way is where we are heading for.”

“So?.. you’re not a haunted spark?” The mech questioned, his optics squinting. “No, “ he chuckled “i’m not dead… i may look a bit hauntingly but i can assure you that i am in fact still much alive…. And no i don’t haunt these tunnels” the mech laughed at the end bit. “Ok… ok… well my name is D-16… my friends and coworkers all call me Dee though…. and i am not a haunting spark either” he smiles a bit more once the prince started to laugh more.

“But what i don’t understand is why a cogged mech like yourself is helping a cog-less mech like myself?” Dee asked. The prince smiled within his mask. “Because… it’s my job to help. Why can’t i help?”

Dee sighs, “no cog bots in iacon are allowed to help a cog-less bot, much less a miner.. like me.. you could’ve lost your job or worse.” He blinked and sighs at the mech with him. “A spark is worth saving for Dee,” stated the prince

“But?-“ the prince then cut Dee off. “every bot no matter how great or small… with or without a cog..… deserves a helping hand once in a cycle… even if it meant my own spark slain… then so be it…you do matter”

He then opened the secret door that lead into his personal chambers and helped his newfound friend in

[springtsunami]

THE ELDERS’ QUEST REVIEW

!!SPOILERS!!

Sorry for not posting in months. Been super busy as a late with personal health issues and new hyper fixations-

K review time- Gonna split them up by protags

Moonpaw

• Really love the idea of the design! Super interesting, especially to draw

•I am actually interested in her as a character. Really like how she is not a medicine cat. (I was one of those people who wanted either warrior or leader Frostpaw btw)

•I’m a sucker for introverts and suffer from sensitivity to loud noises and related heavily to the Gathering scene with Moon

•Was intentionally on the fence about the voice due to Moonpaw being a chimera and that the voice could be her ‘absorbed sister’(mainly due due to chimera misconceptions) but, thankfully the sister is just a funky little mischievous ghost kit

•I know it’s technically part of Tawnypelts, but I am excited to see what they do with the sister especially after the prophecy Tawny received. Hopefully not a Ashfur and Shadowsight dynamic again :/

Tawnypelt

•This part may be controversial. Not really involved with the fandom much, but I never really cared for Tawnypelt. Didn’t dislike or like just neutral. I did enjoy her point of view, just not was included in it

•Don’t see chemistry between Crow and Tawny, but if you enjoy it, more power to you

•Praying her point of view won’t just be traveling in the next few books

•Rant about Tiger and Dove : scroll down to skip

I really, really don’t like Tigerstar and Dovewing in this book. I know it’s Tawny’s view, but those two are annoying me so much I can’t help but to think of them when I think of Tawny’s pov. Tigerstar and Dovewing are huge hypocrites here, I get not wanting for your son to leave, but Dovewing literally left ThunderClan before clan swapping was in the code. I used to ironically enjoy Tigerstar due to his sarcastic comments and insanity, but I honestly dislike him so much. He was possessive of Dove telling her to not vist Birchfeather saying he was giving ‘tough love’. Dove is also way out of character too, being kinda submissive to Tiger when it has been shown she is willing to do what she think is right. Loving how Tiger considers emotionally manipulating his son is ‘tough love’. Then he not only does this but punishes Tawny for visiting her grandson??? When he and dove met in secret. The only good thing about plot is that it is treated like Tiger and Dove are in the wrong. Tiger then doesn’t trust Tawny about the twolegs….Hopefully they remove Tiger from leadership or have him apologize <3

Rant Over

•Birchfeather must be protected and have him live a happy life <3

•My main points about this pov so far is just hating Dove and Tiger, but I did enjoy it more than I wrote. Not much more due to them infuriating me but I do hope we get a move diverse location than the lake this arc

Leafstar

•Leafstar is the only one where I don’t have a lot to say. I love her and loving a leader pov in the main series. Dont know how to feel about her as a leader, since it kinda came out of nowhere and was just made for this arc but ok

•Writers do a good job of making the reader sympathize with Leafstar but also make them understand Skyclan’s pov

•Speaking of SkyClan’s pov, I kinda get where they were coming from, but like I feel like most of Leafstar’s slip ups were mainly coincidental. Like I believe they lost the badger fight due to many reasons, but like I feel like it wasn’t Leafstar’s fault. No one knew there were 2-3(I forgot how many) badgers there. It was assumed there was only one so how was Leafstar supposed to plan accordingly?? The only reason Hawkwing succeeded is because he knew how many badgers were there…

Edit: I forgot the whole Starlingpaw and Leafstar accidentally attacking him. Yea that was a bad move on Leaf’s part. But I feel it was caused her being overwhelmed. But it’s still a good reason for SkyClan to be against Leaf

•Kinda iffy on Reedclaw. Know where she’s coming from but I feel like she’s less evil and more grief stricken with anger. Hopefully they make her a antagonist not a villain. But knowing how Berryheart started last arc, I’m betting on her being a villian

•Interesting on having an elder pov with Leafstar, assuming she steps down.

•Said I didn’t have a lot to say but I did say a lot 0-0

Overall Points and Predictions for CS

•The book title made me think it was a traveling book and made me nervous, but looks like we are getting those in the next books.. Srs, why Elders’ quest??? The quest was mentioned at the end, but idk what it should’ve been named-

•All She-Cats pov!!!

