#june 2023 challenge

[shinxeysartgallery]

Day 24: Downy

A clothing model working under Honey the Cat. She loves dressing up in fancy clothes and looking pretty. She has little patience for what she would deem as "riff-raff". Her favorite color is purple.

[thewales-family]

The Princess of Wales June 2024 Photo Challenge

29. Favourite photo(s) of Catherine at sporting events.

[adorkastock]

It’s time for my 8th annual, month-long drawing challenge! 🎉

The challenge is to draw every new AdorkaStock pose that I submit to the Draw Everything June gallery between June 1, 2023 and June 30, 2023.

A new pose will be posted at 6AM Eastern every Monday – Friday Eastern USA Time. (No new poses Saturdays or Sundays).

HOW TO PARTICIPATE

🟣 Draw every pose submitted to the AdorkaStock Draw Everything June gallery between June 1, 2023 and June June 30, 2023 (22 drawings total, some references will include multiple models). Sign up to get the new pose emailed each day!

🟣 Your goal is to draw all the poses by July (July! Not June ❤) 15th, 2023. Yes, this means you have an extra two weeks to get everything done if you fall behind or start late! Don’t worry if you are in another timezone and need to complete ‘that day’s drawing’ on another day. Want advanced access to get a jump start on the challenge? Patrons at all levels have access to all the challenge poses on May 15th!

🟣 Post your art anywhere on socials with #DrawEverythingJune2023

🟣 There are no individual prizes this year but everyone who completes the challenge will get a special download AdorkaStock pose reference pack. When you’ve completed all the drawings you can qualify by submitting a screenshot of all of your works, or a link to where you’ve posted them on the prize redemption form. The redemption form link will be here once DEJ starts!

🟣 You DO NOT have to do refined artwork with every pose – rough and gestural sketches are okay! But it does have to be the full pose (yes, even multiple models) to qualify. Props are optional but animals must be included. 

IMPORTANT: The majority of the pose should be visible for it to count for the challenge. If you draw the head and shoulders and cover the rest of the body with a huge dress, it’s not going to count as drawing the pose. You can use anthro characters and other slight anatomical or prop changes; you can change the genders of the characters or the species of any animal.

[tolive1000lives]

My reading wrap up through June!

[purplesoup-lad-le]

day one! not really a parade, more of a procession but. we slay

@kotlcpridemonth2023

[ultyso]

Color Wheel Challenge: Red | Full Wheel

[books-in-a-storm]

June 2023 JOMPBPC: Day 11 Library Or Bookstore?

[shanicetjn]

OC Colour Wheel

I think I’ve used up my OC quota of the year.... xD

Check out the rotation GIF below.

Completed - 21 June 2023

[i-like-to-look-at-your-back]

2021 / 2020 / 2019 / 2018 / 2015

[shinxeysartgallery]

Day 23: Sable

Sabrina's counterpart from another dimension, incredibly distrusting and refuses to work with others. She is frequently seen using items stolen from that dimension's counterparts of Tails and Eggman. Her goal is to eventually take down Eva. Her favorite color is purple!

[demiclar]

Sever

Crow cuts himself while Glint is away, and Saint and Osiris take care of him.

(Sever - Ao3)

I've been missing Crow lately, so here's this! Enjoy!

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When Saint stepped through the door into his and Osiris’s apartment, he was met by the sound of vicious cursing. He recognized Crow’s voice immediately, pinched and pained, and he hurried further into the apartment. 

Crow was a frequent visitor in the apartment, enough so that the guest bedroom had shifted from being the guest bedroom to Crow’s bedroom, a home away from home for the Hunter when he needed a little companionship away from his lonely apartment. Saint had already begun to furnish it more specifically to the Hunter. On the wall hung a painting of a crow in flight, a rare prize he stumbled upon when admiring the works of a street vendor in the city. The bed was adorned with a green blanket that matched the sweater Saint bought him during the last Dawning. The drawers in the dresser held Crow’s clothes—Saint snuck a few new items into the drawers every so often, but most of them Crow had brought over himself—and in the corner above the bed, Osiris mounted a shelf for Glint, complete with a puffy, Ghost sized pillow for him to rest on.

“Easy.” Saint recognized Osiris’ voice, gentle and coaxing. “It’s alright, let me see.”

