#kinda like one of those funny animatics just so it could be more funny with more funny audios

[blackbunnyblobchara]

Oh the horrors of Casey finding out he was the reason Leonardo ‘his favorite hero and dad figure’ Hamato lost an arm….

Do you have any more?

Disarmed AU

AU where Casey Jr is the reason future Leo lost his arm.

When they first found him he was a kid that'd been living on his own for a few years after he lost his parents and survived only by treating everything as a threat. So of course something as large as an adult Leo prowling around is something he'd be on edge about.

It wasn't even that bad an injury, just a little nick with an old knife. A much smaller Cassandra, who didn't seem nearly as threatening, laughed at Leo's misfortune as he struggled not to swear in front of a child.

Except, an old knife like that is also usually dirty, carrying germs, bacteria, and diseases. With most medicine already not working on the turtles before the apocalypse and now there being a very limited supply It quickly started turning the wrong shade of green and had to be cut off before it spread any further.

Casey Jr doesn't find out until he's older Leo lost his arm because of him. For years he thought Leo lost it in battle with the Krang.

Jr's new mom, who literally picked him up shouting "This little fierce warrior is mine now!", proving she can toss Leo like a salad makes him a lot less scary. Though he does still prefer her being there the first few times, just in case.

Leo never blamed the kid for it, but Casey Jr has seen Leo struggle with phantom pains, having to relearn to fight, and the looks of pity. And it was him that caused all of that.

You have the AUs of Casey Jr taking a while to warm up to Donnie because big, scary, mad scientist. May I offer Donnie taking a while to warm up to Casey Jr because he's the little monster that caused his brother to lose an arm?

Casey Jr asks Leo why Donnie doesn't like him in the most dejected voice. Leo says he just doesn't like a lot of people. Donnie can barely stand him and they're brothers. Leo's lost count of the times he's just walked into the lab and had a gun pointed at his face.

Donnie is how Casey Jr finds out the truth.

[mijetboi]

i did an art for once whaaat

in the past few months, i've really gotten into hermitcraft and life series, and scar in particular has become one of my favorites. very inspired builder, extremely genuine, and quite funny.

but i also couldn't help but notice his vast collection of skins that he's worn throughout the many series he's been in, and my artist brain couldn't help but get inspired.

and i know i'm not the only one, because i've also seen many other stellar scar designs from the wonderful artists who've made animatics. so, i've decided to throw my hat in the ring, stretch the ol' character design muscles, and draw my take on mr.goodtimeswithscar.

okay now i'm gonna do a deep dive on my thought processes as i worked on this design, so read on if you like, but from here on out it's silly autistic ramblings :)

during my first attempt in drawing scar, i was extremely torn between the many designs. originally, i was just gonna draw swaggon scar from season 8, since that was the first season of hermitcraft i watched (and that outfit is the first outfit i think of when i think of scar), but i also wanted to draw a season 9 scar since that's my favorite season, but then i'd also started watching season 7 recently... ughhh it was a whole ordeal.

instead, i decided to draw a sort of baseline "greatest hits" scar if you will. in hindsight, i did kinda lean towards swaggon scar quite a bit when it came to his outfit, but i tried not to favor it too much.

my main goal with this design was to give off "rugged adventurer" vibes, since scar's building style is very natural-based and terraforming is a big component of his hermitcraft builds, but also because that's often the vibe his character gives off when he plays in the life series.

so, to convey that, first and foremost, i decided to try and stick to very earthy colors and tones most of the time, which actually worked out really well for me, as greens and browns are pretty commonplace in many of scar's skins.

at the same time, though, i also wanted to give off those swindling snake oil salesmen qualities that he often plays with in series, and his swaggon character is the epitome of that personality, which is why this design takes heavy cues from that design.

of course, another iconic scar scam was the magic crystals in season 7, and i knew i wanted to reference that too, but i didn't exactly know how until much later in the design.

from the beginning, i knew i was gonna have scar with a cane, because i LOVE when artists design scar with a cane, since on one hand, it very much fits in with the swindling (HUGE grunkle stan vibes), but on the other, i think it's a very respectful and creative way to represent his disability.

at first, i was just gonna give him a kinda generic looking cane, but i randomly came across that cane from jurassic park, and immediately, i knew what i wanted to do; i wanted to give scar a magic staff and cane hybrid inspired by his season 7 wizard skin, and i think it came out really well.

it was a bit harder to represent season 9, but i knew i wanted to represent it somehow. although i'm a little sad i wasn't able to incorporate more season 9 stuff, i think the pins/buttons on his hat was a pretty smooth way to do it. the quiver on his back is also most definitely a hOtGuY reference, but i'm also just generally impressed by his bow skills, so i wanted to give him a quiver.

also yeah i included my hand references alongside the design references because... yeah stereotypical artist thing here but DRAWING HANDS SUCKS!! and, y'know, i just wanted to be honest lol

i know there's some stuff i've probably missed out on with this design; like, i haven't gotten to scar's seasons 4, 5, 6, or 10 yet, for instance, so perhaps there are some references there that i could have included, but... hey, what can ya do.

well, that's pretty much it! this design took me a few days to figure out since i hadn't done much character design stuff in a good bit, but i'm proud of how it turned out!

if inspiration strikes, i definitely want to draw more designs of the hermits/lifers. grian, mumbo, joel, jimmy, etho, gem, impulse, and skizz are definitely on my list!

[the-burd-lord]

Heavily inspired by @deafenedsaltwater 's concepts. Idk what was in that post, but it sparked me to make a whole heap of sketches and ideas. Dunno how far I'm gonna roll with this concept, but for now it's rollin kinda far.

Loads of info below:

Four is the math teacher with X as his TA. Four's one of those teachers that really knows the material, but because they know it so well he thinks it should be easy for anyone to get. So they're kinda harsh with the students if they get something wrong.

Whereas X gives more positive reinforcements for students, and isn't as harsh with them. X doesn't know as much of the material, and probably looks to the teacher's textbook if they're lost. One of those teachers who kinda learns with the class.

Airy is the school's nurse and teaches the Home E.C. class, and he's awful at both jobs. When he's not starting fires or teaching the course like it's some kind of wilderness survival camp, he's mainly works as the nurse.