•As a mothpool fan, I’m fine with CrowxTawny because it leaves Leafpool open :)

•Don’t know if the villains this arc will be twolegs/nature or cats like Reedclaw or Tigerstar

•Weird new book schedule, hopefully the books won’t be rushed due to the wider gap between books

•Now predictions!!!

•Leafstar will become Leafdapple and will join Tawny and prob Crow on the quest in the next books

•The new territories will be located at the gorge

•Hawkwing either picks a nobody for deputy or Reedclaw

•Reedclaw will be a villain(hopefully not)

•Birchfeather will have a tragic end or will go through trauma(hopefully not, again)

•Leaf dies

•Tawnypelt and or Crow retires

My mom also reads the books and here are some predictions:

-Tawny and Crow live together in WindClan while Crow becomes leader

-Dark Forest reappears or the purgatory thing that happened in Star is expanded on

-Ghosts are expanded on

-most of the next two books are travel books

-Reedclaw becomes Hawkfrost 2.0

Thanks for reading my review!

[cozymochi]

What would your OCs think of each other if they met? I remember seeing how they'd interact with Tia, if I recall correctly, but I don't know if this was already asked.

I don’t think this was specifically asked before, so I’m just gonna yap under cut because. I’m probably not going to say anything too interesting.

(No drawings, sorry. Just rambling. So only the most die-hard of die hard are probably willing to peep this.)

Long winded answer under cut.

It’s hard to say.

On the one hand they were all made in their own bubbles, so the thought of them interacting with each other has hardly come up.

Then, on the other hand, in-universe, they’re all in different grade levels and that itself doesn’t help either when it comes to paths crossing.

But if TWST can come up increasingly asinine and inorganic reasons as why to exact same 21 guys + Prefect/Grim keep getting roped together but not any of the other 800 students, I don’t see why I can’t think of semi normal reasons for 3 guys to cross paths.

EMILO 🦜

- More likely to encounter Cecil since 1st years and 2nd years have joint classes sometimes. He would probably never hear about Cecil otherwise unless Kalim yapped or invited him to a Scarabia party since Kalim and Cecil are classmates.

- Emilio would find Cecil to be a bit… squirrely. And also hate his attitude cuz Cecil is kind of sardonic.

- They are two sides of the same coin, though. If Emilio got over himself for half a second they’d probably be stupid friends.

- As a 1st year student, Emilio is extremely unlikely to cross paths with Nyoka at all. However, he likely knows who he is since the Wadjet’s are supposed to be an important noble family.

- And of course, Emilio ALSO being from a noble family should be privy to knowing who every prominent family in Twisted Wonderland is (this is just something he does)

- He would immediately start kissing ass like he normally does with heirs so he has something to brag about back home.

- He would find Nyoka to be dignified! But uh, a bit erm… well… cold. The aura is overwhelming.

CECIL🌿

- Cecil shares a class with Kalim, so if Kalim yapped enough I’m sure Emilio’s name would pop up at some point. If not through Kalim, through Sebek because Emilio and Sebek are classmates, and Cecil tends to be a fly on the wall in Diasomnia. He would hear of him first before ever meeting him. (Two polar opposite takes)

- Cecil would find Emilio annoying and pretentious. He would hate Emilio’s uppity attitude.

- If Cecil stopped being a hermit maybe they could be friends.

- Cecil is only slightly more likely to encounter Nyoka if only because Cecil frequents the library for his own reasons- and that’s Nyoka’s stomping grounds.

- Cecil would be absolutely mortified of Nyoka, BUT!!! Nyoka seems… okay? But he is not willing to possibly upset him and get bit so he treads carefully.

NYOKA🫖

- Nyoka spends far too much time being out of the way. He’s not privy to much interaction from anybody unless asked to by his Housewarden or a staff member. Otherwise he will just go through the motions and keep to himself.

- He is not likely to hear about Emilio or Cecil in any capacity since neither are all that significant. He shares a class with the dang Housewarden of Diasomnia, but that guy is in his own world.

- He would find Emilio to be a try-hard and suss out pretty quickly that the boy is trying to overcompensate for something.

- If Emilio starts sucking up to him, Nyoka will test to see how far he’s willing to go to, not unlike what Jamil already does to Emilio. …Except, worse. Not that it matters.

- Nyoka would find Cecil to be yet another skittish mouse. That said, ultimately harmless.

- At most, Nyoka can appreciate Cecil’s interest in lesser discussed magical artifacts/history. So, if assistance is needed in locating or identifying something, he is willing to do so.

- But that’s it.

- Scaring him is fun, low key.

…

Honestly some of this info requires knowledge of some established lore I’ve discussed maybe once before. MOSTLY FOR EMILIO WHICH IS LOCATED RIGHT HERE.

…

The overlap of classmates, dorm mates and club mates are where things get freaky.

OKAY BYE THANKS ALL 2 oF YOU wHO PEEP THIS.

[leafofkudzu]

Hello and Happy New Year!!! The first Saturday of a new month will soon be upon us, which means it's time for another art party hosted by my guild, Verdant Shield [VS]! But this one is extra special, because exactly one year ago was my first real foray into the world of event hosting - that's right, it's the one-year anniversary of [VS] Art Party!!!