“Shit.” Crow hissed, and Saint followed the sound of his voice further into the apartment. “I’m so sorry, Osiris. I didn’t mean–”

“It’s alright.” Osiris told him again, “let’s go somewhere with better light. Come with me.”

Saint paused in the hallway, just in time to watch Crow and Osiris emerge from Osiris’ study. Osiris led the Hunter by his wrist, holding a white cloth around his hand, rapidly turning red. They both froze at the sight of him, and Crow lifted his uninjured hand in a weak attempt at a wave.

“Hi, Saint.” He offered Saint a smile, only for his face to immediately contort in pain as he drew his injured hand back towards himself. He let out a hiss through his teeth, his eyes screwing shut tight.

“Perhaps we should focus?” Osiris suggested, though he gave Saint a nod in greeting. “Saint, if you could grab him a chair–”

“Certainly.” Saint interrupted, hurrying past them to the kitchen table. He grabbed a chair while Osiris led Crow further into the kitchen and flipped on all the lights. “What happened?” He set the chair down in the center of the space, taking Crow’s shoulders and guiding him back to it.

“We were working on a prototype. Something that might be able to give Nimbus more warning for Vex incursions on Neomuna.” Crow explained, dropping down into the chair. Saint stood behind the chair and held onto his shoulders as Osiris washed his hands at the sink, then knelt in front of him. He took Crow’s hand in his own, carefully drawing back the cloth to look at the injury. “Osiris was working on the software and I was doing the hardware and I slipped while I was holding a sharp piece of metal.”

After a lull in his scouting duties, Crow had accompanied Osiris to Neptune on one of his trips back a few weeks ago. The result had been Crow and Nimbus becoming fast friends, the Hunter beginning to learn Strand, and Crow jumping headfirst into helping organize Guardian scouting efforts on Neptune.

Saint watched Osiris frown down at the cut on Crow’s hand, a gash across the width of his palm. He inspected it carefully, gently pushing on one side of the gash to see the extent of the damage. Saint felt Crow’s shoulders tense under his hands as Crow’s body went rigid, a quiet noise of pain escaping him.

“Where is Glint?” He squeezed Crow’s shoulders, rubbing his thumbs into the tension in the hopes of relaxing the Hunter at least minutely. After a moment, Crow leaned back into his hands, puffing out a breath as he tried to relax his body. 

“He’s on Titan, with the Guardian. I was planning on spending all day in the city and he wanted to go see what the dives were like so we both figured it would be fine if he went.” Crow’s features shifted into a frown, his voice softening. “He seemed really excited. I don’t want to have to call him back just for this.”

“I don’t think that will be necessary.” Osiris told him. He retrieved the white cloth, covering Crow’s wound again and taking Crow’s free hand to place it over the cloth. “Hold that there, I’ll be right back.” 

He rose, disappearing into his and Saint’s bedroom. Crow pushed the cloth down onto his hand and let out a heavy breath, dropping his head to lean against the back of the chair. He smiled weakly up at Saint.

“How were the Trials?” He asked, Saint having just returned from the Tower after a day of overseeing matches.

“Excellent as usual.” Saint told him, though he eyed Crow’s hand from where he stood behind Crow's chair. “The Guardians continue to show great promise.” He slid his hands down Crow’s shoulders slightly, wringing a little more tension from them. “I am sorry you are in pain.”

Crow shook his head weakly. “It’s nothing, really.” 

Saint eyed the cloth Crow was pressing into his hand, splotched red with blood. “It does not look like nothing.”

“It’s my fault, anyways. I should have been more careful.” Saint watched Crow’s head drop, studying the wound on his hand as he hunched slightly. 

“Accidents happen, Crow. It is alright.” Saint reminded him, wrapping an arm around Crow’s chest. He pulled the Hunter into a loose hug, Crow’s uninjured hand coming up to hold Saint’s arm. He pressed his head into Crow’s shoulder and Crow leaned his head against Saint’s, holding tight to his arm. Saint held him for a long minute, looking up when Osiris’ footsteps sounded, coming back from the hallway. He pressed a kiss to Crow’s temple as the Hunter let go of his arm, Saint’s hands returning to Crow’s shoulders as Osiris set a first aid kit beside Crow’s chair. 