As a nurse, he misdiagnoses things constantly if it's not an obvious injury, and uses a bunch of herbal remedies for the few things he does know how to help with. Mainly scrapes and stomach aches.

Two often times subs in for him when Airy has to take care of a sick student, who often times will fake being sick so they can get Two to teach the class.

MePhone teaches coding and AutoCAD as an extra circular, and probably typing for lower grades. I keep slappin' a bunch of classes onto 'im cause I remember taking so many throughout high and middle school.

He doesn't enjoy teaching coding or typing since he doesn't see them as creative as making actual models for things in AutoCAD, even though the other two can be used creatively. MePad's kinda left to teach those classes despite being a TA.

Also it's a very hands off class where he gives them the basics of how to use the program, and the rest of the class is leaving the students to make whatever thing fits the assignment.

He's the kind of teacher who's real in tune with internet culture and reality tv so he uses a bunch of modern slang phrases or casually gives hot takes on shows if he overhears the students talking about them. Everyone thinks it's cause he wants to be "hip with the kids" when in reality he just has brain rot.

Clock's the history teacher. He discusses each history point with the same tone and enthusiasm, and remembers the years and eras with pinpoint accuracy. Kinda put too much emphasis on the dates, and how long events lasted, over the content of those events.

He's the teacher you can get to go on a long side tangent about something unrelated to the material, but they'd always find a way to bring it back to history.

Idk I also think it'd also be funny if he co-taught an economics class with Four (thinking there'd be a lot of math involved) when it's really more so about theories.

Out of all the teachers, Four and Clock are the most knowledgeable and could probably teach college level courses if they wanted to.

Animatic is the PE teacher with too much energy and gives the harshest workouts but thinks they're easy. Mainly cause he does them alongside the students and always has energy after to run laps around the school. Two would have probably told them to tone it down.

Speaking of-

Two is the health counselor and sub for Home Econ., but also has a bunch of unofficial jobs. They're the unofficial vice principal mainly cause the rest of the speaker boxes are kinda incompetent at their job, and they have to mediate not only students but teachers too (mainly Four and Animatic). As well as sub in for Airy, or even act as a supervisor, when need be.

Some other ones I haven't drawn yet are Daddy Long Legs as the music teacher, Popcorn as the theater teacher, and Hourglass as the English/Literature teacher.

The speaker boxes are the principle/VP/admin. They all kinda interchange with each other, considering how similar they all are also cause they switch out a lot in the original show.

Dunno who the science or art teacher would be, cause I'm mainly going after object shows I've seen. Honestly I may just swap some roles around.

Mainly doing this as a thing for funsies, but boy howdy is it a rapidly rolling snowball.

[p0uncivall]

Moominvalley season 4 spoilers!!!

Okay ignoring what was pretty much queerbaiting and the weird lack of Snufkin

I literally couldn’t be happier about Joxter as a character. I’m so bummed about him and Snufkin not meeting, especially when they were teasing that the whole episode, but I loved everything else about him for every moment he was on screen.

I love that he wasn’t just sleepy Snufkin. He had this proper stoner thing going on which genuinely feels like appealing to the amount of weed jokes the fandom makes lmao. This dude is the guy supplying the hattifattiners what they need for their dubstep con raves.

His design has so many cool unique elements, with the darker nose and his more cat shaped eyes. And I love the new details like the patches on his coat.

And the songs he sang? Oh my god. The fact he wrote a song about mymble. Made me think of that one animatic with the song I love you too much.

I like that little my wasn’t made to have a moment where she forgave her mother or everything was sorted out, she’s never made to think that how her mother treats her isn’t unfair.

I said I was going to ignore the queerbaiting but I find it very funny that the first closest thing to an explicit gay relationship in modern moomin was Sniff and Stinky and Mrs Fillyjonk and Mymble. As much as I like Snufmin I never actually thought they’d make it canon as much as it would be nice, I just hoped we’d get more resolution with how Snufkin and Moomin’s relationship was progressing, even just as friends.

It felt like they still very much had the issue of Moomin being too clingy and not understanding Snufkin’s boundaries, and Snufkin trying to push Moomintroll away in response. They just kinda left it there with that. It’s like they feel they got enough Moomin and Snufkin last season so now it’s time to ignore them.

I very much liked how much Snork was included and that they continued to show his neurodivergent traits without it becoming his whole character.

This is a very out of order rant because I’m tired but going back to Joxter and Snufkin not meeting, and Little My basically figuring it out. It’s at least nice to know they’re not just completely ignoring the family thing, and that all of them just had no idea. And I imagine their plan is to keep things like that for future series. The thing about Moominvalley is that one of the things drawing viewers back is the inclusion of references and the returns of old characters. And the Moomin franchise is so huge that they’re sure to make another show that they can save those moments and characters for.

I guess my take away is it’s not all it could have been, but that very well could be on purpose, and I’m not afraid that we’ll never have a chance to see these things again.

Implied aromantic Mrs fillyjonk was also wonderful

[bestworstcase]

It'd also be kinda funny if it turns out Vale wasn't completely razed to the ground, but just like, the area around Vale nearest to Beacon, but Port and Oobleck (viewing things from the perspective of the anti-Grimm Academies that you mentioned before) just jumped to conclusions. Port: Well, I might have exaggerated a little. It was a bit hard to see...

i think rwby is better than doing a bait-and-switch like that, but i also think “salem came to vale. there’s nothing left.” has an interesting band of possibilities as to what exactly that might mean:

only one ship in the animatic, but port refers to having “led the civilian retreat”—which makes it sound like a fairly orderly process of getting civilians out of the city (and implies that salem gave advance warning or left a corridor for retreat, or else moved slowly and didn’t pursue the emergency evacuation) in contrast to something like “we gathered what survivors we could find” or a more explicit “we’re the only ones who made it out”—and even if they only have the one ship, if they had the time to load that ship to capacity and then retreat in an orderly fashion, it’s more likely than not that they’re not the only ones who survived. if that’s the case, then you might have a situation where vale is in ruins and there are refugee camps further out, like on patch, which make planning any counteroffensive quite a bit more complicated.

her sacking of atlas is a data point worth taking into consideration here because there is a pretty sharp division between how her forces interact with civilians (chase into the subway tunnels, do not follow them inside) versus military targets (literally ripping battleships apart like tissue paper) with the casualties in mantle being, presumably, mainly wild grimm drawn by the panic. i see no reason why she wouldn’t take a similar approach to vale.

there’s also—if she wants to provoke the vacuo coalition into taking the sword out of the vault a counteroffensive—a meaningful strategic end served by ensuring that 1. there are survivors, and 2. those survivors witness her flattening the entire city. she knows that people will unite against a common enemy—she knows that razing vale will harden the resistance to her and give people a much more powerful reason to want to take the fight to her, namely retribution.

so if she’s dealing with the need to remove vale as a problem at her flank by sacking vale anyway, might as well go all the way and raze it completely.