The very first [VS] Art Party was held January 7th 2023, and was a very quiet experiment with no visible tag, announced only two days before and hidden away in an obscure corner unlikely to be noticed by non-participants. I was nervous, but with a modest 20ish-person turnout and a chill energy not dissimilar to the current EU parties, it seemed to go over great! As art trickled into the tag over the following days and weeks, people started asking about future parties, and even about hosting ones on EU servers, which I could certainly do since I already had an EU alt. And so, a monthly tradition was born!

For those unsure of what an art party is, they're a concept carried over from Final Fantasy XIV - in-game get-togethers for artists/writers/creatives of all kinds to hang out, chat, and create together! Grab your character and outfit of choice, head to the party location, find someone that inspires you, and create! Afterwards, everyone posts their creations in a shared tag (ours is #VSArtParty) so others can see, interact, and share! The tl;dr I've been repeating since the very first announcement post is simply this: the 'goal' of an art party isn't to be drawn, but to draw others, and share with the community!

Time and /squadjoin information is under the cut, but will be posted again via reblogs as the squads go up on the day of the party!

Location Information:

It's a bit tricky to get to if you're F2P, but there was no way I wasn't returning to the location of the original party - the uninstanced asura home instance in Rata Sum, the Applied Development Lab! I've even dusted off my original map image, complete with hand-drawn arrows:

(That's Magustan Court Waypoint, by the way.)

This area is only accessible via flying mounts or with the use of a Teleport to Friend, so be sure to have one (or both) handy when the time comes!

Time & Squad Details:

As per usual, there will be two 3-hour parties - one on EU servers and one on NA ones - with an hour break in between. People do tend to arrive early though, and those with multiple accounts often jump directly from one to the other, so don't be surprised to see things running late and/or starting early!

The first party will be on EU servers and begin at 9pm Central European Time (aka 3pm Eastern Standard Time or 4 hours before in-game reset). I’ll be hosting on my EU alt account, so to join either /squadjoin or whisper Paranomalous Plexxi for an invite.

The second party will be on NA servers and begin at 7pm Eastern Standard Time (aka 1am Central European Time or at in-game reset). I’ll be hosting this one on my main account, so to join either /squadjoin or whisper Teekzi for an invite.

Closing Words:

The engagement, energy, and love in these events always blows me away, and words can't express how happy I am with what we've all created together. I'm so glad that I took that first step last year and extended an invitation to what would've likely just been a throwaway guild event to the best section of the GW2 community I know. GW2 tumblr, keep being amazing. I love you guys so much, and I can't wait to see you guys on Saturday, and for many more first-Saturdays-of-the-month to come!

Ever your diligent cat herder,

Meka ♥♥♥

[darka-3363]

Wave your hand

From parallel universe

Hidden in a folded palm

After 28 light-years, my research

Must be ended somehow...

Anyways that took me forever to make, I am so not used to drawing this much lol

So here's notes what I've written in my terrible handwriting in all of those lil papers:

1. On the page: Remember cosmological constant!

2. The shitty rectangulars are 'dimensions', while between them is, well 'the in-between'

3. On the mug it's a Hawking formula for calculating entropy

4. And I honestly forgot what's that last one supercomplicated formula is lol

On the third page on the papers on the board:

How to locate a dumbass lost in multiverse 101

2. Dimensions: think less furniture in a room, more fruits in jello in a jar: separate, yet connected. Does that mean there are more multiverses?

My own take on fem!Stan makes its debut! This is Stacy Pines, the proud owner of Mystery Shack. Her Pa was constantly saying, she's got too many manly interests, like fixing cars and beating up the bullies, and is always scolding her for being 'unladylike'. About the only hobby he approves is sewing - after all, if she wanted to be a fashionable young lady, she had to make the clothes herself, because her father will surely not spend money on the new, fashionable items, and he was barely tolerating even having to buy them second-hand.

Instead of going for boxing lessons, she was signed up for dancing lessons - Ma Pines was insisting; her daughter will learn how to dance, or else. It was fine by Stacy though, she liked to dance, and she even roped Stanford to dance with her from time to time.

She still gets kicked out of the house for accidentally breaking Ford's school project, and she still has the Cadillac, though what happened during the 10 years on the streets differs quite significally from what we have seen in the canon, but that I'll leave as a secret for now, since I do plan to expand, either in a fic or comics, whichever comes first.

After getting Ford back from multiverse, Ford realises Stacy is hiding something big from him - and somehow, the kids and Mystery Shack workers know the secret, but none of them are willing to share it for some reason. It's fine by him, if Stacy wants to have secrets, then by all means, it's not like he cares that much, after all (lie). He has better things to do anyway (doesn't stop him from obsessing about what's Stacy hiding though).

And that's it for now!

PS: Yes, she's using Petri dish for cigarette ash.

PPS: The lyrics is from Jinjer - I Speak Astronomy, it's a metal song so be warned.