“Thankfully, the cut isn't too deep. I believe we can make do until Glint returns.” Osiris told them, taking Crow’s hand once more. “We should wash out the wound first. Come with me to the sink.” He helped Crow rise from the chair and Saint stayed back as Osiris led him over to the sink. “This might sting.” He warned.

Saint watched Osiris wash Crow’s hands in his own, cleaning the wound carefully with soap and cool water. Crow winced, breathing deep while his body tensed from the pain. Saint handed Osiris a few paper towels when he’d shut the water off, toweling off his own hands and patting Crow’s wound dry before he shepherded him back to the chair. 

“Saint, would you mind helping me with this?” Osiris asked, drawing a set of adhesive strips from the first aid kit. Saint hurried to wash his hands and joined his partner beside Crow’s chair.

Osiris instructed Saint to pinch Crow’s wound closed, and carefully, he laid the strips over the cut, holding it together in a butterfly stitch. He laid a piece of gauze over the stitches, then wrapped Crow’s palm in a length of bandage. 

“How does that feel?” He asked, meeting Crow’s eyes.

“Good.” Crow told him, giving Osiris a small nod. “Thank you.”

Osiris smiled, and set to cleaning up the scraps of the bandages.

“I’m sorry for causing trouble,” Crow murmured, rising from the chair. “I hope I didn’t get blood on the prototype.”

Osiris just rolled his eyes, depositing the scraps in the trash and returning to Crow. He pulled him into an abrupt hug.

“Stop apologizing.” The former Warlock told him, his voice colored with fondness. Saint felt himself smile softly when Crow blushed, but leaned into Osiris’ hold.

“Sorry.” Crow murmured on reflex, if the darkening blush on his cheeks was any indication.

“Crow.” Osiris chided. Saint wrapped his arms around the pair, shushing Crow before he could voice another apology. Crow leaned his head into Saint’s shoulder as Osiris leaned up, pressing a kiss to Saint’s jaw. Saint pressed a kiss to the top of Crow’s head, then Osiris’s, and he felt the Hunter sigh into his embrace, his body finally relaxing.

“Thank you.” Crow breathed into the soft quiet between them.

If Saint and Osiris proceeded to spoil him for the rest of the night, Saint was sure the Hunter wouldn’t fault them for it. 

[thewales-family]

The Princess of Wales June 2024 Photo Challenge

28. Favourite photo(s) of Catherine in 2023 or 2024.

[adorkastock]

Draw EVERYTHING June is starting today! See my last post for deets or visit the landing page to sign up for emails and stuff.

[jacaranda-bloom]

FIRST LINE CHALLENGE

Thank you to the always lovely @nouies @disgruntledkittenface @uhoh-but-yeah-alright @zanniscaramouche and @so-why-let-your-voice-be-tamed for tagging me to complete this challenge xx

(This challenge was from months ago, but it ended up lost in my drafts for some reason. I won’t tag anyone as I’m pretty sure most people did this when it was going around, just figured I may as well hit publish on it. If anyone sees this who hasn’t done it and wants to, please consider yourself tagged!)

Rules: Post the first lines from your last 10 fics published on AO3. (Sort by date posted.) If you have less than 10 fics posted, post what you have.

1. And What If I Were You “A hospital is no place to spend an anniversary.”

2. Under The Milky Way “The first time Louis sees him, it’s from the stage.”

3. Love On Air “It’s not that Louis is known for being impatient, but this guy is really testing his limits.”

4. Moonlight Minx “It’s the sun’s fault that Harry’s in this predicament.”

5. Truebonds “Louis watches from the porch as the FedEx truck drives away.”

6. From Dust To Lust “Attention passengers, the departure of QF75 to Brisbane has been delayed, again.”

7. Best Snog Ever “Harry rounds the final landing, the last flight of stairs rising up before him and he pauses, sucking in a lungful of air.”

8. Love On A G String ““Just a Stella, thanks,” Louis says as he leans into the bar, voice raised loud enough to carry over the thumping music.”

9. With A Little Kindness “Harry holds the carton of free range eggs in his hand as he glances down at the contents of his trolley, quickly doing the mental arithmetic to see if he can afford them.”

10. In A Twinkling “It had started the same way as most of Louis’ hair-brained schemes did; to make his Nan happy.”

[ultyso]

Color Wheel Challenge: Pink • Full Wheel

[books-in-a-storm]

June 2023 JOMPBPC: Day 21 Hello, Summer