[purplepixel]

1, 2 (Rise specifically) 6, 22, 26, and 33

Sorry, I'm just so curious :}

OHOHOHO GIVING ME SOME GOOD ONES

1) What was your first exposure to TMNT?

Ok so I must've encountered the ninja turtles SOMETIME during my childhood. It's one of those things I kinda knew about but didnt care to look into. And I learned recently that my mom didn't like TMNT so I'm guessing she sabotaged my exposure to them growing up /lh. The clearest memory of TMNT that I have was when my honors humanities high school teacher was trying to get us to remember the Renaissance artists.

"Just think of the ninja turtles"

Me: the who now? Oh that's their names? Ya sry I'll have a better time just remembering the artists

2) What was your first exposure to Rise?

Hmm. Would you laugh if I told you I sat in the break room of my old retail job, was scrolling on jobsites to try and get me out of that place, came across a job opening at Nickelodeon for character designer for their new show "rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles", thought about how I would redesign the ninja turtles despite having no knowledge of the franchiae, and ultimately decided not to apply bc I lacked faith in myself? (I also lacked the skill but KSJFSJAK)

If only my past self could look at me now.

Ok but for actual exposure to the show, I was sooo late. I think the first I saw of rise was a clip of the S2 finale fight on twitter. I barely remember tho bc that didn't get me to watch the show (surprisingly)

6) Do you own any TMNT merchandise?

Yes! I have some signed posters from Andy Suriano and a splinter and April doodle.

The mutant mayhem raph, Mikey, donnie Funko pops (no Leo oops. They didn't have him when I bought these). Mutant mayhem Mini pops, a 1987 Mikey plushie, all the turtle mutant mayhem plushies.

Hardback volumes 1-7 of TMNT IDW. Steel dvd cover of mutant mayhem. These guys

RAPHS SAIS AS A PIZZA CUTTER (I don't have a pic rn unfortunately ;-;) Have an '87 Mikey keychain thats his shell and nunchaku)

And some fan made keychains

Craving more. Really wish we had better rise merch. Gotta rely on the fans for that one

22) What is your favorite kind of pizza?

HAWAIIAN AND YOU CAN FIGHT ME. Donnie's wrong

26) What is one of your favorite pieces of TMNT fanart?

Oh wow. There's so many. Uhhhh....scrolls through my archive. This is one of my recent favorites I really love the colors and style of the characters. Bright and fun.

But if animations count, then this

33) What is your favorite thing you've made for TMNT?

Um oh wow. What to choose. This 100% will change over time especially since I've been cooking lately. I've got a handful of animatics in the work that im REALLY proud of. And my rise/Pokemon au is my personal baby despite me just sharing the tip of the iceberg.

But my silly answer is this. I find this WAAAAY too funny for what it is. I watch on loop anytime I need to get something done.

[krystaldeath]

Cult of The Lamb hc’s (part of me feels like I should wait till I play the game myself - or watch a full playthrough at least - before I “solidify” these but meh. For now at least these are how I see things):

* Kinda typical hc I feel like but Leshy is the youngest, then it’s Heket, Narinder, Kallamar, and then Shamura is the oldest.

* Idk what their ages would be chronologically wise but my personal hc’s for “biological” age are: Leshy (21), Heket (25), Narinder (27), Kallamar (32), and Shamura (40). I think Lamb is about 200 years chronologically but 28 “biologically” (I think it’s funny if they’re “older” than Narinder)

* I don’t have a name for them yet but my version of the Yellow Cat is a little bit fucked up actually. Like they seem chill and they kinda are? But they’ve got a body count. And no not the sex kind. Think of that one audio where the guy answers the body count with 30 and when it’s clarified that it’s about sex he’s like “Oh well I haven’t done that yet!” And the other persons like “WHAT DOES 30 MEAN THEN???”

* I need y’all to know I project onto The Lamb HARD. So yeah, they always wanted to be kind and sorta made it a big part of their personality. Unfortunately their world and circumstances just doesn’t allow for their kindness. They still try to be as kind as they can be, but it’s hard when you’re slowly ascending to godhood, especially into the god of death.

* Also Agender Lamb. They/Them and ONLY They/Them Lamb all the way. Demi ro & sex & pan. They’re a?ab (assigned ??? At birth; bc I can’t decide but if you MUST know I think they can shapeshift a bit now so. Maybe they forgot themself lol). Presents androgynously, leaning either way whenever they feel like it. They have a more masc voice though I think, like the ones people use in comic dubs a lot.

* Once I figure out how to draw (could stop it there I am Rusty) anthropomorphic animals it’s over for y’all (Translation: I will draw my self insert and The Lamb being kinda fucked up Besties)

* ((PLEASE ASK ME ABOUT MY SELF INSERT AND OTHER OC INSERTS I HAVE FOR THIS THE BRAIN ROT IS SO REAL))

* The cotl fandom is filled with queer people who’ve got some level of religious trauma, let me recommend a recent song I’ve been looping and imagining a cotl/narilamb animatic to: Collared by Vane Lily (look it up on YouTube to watch the fun mv first!) WARNING IT IS HIGHLY SUGGESTIVE

* I’ve been flip flopping a bit on what species she’d be but I have ideas for a follower love interest for Heket! At first I thought a bunny, then a bee, and currently feeling like a bat would be cute. Idk but I do see her as a warrior type who also likes to bake and do cutesy things too

* I think once the bishops become followers their injuries are worse but they can still “work” around them: Leshy can kinda see things if they’re up close. Heket can sorta speak but not fast and she’s got. Well not a sore throat bc. She doesn’t have one of those anymore. But something akin to that constantly. Kallamar can only hear loud things or if someone spoke into his ear directly (he only allows those in his polycule and his siblings (minus Narinder) to get that close). Shamura does get a bit lost in their own mind, and even when they’re more conscious their memory is spotty.