[transmasc-wizard]

blinks at you. i <3 vampirism + devastating loneliness can yu tell me more

blinks back with my wide empty eyeballs

cw for parasites, death, blood, etc. vampire stuff. the vampires. with the blood and death and diseases. you expected this

so im currently playing with vampirism as a two part disease. part one is a magical virus that turns old spirits who got lost on their way to the underworld into these decaying, angry shell of themselves, which collapse very rapidly into parasites that search desperately for a host to sustain their energy that should already be gone. the second part is... well, that parasite. the host is what we'd think of as the "vampire" but the parasite is the "vampirism" and the vampire is very much a victim of it. vampirism attaches itself to a person's heart when they come close to death in proximity of it, keeping them alive but forcing them into a trade that never ends. (vampires are often the end result of an angry ghost haunting someone.)

the parasite exists in the same level of reality as magic and spiritual energy do. if you were to carve a vampire open, you could tell there was something wrong feasting on its heart, but you could not cut it out. it's not physically tangible enough for that. the vampirism spends every second of every day begging for spiritual energy, which it takes as either a slow draw from the vampire itself (slowly killing them), from the energy of people around the vampire (this is called weak feeding, and is more like a snack at best), or from the physical blood of people around the vampire (proper feeding). the vampire actively chooses to do the latter two, or else the vampirism takes the first. the longer this relationship goes on, the larger the parasite grows, and the more the vampire has to feed.

this creates a scenario where, to the vampire, they have only one being that they can reliably give to instead of take from: the vampirism. but the thing is, like... it doesn't actually care. vampirism has no feelings. it attaches in a final burst of fear and anger, but in the actual form of a parasite, vampirism isn't the ghost it came from; that ghost is gone. the vampire is stuck feeding something that genuinely cannot even care for it in some fucked up toxic way. it's just hungry. it sees no difference between the vampire and the victims. a vampire can survive for a very, very long time as long as they don't sustain life threatening injuries, but the parasite isn't going to save them if they do. additionally, there is no such thing as a community for vampires. vampires are either people who are infected by the parasite originally, or people who narrowly survive being fed on by another vampire with a parasite large enough that a bit of it broke off. there is no real common thread or community, because they're scared of each other. most vampires despise other vampires. vampires also cannot find solace in magical communities, because the parasite both impairs most of their spells and stops their ability to tell when they're pushing themselves too far, so a vampire who was or wanted to be a magic user almost always has to give that up to save their own life.

most vampires live and die never understanding how vampirism works. many die in the first year because they don't know how to reliably feed themselves. Orion goes seven years surviving on just "weak feeding". the parasite doesn't tell them anything. the only reason vampires can know its there is because the nature of vampirism gives them a few extra powers; increased strength and speed, ability to communicate with and locate/sense the dead, and ability to hold someone's spirit in place when they're dying for a brief amount of time (this is so feeding can take the most of a person's spirit at once). between that and the constant hunger... well, some figure out they are feeding something that is not themselves, and those are the ones who survive. friendships are always incredibly strained, because the majority of vampires will find themselves weak feeding constantly. they need to. so they see themselves, and they understand they are hurting their loved ones and destroying relationships, but they barely know how or why.

Orion in particular was a very community-oriented person before he turned. he wanted to be a doctor. he wanted a family. now he feels constantly stuck in a loop of selfishness and guilt, and that's BEFORE he starts... uh... literally ripping people's throats out and eating them. after he turns, people can tell something is wrong, and they push him away, which furthers his idea he is fundamentally bad. the first person he ever feels like he can talk to is Arthur, and that is because he takes comfort in realizing Arthur is even more selfish than he is, as Arthur is someone who kills and hurts without the threat of a parasitic disease looming over his head.

but yeah. TLDR. becoming a vampire is finding yourself in debt for the rest of your life to something that is a part of you and cannot be carved out but forces you to hurt yourself and others every moment. and it doesn't care. it doesn't love you. it needs you, but it doesn't love you. and it is the closest thing to love you have unless you are willing to risk the constant unending fear of irreversibly harming the real flesh and blood people you care about. most vampires become incredibly isolated because they can't emotionally handle anything else. but that's hard to handle, too. vampires are. sad.

ty for the ask :3 !!

[arsonstick]

tell me abt ur favorite oc!!!

OK!!! you migjt want to sit down for this one. also its under cut cause i accidentally made it really long sorryyyy

his name is dr. allistair mothh (hes the one ive been obsessively posting about recently) and he sucks soooooo badly </2

basically his story is. hes a general surgeon who studied alongside a "dr emoto." him and emoto grew closer and closer as they went through school together, and often danced a line between best friends and romantic partners

now mothh is the type of guy who doesn't like to not know things. hes a very organized person and it only doesnt really bother him is if it's on his terms. he'll do whatever he can to get an actual answer. so him and emotos relationship was very frustrating to him. he wanted a defined label. tbh hed probably be fine with either he just wanted an answer

anyway. after they both finished their education, mothh was offered a job by the government (mary bell radiation authority) that ran the school (mary bell university, located in mary bell township). he accepted the offer, only because he assumed emoto had both gotten and accepted the same/a similar offer. he thought they would still have time to work it out....

but! emoto didnt. and by the time mothh found out it was too late and it was already time for him to leave. womp womp

anyway. while mothh was doing his job way off in Somewhere™️ a group of arsonists burnt down the MBU, which not only educated people but held a majority of mary hell township's records.