* Back to my Yellow Cat being a bit fucked up: They actually really liked the idea of chaos (though they hardly show it) so when they find out Leshy was the bishop of chaos instead of being scared or unnerved they’re like “*twirls hair (fur??)* ha ha ha, omg, really~?”

* *slaps the top of The Lamb, Leshy, and probably so many others don’t underestimate me* these bitches can fit so much adhd (+ autism probably) in them

* Probably (geez I use that word a lot huh?) got more hc’s, especially for other characters, but this is already pretty long so I’ll leave it here for now

[listieshadows]

Hey how is watching amphibia going for you? Thoughts?

Well, I mean that last episode of season two was... A lot, and I've hardly been able to not think about it all day, but otherwise, I've really been enjoying my journey through Amphibia. I mean, the humour's not too far removed from, like, The Owl House or Gravity Falls, so that's already something for me to latch on to. Some of the anime action touches that've been showing up near the end of season two have been amazing as well. Like, I really need to emphasize how incredible Sasha tossing off her gear in the third temple is; that was really cue to me like, "Oh, this kinda stuff 'boutta go nuts."

I thought I'd have a problem with each episode being split into two segments—I mean, the last two shows I watched, The Owl House and Avatar The Last Airbender, were full 22 minute-ers... But honestly, each segment has been well paced enough and has had enough stuff packed in that it's never felt like just a string of 11 minute adventures. I suppose I just forgot how well the "two segments" thing can be done.

I also didn't think I'd be as into the world as I am. Y'know, entirely amphibian-themed? I don't typically have any interest in frogs, but, hey, it's actually fun to see how a lot of it works. Plus, the little glimpses back into the human world have been fun—as of course it would be in a series with humor like this.

And the character relationships and dramas—I mean, that's even why the end of season two hit as hard for me as it has. Well, one half of why, anyway. But I am just so interested in watching these dynamics evolve and seeing these characters grow and change. And I mean all the characters, really. I think back to The Owl House, where most of my interest was directed towards Luz, King, Eda and Lilith. Which isn't that I didn't care about the rest of them; they're just not as central in my mind as those four. But here, even a lot of the reoccuring side characters have been holding me.

Then there's Marcy—the other reason why. I can't remember the last time a character became my favorite as hard as Marcy. She's just this adorable, autistic nerd, and I never want anything bad to happen to her. Jus', I don't even know what else I wanna say. I feel like I could gush on forever, but I think my love for her might just be that simple. I just look at her and I'm happy.

(Also, shout-outs to Maddie as my favorite non-human and non-Plantar.)

Looking ahead to the third season, well, it seems like it's gonna be doing the thing I wish The Owl House had had the time to do, so that's fun. Plus, hey, it looks like that thing from that one animatic is finally gonna show up. So, oh, boy, that's probably gonna be a lot to deal with as well.

'Coz the thing is, even though I came into this show aware of two major things from the latter half of the show (including Disney+'s thumbnail for the final episode), it's been a joy discovering how it gets to those points, and finding out all the other twists and destinations in-between. Y'know, that classic "It's not the destination, it's the journey" ordeal. Like, it wasn't as high up on my "to watch" list as The Owl House, largely thanks to how "funny frog land adventures" view from the surface, but just like The Owl House, I'm kicking myself for not getting to this sooner.

And, honestly, I might even like this a ltitle more than The Owl House? Which, I never woulda thought, 'coz that show has Eda and Lumity—and it's notlike it's a compeition, anyway,but there you go, I guess. I'm really looking forward to seeing what the third season dishes up.

I've really come a long way from Escape From Vault Disney making their episode on an episode of it all about interviewing Gunther.

[lovinglin]

OKAY, I'm gonna try explaining the song I mentioned in this post actually, bc even tho the music video itself has translated lyrics- I actually used the ones in this instead since it makes more sense imo

VERY long ramble below, also contains some spoilers with Fon//taine's AQ Act 1 be warned LOL

There's like... a very vivid animatic(?) in my head for this so I'm gonna explain the scenes I imagine alongside each lyric

Two hours after the arranged time of our rendezvous, / I was still waiting alone. So that must be your answer. / The passers-by on the street and the floating clouds were laughing at my stupidity.

I like thinking that Lyney probably invited Moira (S/I name) to one of his magic shows (as a way of wanting to get more closer than friends + impress her). He even got her a ticket and reserved a seat.

But once the show was about to start/started, when he looks into the crowd- he doesn't find her there. Which makes him think that maybe that was her answer to his invitation.

Although the crowd were cheering + laughing (/pos) at his performance, deep down it felt like he was making a fool (hah, fatui pun) of himself.

It's so easy, and yet so difficult, / for I can move on as soon as I accept reality. / Unable to believe it, not wanting to believe it / I must be a clown inside your mind, aren't I?

After the show, he's reflecting on his feelings. Although he's aware of the situation he's in- being in love with Moira but not seeing her reciprocate it, he knows it'd be best to just let it go. But he doesn't want to.

The last line is very self-explanatory and I mentioned it just prior. Very funny because he's a magician/performer and also part of the fatui.

Ah, I spin and spin, and am tired of spinning. / Ah, my breath, my breath has run out.

The lyrics kinda show how Lyney feels, being in love with Moira and all. He's kinda in a loop in trying to get close to her, only to be met with friendliness and his flirting attempts not being noticed. (She's oblivious, dear god save this girl)

In this scene though, Lyney is walking home with Lynette after their show. He's feeling rather dejected since his crush didn't show up, but little does he know it's not for the reasons he thinks it is.

Soon enough, Moira actually follows him in the streets, calling out his name as well. Once she catches up to him, she tells him that she's super sorry that she missed his show- mainly bc she was busy with work.

She asks him if she could treat him (and Lynette) to a meal (specifically dinner since I imagine this time to be set at night now) to make up for it, to which they agree bc she insisted anyway even if they declined.

Yes, this is the sad end of my fate. / I am still unable to reach you.

During the meal, Lyney is kinda glad that Moira was kind enough to treat them to a meal. He'd lowkey consider it a date if Lynette wasn't with them. But then again, Moira only invited them bc she wanted to make up to not making it to their show (not bc she reciprocated his feelings). Which... yeah.

Poor, poor Lyney. So close yet so far.

[ Insert song Intermission where it's a time skip ]

The Earth, carrying me, spins. / With an unconcerned expression, it spins.

The world turns, time goes on, yet- it feels like he's stuck in one place constantly. (Being in love with Moira but they only stay as friends no matter how hard he tries).

For just one second, I hold my breath, / and, unable to say anything, I stand still dumbfounded.

There's sometimes small moments where he and Moira get closer than expected (perhaps physically, like hands brushing against each other or faces getting a little too close to one another).

And for a second, he literally holds his breath and goes quiet for a moment over it. His heart is skipping one too many beats and he's not sure if those actions are intentional or not.

It's a coincidence, yet also fate, / for I knew it'd be better if I didn't try to find out.

This specific lyric can tie into the last explanation. But I also imagined these lyrics to be paired with the scene where the twins go to trial and Moira is present in it, watching. (Make it hit even harder if she was finally also there during his performance in the opera house and witnessed the murder that happened too).

I felt your warmth on my skin. / Your smile and your gestures are going to break me.

I like thinking that Lyney's recalling all the soft little moments they had before, yk, as friends. All of Moira's soft and happy smiles. It's hurting him that it's being replaced atm with a very shocked and distressed expression over what she's witnessing.

Ah, I spin and spin, and am tired of spinning. / Ah, I spin and spin, and am tired of spinning. / Ah, my breath, my breath is stopping. / Ah, my breath, my breath is stopping.

There's not much to explain here other than the fact that Lyney feels super guilty and ashamed that Moira has to witness all of what's happening during the trial.

Ah, that things will begin to change, / ah, is a scary thought.

Additionally, he's worried that this'll put a strain on their already existing friendship, and maybe any possibility of them being together is being washed down the drain completely.

I quit. I'm not waiting for you anymore. / Otherwise, I really will end up breaking.

Self-explanatory? But also I feel like Lyney only ends up breaking bc the Traveler made it clear that they had some distrust in him and Lynette after knowing that they hid their real identities to them.

So that's just another layer of emotions to Lyney, and I don't think he's very good at concealing his emotions for too long if he keeps bottling it all up.

Ah, I spin and spin, and am tired of spinning. / Ah, my breath, my breath is stopping.

Once the trial ends and everything is cleared up, Lyney feels a little emotionally drained since he doesn't know how Moira feels about him now even after he's proven innocent. Not only that, but there is a bit of strain in him and the Traveler's friendship too. How much more for him and Moira?

Luckily, when he meets her again. She seemed worried yet relieved that Lyney was indeed innocent, and seemed to be fussing over him and how he's feeling. His heart skips a beat once more and he really just doesn't wanna put himself into this emotional rollercoaster again.

But then, the way she's holding his face so gently and looking at him with worry yet also so much care... it feels a little too much like coincidence to it to not be love. For it to not be something that she also reciprocated for him.

Was he blind? Was he just tired? Was he the oblivious one all this time? Did he misinterpret all those friendly gestures to be just friendly and not also a hint that she loved him, but showed it differently? Oh, his head is spinning so much.

"Moira?" "Yes, Lyney?" "I need to ask- it's been keeping my mind restless and painfully curious. Do you love me?"

She's... surprised at first, but she sighs and shows him a soft smile. Maybe one that's with more adoration now. "Have you only noticed now? Yes, of course I do."

"Oh."

Yes, I am the clown that you desire. Please command me as you wish

[ionizingdotjpeg]

dear evan hansen ship ranking

//NO PUNCTUATION. NOT SPELL CHECKED. SUPER DUMB AND RAMBLY. I AM NOT TAKING THIS SERIOUSLY LAWLZ

PREFACING THIS BY SAYING THAT IM ONLY GNA DO THE 5 MAIN GUYS PPL SHIP. yknow. them. so no miguel sorry i havent read the manga or wtver also im leaving out the icky gross ships ok lets go!!

S

sincerely three: EYUCK!! I HATE THOSE GUYS. GROSS. /a fucking lie. i really like the idea of a stupid love triangle plot but it turns out they actually are gay for eachother and are poly. Also i am a sucker for ships where all the characters are fucking losers. cringefail squad

treebros: idk i think its cute. Maybe gay for forever animatics have rotten my brain but i think they can fix each other and make each other worse simultaneously and i find that so interesting. i dont think they’d be ‘toxic’ but i think they’d be a bit unhealthy. go to THERAPY you WEIRDOS!!! Also autism x autism + bpd realness

klienphy: WORST COUPLE WVER… STAY AWAY FROM EACH OTHER FREAKS. /positive like I am so insane about them but not like in a literary analysis way in a HOLY SHIT THIS IS SO FUNNY way.

A

kliensen: one of the more interesting ships. if i was looking at these objectively kliensen n bandtrees would be higher because zoe and jared are… actual characters. however, i am not as autistic about these 2 as i am about the S tier shipz.

Evlana?? whatevs: it’s cute. idk what else o say. i wouldn’t say that i ship it but it’s really cute.

Conlana??? Lannor?? what is the ship name: really like em, even though i heavily prefer them platonically i like the idea of connor like.. somewhat tolerating alana and alana wanting to be his friend. something something themes of alienation something.

Specifically Platonic phyklien (my very own name for zoe x jared): SO REAL. i think zoe would find him insufferable but put up with him because they are besties and best friends and they make friendship bracelets and skip down happy trails while the sun is shinibga nd theres rainbows and flowers and

B

bandtrees: cute. i like more it more platonically/evan just admiring zoe but romantic bandtrees is real too

galaxy gals: i think they could be really interesting if people actually like payed attention to them instead of mashing them together because they already paired off all the others.

i am a aro zoe truther so most zoe ships are going to be lower. sorry.

alana jared evan connor polycule (i call this one TCP): ok so i have thought about this ship exactly ONCE and it was for a silly lighthearted au where alana jared and evan try and help connor not be a total asswipe and i thought it was kinda funny so here ya go.