emoto i think he stayed in mary bell township, but he died prematurely (this is still kinda up in the air. dont take my word for any of this paragraph) and his records were kept in MBU. however. due to the burning of the MBU. his records were permanently lost

mothh came back to mary bell township, only to find out that. not only did his only chance to rectify anything was gone, but his beloved university had been burnt down to the ground and almost everyone he knew had either died or moved away

so basically he comes back to loss after loss, and he doesnt really know how to take it. hes a very introverted person, and it takes a lot for him to be willing to talk about. anything really personal. much less something on this scale

so he gets stuck in the cycle of grief, getting angrier and angrier and eventually he starts twisting around his memories of emoto

he starts to think that maybe emoto hated him for still taking that job even though he knew they wouldn't be together. he starts to think that emoto held a grudge for that, and that maybe he couldn't have saved their relationship after all

this leads to him denouncing any connection with emoto (maybe. i might change that i came up with that a While ago and idk if it fits anymore)

theres more but! that is spoilers for Some People who Follow my Blog so i wont post them here <2 also theres more characters to explain for it to make sense and i. already have a wall of text here

to thank you for reading so far!! heres some Mothh Fun Facts!

hes actually based off of an album! albeit i did. add a lot to his story. the albums surgery by machinery of the human heart btw

if i had to pick 3 bands to represent him it'd be machinery of the human heart (duh), los campesinos!, and the mint chicks in that order

ive gotten two people to draw him so far <<<<2222

hes arospec allo to me... best label that fits him is cupioromantic but the way i described it is "someone whos aro but wouldnt mind being in a romantic relationship. like they would prefer other types but if push came to shove theyd do it"

a lot of people in his story are references to other songs! emotos one, as well as the whole. "mary bell" thing

the song that i think is the most himcoded (outside of any tracks off surgery) is we are beautiful, we are doomed by los campesinos!

[maddiemuu]

1, 3, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 19 & 20 for ruth and/or nicole?

WAOWWW THAT'S SO MANY... THANK YOU!! i am gonna put them under a cut so i don't absolutely obliterate the dashboard of the ppl who follow me LOL

here is the ask game!

ruth

aaa ok so ruth hasn't actually existed in her current form for super long... she was definitely more nebulous to me than nicole for a long time. so there r sort of two answers to this. initially, ruth didn't exist at all in nicole's story- nicole was much less isolated there, and actually interacted with the rest of the town and her parents on "screen" (aka. in the stories i told myself with her in my head). initially, it was just about her going home and finding that the people there had established some weird and sort of fucked up new religion. but from there i decided they should be worshipping SOMETHING and so i came up with ruth! she was always nicole's childhood friend/crush/whatever/nightmare situationship but originally the ruth in the story WAS the same person as said friend. eventually i just decided it would be more interesting if she was something Different. i like stories about locations that just seem to have had something Wrong with them from the very start- stuff like the land the house (house) on ash tree lane is built on in house of leaves or the town in uzumaki. ruth is sort of like if that concept was a fully sentient, distinct being.

3. appearance but like. ruth 1.0's appearance. i omitted her face for thematic + tonal purposes and from there i just eventually made a design that didn't have one at all! ruth CAN have a face but i don't think i could draw it as scary as it is in my head LOL. so i only ever draw it in parts. the best way i can describe the way i think of it is like. you know how some stop motion doll faces ALMOST look like people if they're made in the right style and have the right lighting?? (what i'm specifically thinking of is like. the stop motion from The Cat With Hands, which is a very good and scary short horror film if you haven't already seen it). she looks sort of like that. she doesn't like to have a face anyways, because nicole doesn't remember ruth 1.0's face well enough. whenever ruth tries to have her face, no matter how good it looks, nicole can tell the details are wrong, but not WHY, so ruth can't fix it. it makes her really mad.

7. i like her weird drippy "face"! and also when i draw her big scary eyes. a lot of it is just aesthetic- i really like drawing things that are dripping, and the eye shapes are super fun to draw.

8. a lot of it was created as a direct response to nicole's personality! i wanted a solid foil for her. more than anything, ruth is much more assertive than nicole- even to an extent that can be considered cruel. she's easy to frustrate and lashes out just as easily. i wouldn't say i'm super similar to either ruth or nicole, but they both have personalities stemming from qualities of mine. i think on the ruth-nicole spectrum, i'm more of a ruth, though.

11. hmm! i think junji ito's character tomie is similar in some ways. not intentional, though i did read junji ito's work with the voraciousness of someone who had trapped inside a cave with no entertainment for months, so tomie's probably in the inspiration soup somewhere. rose quartz from steven universe too now that i think about it. her line about not being able to act like a "real person" because she /isn't one/ has really stuck with me since that episode first aired. that sort of sentiment is definitely a big part of ruth. uhhh what else... the moopies from the phoenix by osamu tezuka!!! especially tamami from the "future" volume of the series. this idea of an inhuman alien CHOOSING to look like a human being and it becoming so fundamental to her identity... that's more of an intentional influence. also. as much as i loathe to admit it. pon-chan from guru guru pon chan. a truly haunting (to me) shoujo romance manga about a dog who has a magic slash incredibly technologically advanced bone charm that can transform her into a human girl! but she still has a dog brain! she is still a dog!!! the manga never lets you forget this! i think a lot of the darker implications of her character were unintentional, but people also still TREAT her like a dog for the most part. she is simultaneously forced into human society and sheltered from it, leaving her in a really tragic limbo where she's barred from full autonomy and full personhood, even. i am sincerely compelled by her, for better or for worse. ALSO. quick lightning round: hal 9000 (2001: a space odyssey), the house from anatomy by kitty horrorshow, both hill house and theodora from the haunting of hill house by shirley jackson (one of my very favorite books!), the thing from the thing, and the cenobites from hellraiser/the hellbound heart by clive barker

12. i DO have a playlist! you can find it here! (cw for the first song, "holy" by the golden palominos- the song describes a character with disordered eating patterns in some significant detail). i'll also list a few extra songs that AREN'T on the playlist for one reason or another:

-i got heaven by mannequin pussy (close, but not quiiiite the vibe. still! close!)