C

all of the ships that i don’t dislike but dont think much about: cool.

D

treebros but specifically the way the wider fandom portrays them… YOU DO NOT UNDERSTAND THEM LIKE I DO!! i hate them being watered down to the generic bad boy x uwu shy baby I WILL EXPLODE YOU!!!! i also hate hyperprotective connor FUCK YOU!!!!!! DESTROYING YOU WITH MY MIND BEAMS!! I know since conar is fucking dead theres alot of ways to interpret them but this one is the worst.

[ruemphobia]

Imma start watching Epic....... I'm nervous 🧎🧎🧎

The Troy saga let's goooo

THE FIRST PENELOPEEEEEEEE *already crying**

"I'm on my way" AND STILL HAS ANOTHER 10 YEARS TO GO MY GOD

Now I get the Au where the baby is keep by Odysseus :((((((((((

Just a man is the only song I know from this saga I'll cry

Tbh I don't understand why there was people who thought Odysseus didn't kill the baby ehh

ALSO I NOW UNDERSTAND THE SILENCE IN "DANGEROUS"

OMG ITHACA IS WAITIIIIIIIIIIIIIING

He's saying "Full speed ahead" in a very cheerful way I cannot-

POLITIES!!! I literally never heard him singing more than the "this life is amazing..." (literally only that line) bc of tiktok

This sounds funny but I'm not use to hear Odysseus talking to somebody else (like my reference of his songs are Monster and Dangerous jskaka)

Finally...this life is amazing when you greet it with open arms 😢

Awww Polites is so nice I hope nothing bad happen to him :]]]

OHHHHH I get what warrior of the mind is nowwwww

The cyclop saga ooooh

I never heard Cyclop voice before-

POLITIES DIES JUST LIKE THAT???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

Polites bandage.....

NOOO OF HE KILL HIM THEN POSEIDON WOULD HAVE NOT EVEN KNOW----

Just a man /degoratory

NO ATHENA DON'T GOOO

Ocean saga fua

The first Stoooooooorm

LMAO

Oohmyyyy the How!!much longer till you luck runs out!!! *dances macarena*

"I took 600 to war and none of them die there" Oh...oh no

Ohhh so Odysseus was more like Athena wanted but he changed because of Polites death???? (I just get the "everything changed since Polites)

OOOOODYSSEUS OF ITHACAAAAA do you know who am I 🧍‍♂️🧍‍♂️🧍‍♂️!?!?!!

OHH I NEVER LISTENED TO FULL RUTHLESSNESS ODY ARE YOU STUPID

HE GETS TO RUN AWAY WITH THE WIND BAG??????? AMAZING

The Circe saga I actually have heard most songs of thisss one

"Come inside" damn

Hermesssss

Is funny cause in the Odyssey, Hermes tells Odysseus to go to bed with Circe so she will forgive him but here doesn't!!

So the "Don't thank me friend....good luck" it's from here!!!!

I love Circe actually

Underworld sagaaa

I have heard nothing from this but Monster so I'm excited!!!!!!!

Nooooo the way the scream Captain to himmmm :((

The infant and Polites 😢😢😢😢

HIS MOOOOMM NO WAAAAY

The "all I hear are screams" will stick on me.....

That "WHO?????" is sooo mad but he will still tryyyyy?????

No longer you is sooo 3/3 now I understand those vals dance animaticss

Now I fully understand Monster likeee I get it

The thunder saga!!! (Two days after)

Tbh I have already listened to three of this saga songs..

But now Different beast hurts a bit more

I love Gigi's Scylla animatic fr

I HAVE NEVER HEARD THIS ONE

THEY'RE GOING TO FIGHT FOR WHAT ODYSSEUS DID??????

THEY ACTUALLY HURTED HIM????? *dances sad macarena*

Eurylochus "just a man" 😢😢

NOOOOO ZEUS

Just a minute before Odysseus wanted to get home with as many man as he could but they disobey sooo baaad :((

I can't unsee Zeus dancing through "Thundeeer bringeer" well

Oh.......

The wisdom saga...

I really tried to not listen to any of the songs because I wanted to not spoil anything!!

I obviously know Legendary bc MICO but I know anything else really

Nooo Telemachus :((

ATHENAAAAAAA HIII

Telecommunications not knowing Athena's friend is his dad jskska

He called her FRIEND JSKSKZ Athena realizing them both are the same 😢

Ah...Calypso...

7 YEARS SINCE CALYPSO TOOK HIM TILL ATHENA WONDERED IF HE WAS FINE WHAT

HE'S HEARING SCREEEAMS NOOOOO

Ooooooooh that's why is "God's game" :000

OMG ARES AND ATHENA FIGHT,,,,

"He's kinda funny" ATHENA JAJAHA

She loves him lpm

The v-vengance saga...

Nah I won't feel bad for Calypso xd

LET'S GOOOO HERMESS

Fuuuuuck

Nooo wait is actually a pretty chill and good song :D

NOOOOO HE'S JUST A FEW MILES AWAYYYY LPM POSEIDON

Almost complain Calypso's on Odysseus thoughts but he spend 7 years with her so.

THESE ANIME SCREAMS MY GOOOOOOOOOD JORGEEE

I'M- WHA- WOWW??????????

"I answered a rhetorical question with a literal answer" BAHAHAHHAHA

Also howwww cutee *I say, as this man who has just stabbed a God 600 times in blood lust by vengace, walks to kill more people*

ITHACA SAGAAA ‼️‼️‼️

Penelope thinks Odysseus is related to the storm??? 😢😢

WAITIIIIIIIIING 😭😭😭😭😭

Antinious is saying such things but ehhh I like his voice

Oh, forget it WDYM HOLD HER DOWN

"I have had enough" OHHH

"Don't you think I know my own palace?"

Ese "No" TAN SECO HE'S REALLY THE MONSTER i like that nlg

OMG TELEMACHUSSSSSS

Those growls???????????????? I know it's kinda baad and I miss Polites but haha bank

Meu deus

"My son I'm finally home" CRYIIING

Athena... :,(

After killing the suitors Odysseus voice going so tiny and high 🤏🤏🤏 I love him

THE PAINTFUL WAAAIIIITINGGG 😭😭😭😭😭

THE "I'M JUST A MAN" MELODYYYYYYYY I'M CRYIIING

"How long has been" "20 years" JUST TO THEN SAY "I LOVE YOU" LIKE TIME DIDN'T PASS AT ALL MY GOOOOOOD

...