-yeah yeah by cyndi lauper

-sat in your lap by kate bush

-once i flew by white town

-woodpecker no. 1 by merzbow (this one is very loud. it is noise music and sounds like very loud, discordant static and screeching noises, in case anyone reading this is not familiar with merzbow. please be extra cautious if you are wearing headphones. i find his work to be pretty soothing but i'm sure it makes a lot of other people feel very tense. also, warning for eyestrain with the album cover.)

-last lion of albion by neko case

13. sssort of...? not the kind of thing i could link a 1:1 video for unfortunately. there are two ideas i think of for her voice. one is when my laptop speakers get sort of muffled/blocked somehow, and it creates a weird echo-ish effect to the voice of whatever youtuber i'm watching at the time. the other is... once again, from the thing! hooray for the thing! i love the way the thing screams (youtube link), where you can hear all the different layers to what it's assimilated into itself over all the time it's existed... eughh..... it rules. anyways, ruth has a weird sort of crackle/echo/scratchiness to her voice normally- it's sort of uncomfortable to hear. makes you feel like some hair or something is stuck in your ear... but nope! when she gets really upset her voice unravels and you can hear similar "layers" to it like the thing's screaming. it gets harder for her to enunciate like that, too.

14. aaahh, well from other media i already mentioned rose quartz steven universe's "i'm... not a real person". this also isn't something you can read for free unfortunately, but the artist DID post these panels publicly so i feel ok quoting it lol. in a recent page of cheap thrills (original comic here, patreon continuation here, posted-for-free remake/reimagining here. be aware that all of those contain significant themes of drug use/addiction and parental abuse. cheap thrills also contains explicit nudity/sexual content and depictions of suicidal ideation. rigsby wi contains sexually suggestive content) by se case, one character asks another "do you know what i would GIVE to be LOVED like YOU" and it's been on my mind a lot... wrt quotes BY ruth, one thing i come back to a lot with her is the sentiment that if nicole doesn't like her she should just "make something else"- which is a mockery of her. nicole won't make something else of ruth. ever. why would she? there's also her idea that anything she sees as wrong with her is NICOLE'S fault for not even being able to remember "her" well enough. she's mean lol!!!

17. stars and botanical imagery- especially roots and various flowers! i've drawn her with wasps before and would like to do that more often, too.

19. oooh this is an interesting one. i like the vagueness of what "favorite" and "least favorite" mean in this context. i will do my best to give the most well-rounded answers i can lol. i think in terms of like. personality. as in "what would i like or dislike about her if she was real" ruth is a very outwardly resilient and confident person which i think is admirable! on the flip side, she is an asshole. from the perspective of me being her creator, i like drawing her "weirder" designs- i actually feel a little insecure about her "main" look sometimes. i find it annoying when the weirdest thing a story wants to come up with for a woman's design is just "woman with a few inhuman features", but on the other hand- i know that i CAN design more interesting/inhuman things, i just legitimately think that's how ruth would choose to look lol. she wants to be a human! like one very specific human!

20. haha! this one's fun. i unfortunately don't think i have any art to show off here... i post the majority of things i draw. WAIT actually i can show off some very early ruth pics. i think these were the first two things i ever drew of ruth (1.0...) i believe they're from 2021 (left) and 2022 (right). one on the left was drawn with my motherfuckingggg laptop trackpad i think. evil. why would i ever do that.

i will also say that i wanna draw something with ruth's fucked up anatomy soon!!! i made a post abt it and i wanna show off what that looks like...

nicole

nicole has existed since 2021 (according to the first piece i drew of her). iirc her design came from a limited palette challenge i was playing with and i ended up liking what i was coming up with so much i decided to keep her. it was sort of like finding some sad, sopping wet little animal under a car. story-wise her Character Bones come from my deep love of folk horror. i just wanted to make my own folk horror character!

3. appearance! i wanted to draw a character with long, wavy hair lol. she's also always sorta been the protagonist, just by virtue of being the character i came up with first re: her story. her name was also pretty immediate- i just really love the name "nicole" and wanted to give it to a character. naming ruth was a lot harder, actually- i usually choose names for their sound more than anything, but hers is actually one i chose based on meaning. nicole's personality actually developed last, and has changed the most out of those three things. she used to be much more put together. she had a decently successful career too... which. lol. lmao. no. nowadays i think that before she moved back home she was something like a receptionist or executive assistant somewhere but was too nervous + disorganized to be very good at it. very quiet and sort of off putting to her coworkers. also this image was another one done with my TRACKPADDD. WHY. WHY. WHY DID I EVER DO THAT. my hand hurts just thinking about it!!!! i swear it is an actual bible-level miracle i have never had tendonitis or carpal tunnel.

7. her weak chin and big arms are both v defining parts of her design to me... but she actually didn't have either at the start!! her face shape developed by the 4th-5th piece i drew of her (according to my computer lol)... something about it just felt much more like her, plus i liked how distinctive it was next to my other designs. her larger upper arms developed slower- i shifted her design to being fat pretty quickly, but she used to be more "proportional" for lack of a better term. i ended up shifting to making her more top-heavy over time, partially just for the sake of interesting design elements, and partially because i used to be similarly top-heavy. nicole's breast hypertrophy is a feature she inhereted directly from me lol. i also just don't think enough characters have really prominent upper arm fat! it's a cute feature and i really enjoy drawing it.

8. nicole is inspired a lot by traits i personally find very annoying LOL. mostly in others. i wanted to try and find a way to undestand/better sympathize with why people act like her... i can't really speak to how successful she's been in that regard, since i AM still ultimately limited by my own perception, but it's been interesting!! nicole is a selfish person in some very specific, self-infantilizing, victimizing ways, especially. i think in some ways she also probably reflects traits i fear seeing in myself- or traits i fear others seeing in me.

11. visually? uh. griffith from berserk sort of. curse of white person w/ long wavy hair.

in terms of personality/inspiration, there's a fair bit of eleanor from the haunting of hill house (book) in there. her and merricat from we have always lived in the castle are DEFINITELY big influences for nicole. there's also tonta from jaime hernandez's side of love and rockets. los bros hernandez are two of my biggest artistic inspirations... i find her such a fun character, and i love the way her design is rendered. i also read monster pulse by magnolia porter sidell when i was really getting into developing nicole, and i think the character of dr. lulenski definitely had an impact! lulenski's squeamishness and tendency to rationalize her own negative actions to herself especially strike me as influential here. there's also some sally hardesty in her for sure- visually, especially! nicole was definitely inspired somewhat by the archetype of the final girl in slashers, especially my fascination with the misogyny i think is sort of inherent to it. to give one more just to even out these pictures, the character of riley from em carroll's comics the hole the fox did make and the groom. both fantastic short horror stories. riley is a child, but the mood and setting of both stories definitely had an influence on nicole- especially the sense of dread and inevitability i always feel reading both.

12. i DO have a nicole playlist! here it is! and here are some extra songs like i did for ruth :3:

-god take all by glass eye

-bracing for sunday by neko case (another song where the vibes are simply not quite there. but this song is still in nicole's dna. i think if anyone it's a ruth 1.0 song tbh.)

-the river by bruce springsteen (specifically this live version LOL. this is not a nicole song narratively speaking. but in terms of vibes yes. i also imagine her parents' circumstances were somewhere along these lines)

-good for me by aimee mann

-st james infirmary by abner jay

-i was a child by elysium

13. i don't have a specific person in mind who i think sounds like her, but i can describe how i imagine her voice! nicole has a slightly scratchy voice, and she tends to intentionally speak in a higher register than what's natural. aside from the scratchiness, her voice is pretty soft most of the time. she has a southern accent and the strength of it fluctuates a little depending on the situation.

14. hmmm.... do i?! i'll have to think on this one for a second. oh, wait- yeah, for sure. "why don't they stop me?" from the haunting of hill house- this will probably only hit if you've also read the book, unfortunately, but MAN it is such a suckerpunch of a line. it's also the only one coming to mind for me right now LOL. there aren't a lot of specific phrases/lines of nicole's that really stick with me as quintessentially HER, at least not yet.

17. yes!!! lots of flowers- especially sunflowers and daisies, cornstalks, mountains, smoke, and telephone poles, mostly.

19. as a person, i think nicole really does try to be kind, for the most part, just for the sake of it. in terms of negative traits- i would find it incredibly frustrating how averse she is to owning up to wrongdoing LOL. as a character, i'm sincerely really proud of her design. i love how she looks. i guess in terms of least favorite there...? i'd like to get better at drawing her side profile ig. sometimes i really like how i render it and sometimes not as much. that's more of a me problem than a her problem, though.

20. hmmm...! well, i'm almost to 100 (digital) drawings of nicole (🎉). i wanna redraw the first thing i ever made of her for the 100th piece. i've also been thinking about maybe doing a longer series of interconnected illustrations with her sometime soon... i think that could be really fun!!

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Love in the Air Locations | (Sky's Arc) as told through Sky's Bed

(PART 1) (PART 2) (PART 3)

This is where we see a real shift from Sky being alone to being in Prapai's care and company.

5 - Sky is comforted during a nightmare. Prapai immediately rushes over to soothe Sky, "I won't let anyone hurt you." Prapai's patient coaxing manages to calm him down. Based on what we know of Sky, he tries his best to hide his PTSD, even from his father. So it's unlikely that anyone has seen him in the midst of a nightmare. Sky is understandably shocked when he recognises it's Prapai of all people whose holding him in his arms. To Sky, this is kindness. This is relief. This is like water in a desert. And so he promptly breaks down. At his core, Sky knows he needs the support.