Well, I didn't finished Epic. Epic finished me

[rocksanddeadflowers]

i have. MORE THOUGHTS. Bc I've been accidentally making a brain animatic (I don't draw but I can SEE IT and that's what matters to me)

- First of all I AM including "If I Loved You" and "As Cool as I Think I Am (Reprise)" in this. Well it's not mandatory but it's fun. Basically I mean- in "If I Loved You" I see Lyf as Pete and Marius as Steph, but in "The Summoning" and "As Cool as I Think I Am (Reprise)" I see it the other way around. This isn't like. A mandatory addition I just needed to ramble. Now onto the fun parts.

- There's this bit in the live version when Wiggly kinda messes with Pete's hair, almost a tucking it back motion to hint at Steph he knows what she really wants (bc they want her to sacrifice what she wants most). So I'm already picturing that but Marius has grown his hair out specifically so Lyf can braid it (like The Stars Claim Them. Not apologizing that's one of my favorite bits in that fic). Also there already is a tiny braid in his hair from Lyf, which this entity (I've been picturing the main speaker as either The End or The Web) is messing with.

- Also you have to picture Marius with confused and/or scared puppy eyes and also at Lyf's side holding their hand for mutual support for most of this song that is mandatory. That and Raph keeping her wings around the group in a protective stance from the side as much as possible. Ivy and Lyf are in the middle with the book which she is firmly protecting.

- I think they can all hear the entities, but Lyf is the only one who can really see them as well. The others might catch glimpses in their peripheral or spot evidence of their presence, but not much else. This is because, once again, I believe in Lyf eldritch powers supremacy. (Even then, they're not seeing their "true" form, just a horrifying humanoid version.)

- I have vague ideas of the entities human looks but I don't draw but just know they're literally so cool and terrifying for sure for sure

- "What do you want Steph?" The Eye !!!! And "Our true forms would melt your mind" The Stranger!!!! I don't have a firm decision on most entity/dark lords quotes they could interchange but so far those two I'm sticking with.

- I see Lyf looking at the entities very tired, pissed, and sensory overwhelmed all at once, until someone suggests Marius as the sacrifice, as Lyf using their powers to fully consume him, and Lyf suddenly looks panicked and yanks their hand from Marius's and scrambles away from the group.

- "As Cool As I Think I Am (Reprise)" where Marius is insisting they need to, that it's okay, Lyf backing away from him while he moves forward until they're cornered, and he puts his metal hand in both of theirs. I just!!!! That!!!! They're both crying!!!! My brain keeps putting depressing but pretty pictures in my head. Take them!!!!!

I'm..... Going off the rails with this one (funny drum sound.). OHB GLOB OH there's that line at the beginning of "If I Loved You" when Pete says "but I'm off that train" just so you know. Oh is that why you made Lyf Pete in that song? What? No! Shut up! Who said that???? No it's bc Pete's a nerd and Steph says she's a sapiosexual duh.

The Summoning from NPMD but it's the prison mechs + Lyf doing the summoning and the Lords in Black are the TMA entities personified thoughts on this also?

[sushiisiu]

Hello~ 🙋🏽‍♀️ Your art is really, really cool and beautiful, tysm for sharing it with us! 💕💕💕 I saw you mention that you would like more asks so I wanted to ask you, what's your favorite phase and why?

Hi! thank you so much for liking my art T__T and as for your question it's hard to decide since i like most of the phases a lot...

I'd say style-wise my favorite would be phase 2? I love that it's way more grungy and nasty looking, esp with the new greyer palettes and soft shading. it's in that perfect sweet spot of being more realistic but still having the stylized shapes and anatomy of phase 1, which is great because i get to see jamie's lineart. also big fan of the way he drew everyone's hair kinda choppy here it's soooo cute. most of my favorite gorillaz art all come from this phase

Story-wise tho then obviously phase 3. like plastic beach might've been a hot mess while it was releasing and a lot of things just never got followed through but fuck if it doesn't feel cinematic as hell and the most fleshed out out of all the phases. like the web game ??? and obviously the emotional weight of the story, murdoc alone ruling over a literal pile of garbage and the only people he has with him is a soulless copy of his daughter that HE killed and someone he's holding captive, his only outlet being songwriting and broadcasting a radio show that he knows no one will hear all while being chased down by all those he's crossed both demonic and mortal. like i could really go on it makes me so emo I dont even care if the lost chord doesn't make that much sense. it fucks me up either ways to see it wrapped up like that.

although music wise (and just general marketing and promotions) i LOVEEE phase 1 so much. EVERY song on that album is so memorable and i love the amount of weird noises and falsettos 2d did. love the hologram concerts and the ones with their vas up, 4 whole music videos and an animatic (AND THE GBITEZ!!!!) and a whole interactable website of their studio... INSANE like the dedication to making them seem real is insane i wish we still had that instead of them being glorified mascots. . .

that's honestly not to say i don't like the others as hell tho like humanz had a great art direction too with the photobashing and lineless style and personally i love realistic proportions soooo and the mocap interviews were funny as hell even if i hate kevin bishop. the now now was soooo crazy too im a big fan of spiral imagery and just.. the pink/blue thing is great Fav album art love the emotional complexity it gives 2d (never recovered from souk eye) and honestly song machine is amazing too i adore the "episodic" formula of the music videos and like personally i don't even mind keyframe 2d that bad since i barely noticed it within the videos themselves its the endless marketing that reuses that same pic that drives me insane (billboard near my college STILL has keyframe fred perry 2d on rotation and it ambushes me every time)

ANYWAYS i kind of rambled on but!!!! basically phase 1-3 i love those the most. Thank you for enabling me

[mewberii]

Streamer!Scaramouche [2]

thanks for all the support in the first part! i wrote a second part where scaramouche plays genshin + the reader comes in (i tried to make it as gender neutral as possible, so let me know if there’s something off!). you’re a close friend of scaramouche and also a voice actor!