6 - Prapai watches over Sky sleep. I hadn't given this moment much thought but it's actually very endearing. Prapai accompanied Sky back to his dorm after 'Last Cheer', taking a quiet vigil over him whilst he peacefully sleeps. It's likely that either Prapai ushered Sky to bed (considering he was still feverish the night before), or Sky was so tired he fell asleep easily. What's worth noting here is how unguarded Sky already is with Prapai being in his space. We have to remember that Sky wasn't the one who initially let Prapai into his dorm. Rain did. Besides, Sky would have been too weak and delirious to put up a fight if he really wanted Prapai gone. This is the first time he's allowed Prapai into his dorm, by his bedside with permission. And the fact that Prapai simply watches over him as he rests is rewriting the narrative that his bed or 'any bed' is associated with torment. Rather, it's exactly what it should be, a place of sanctuary. It's precisely what Prapai (offhandedly) promised to do at the time he said, "Remember that this wind's watching over the Sky."

7 - Prapai keeps Sky company whilst he sleeps. Sky is now developing feelings for Prapai because (whether consciously or not), he's testing him. Prapai doesn't have to stay the night and he certainly doesn't have to rough it on the floor. He could sleep on the couch even. But he wants to remain close and so concedes, even admitting "What choice do I have? I've already lost to you", indicating that he's willing to accept any boundaries dictated on Sky's terms. This confirms what Prapai's attitude to consent is in response to Sky's test: 'If I say no, if I draw the line, will you respect my wishes?' Sky turns his back to Prapai because he's still holding his cards close to his chest. He may appear to be keeping Prapai at arm's length but that's still within reach.

8 - Prapai ushering Sky to bed when he's exhausted. At this point Sky is completely at ease with Prapai being around him when he's defenceless. He's only able to do so became he deems Prapai as harmless. The way they behave around one another feels amazingly routine, proof that this has become a frequent occurrence. Prapai takes care of Sky, and Sky lets him. Sky's increasing reliance on Prapai (such as letting Prapai look after him) demonstrates an immense degree of trust and acceptance.

Despite the location being Sky's bed, most of the scenes in this gifset are very wholesome. Considering how their first encounter was purely physical, I find this a really interesting story-telling device to deconstruct the meaning of 'being in bed' with another to all the things it can involve that don't have explicitly romantic or sexual undertones.

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Do you think theproject takes place in like . A country with a high property value . Is it well known ? Does it have good food and . Well I know for a fact it does not have low crime rates but . Can it make up for that ? Is it scenic ? What’s the culture like y’know ?

okay hang on I’m going to make a couple of maps for the first time ever because I really want to answer this properly. So I’m going to start with weather and temperature and location. This is not canon because I blatantly refuse to place it anywhere on the world map so I don’t have to talk about geo political relationships and fucking science of how it’s there or whatever, I failed geography, but it is somewhere in this area, not in the middle of the ocean, but closer to one or another landmass. So similar weather to either the uk or parts of America, probably closer to America as it’s referenced as being quite easy to travel to. No one ever talks about Britain but then neither would I if I had a choice so that indicates nothing.

It’s probably slightly warmer than the uk but it has thunderstorms and rain quite frequently and I’d guess it’s equal to or smaller than Britain in terms of land. However characters can travel around frequently because there’s good public transportation. I drew a map but I really really hate it so much I just needed to create the idea of the layout. I hate drawing maps.

There are roads and train lines and the like not pictured because I couldn’t be bothered but You Get It, vaguely. It’s completely an island so the views of the sea are probably very nice and I think before skills were a thing they weren’t really known for anything, so initially a low population density, and probably still pretty affordable property. Not cheap but like. Better. Nice place generally. We see the worst of it because that’s how you get a good story but it’s not that bad it’s genuinely Quite Good, you know? Free healthcare, pretty good housing opportunities, good few jobs in law or offices or journalism due to all the things to report on. I think a lot of the people there, if not the majority, moved there after it improved once skills started benefiting work in healthcare and sciences and stuff. Big governments probably delayed looking into that for ages in case it backfired or messed stuff up somehow, but small place, not hugely complex system? Just jumped straight in and it worked. It also has some of the loosest regulations on powerful or hard to control skills so I’d think there’s people from all over going there. It’s probably very much like the more boring parts of America and some bits of the USA but . It’s one of the safer places if you get what I mean. There’s some very crucially bad things but if you remove those niche defects from the picture it’s actually. A really good place.

I don’t know if it has a comparatively high crime rate actually. Maybe because it’s a small place with one or two very dedicated criminals but . Generally there is less crime than would be in any other places if they were shrunk down to that size. Or at least an even amount. Once again, we see the worst of it. And everyone still keeps living mainly happily. Considering it’s an island I imagine they have a good amount of seafood but in my mind there’s also a channel tunnel type construction that means it’s not difficult to either travel or import wider ranges of food. Probably a lot like America but I’m betting there’s like . super niche cafes and restaurants around for a variety of things. There’s good food because if I made all this world building just to give them shit food I’d have to kill myself. I would go more into what seafood they have but I honestly don’t like seafood much so I only really know 2 or 3 seafood dishes and I definitely couldn’t accurately profile what would be most popular. It’s definitely scenic I think it’s quite high above sea level in places especially near the city of cliffs so it’s. Honestly probably beautiful.