i had been planning this since i wrote the first part, but because i was busy and uninspired i couldn’t finish it. but here it is and it’s actually pretty long (over 5k words...)! i hope you guys will like this!! obviously he’s a little nicer than he is in game but,,, for the sake of the plot + it being a modern au, it had to be done sjnfdskjf

He was selected to play the beta for genshin because of his popularity and tbh he really wanted to play it

The game hadn’t really caught his eye all that much when he first heard about it but he saw how everyone online went crazy over it (plus other streamers who also were selected to play it in early access kept talking about it) and he became more curious to know what it would be like and if it’d live to everyone’s expectations

However he couldn’t really play it until it was officially released because he had a very busy schedule, and when he saw other streams of people playing it he was,,, lowkey jealous because it did look fun

When it was finally released and the game finished downloading and installing, he went live right away

And since so many people were looking forward to seeing him play plus the game was getting so popular so fast, that stream of when he first played hit his biggest milestone of live viewers ever

ANYWAYS skip forward to further into the game

when it comes to the gacha,,,

we’ve established that this boy is loaded. he won’t hesitate to throw some big amounts of money at the game to get every single character and weapon he wants and get their constellations to the max

i feel like he’d make little bets (and it works as a way to thank the chat for the support) like “if i get (insert newest character) in the first 50 pulls, i will gift 50 subs”

he’d be SOOOOOOO LUCKY it’d make everyone who doesn’t play think that it must be very easy to get the 5 stars or that the drop rate must be very high,,,

so in the end he’d have to gift the subs and it’d be funny to see the chat go absolutely crazy because everyone is commenting at the same time trying to see if they got lucky too and got the sub

but the chat goes so fast that they can’t even see their own comment after they send it sNDJGDJSK 

he’d end up turning subs mode on for a while because it goes crazy

and that’s when he’d see people going “I GOT THE SUB-” all excited and he can’t help but chuckle and congratulate them for being one of the lucky ones

probably another game he can use to play with some subs once in a while! they could play co-op and when he’s a very high level he’d go to the worlds of some of his subs with lower level to help them with whatever they need

SO, LITTLE SKIP HERE

this is where i want the reader to slide into the picture

you’d be a voice actor, and also you have been a friend of his for a very long time

he met you even before he started streaming and you were always so supportive of him, as he was of every and each of your dreams

in fact, he would have invited you over more than once to stream with him

people don’t say anything bc they’re afraid of scaramouche banning them (it’s happened before) + they understand it can be disrespectful... but…

some people lowkey ship you two a little bit,,,,,, you didn’t hear it from me. scaramouche don’t ban me----

so one day he’s making another livestream playing genshin (sponsored by mihoyo to promote the newest update and event) and they’re going to release a new character 

AND he has told everyone that you are the voice actor of the new character, who will be introduced in the event and is also getting their own banner

so everyone is very curious of what they’ll be like, if scaramouche will try to get them (obviously he will, he has every single character…. the amount of money he has put into the game…. just thinking of it gives me the heebie-jeebies) 

could he even,,, main them,,,,

spoiler: he won’t because he’ll stay honest till the end (and no hard feelings) but there are other characters that he has built up to the max just like them and still work better with the way he plays but he’ll still find a chance to use them often

he didn’t know anything of what the character you voiced would be like because you wanted to keep it a surprise and he knew his audience would enjoy seeing his first reactions

I think the character you voice in the game would have the role that Scaramouche has in the actual game, and their design would be fairly similar (maybe similar color palette) to the design fans made for him as a genshin character (the one i mentioned that he uses for popup notifs of subscriptions and all!)

needless to say he’d absolutely love their personality and the charisma you showed in their lines

of course when he finally gets them he shows everything about them including all their voice lines and he compliments y/n’s voice acting… that was the first time people suspected that....

mayhaps… scaramouche….

has feelings for you....

it’s in the soft gaze in his eyes,,, the gentle smile on his lips,,, his soft voice when saying “I think this one is my favorite line of theirs”

and just how BRIGHT AND BEAUTIFUL his laugh sounds when someone comments he should invite you and ask you to do that voiceline live for him and everyone else

he’d jokingly reach for his phone and be like “should i call them? i could” 

(but he wouldn’t because he doesn’t want to disturb you, you may be busy, considering you still hadn’t replied to the messages he sent to you before he started the stream a few hours ago)

if anyone dares be mean to you saying you got the chance to voice act for genshin just bc of scaramouche

or implies that he did something to get you there he’ll get quite mad even tho he won’t speak up about it (he might if enough people say it) 

people can see something shift in his gaze,,,, and he bans them permanently right away

it’d be kinda funny when he does those “reading unban requests” streams and he goes past immediately rejecting people who said those kind of stuff, not even reading the apologies JSNKJFNDSJKGNSDK

some people say he’s too strict about it but literally his stream his rules. people who don’t like him should just not watch him

and people who like him should NOT speak badly about you or doubt your talent and effort, which is what brought you that opportunity in the first place

one day he’d be streaming playing the game, he had been using your character and gathering materials to get their last ascension

and at one point he’d grab his phone and look at the screen for a second before putting it back down and saying he had planned something else for tonight besides playing genshin for a while

then, the doorbell would ring (before he could even close the game-) and it’d be heard from his setup room so people in the chat heard it and they’re all like???

it’s definitely not takeout because scaramouche never orders takeout when he’s on his own, he usually cooks for himself and just orders it when he’s with friends and they all feel like eating something different

actually, offtopic, but i have a feeling he’d be very responsible when it comes to food and like he’d cook himself proper meals all perfectly balanced and all- he could afford having someone cook for him but his house = his privacy and personal space so he’d rather do it himself

it’s like, past 10pm, so no way it would be a package or mail at that time

and then he says “we have a visitor tonight”

and then the chat goes crazy saying “CHILDE” “HARBINGERS” but mostly “Y/N!??!?/PLEASE LET IT BE Y/N”

AND IT WAS YOU!!!!

and omg you brought takeout--------

it had been a while since they had seen you in scaramouche’s stream and you didn’t have your own channel (even though there were many people who encouraged you to open one)

SO everyone was very excited

i feel like scaramouche wouldn’t be the biggest fan of eating on camera so you guys would put the food away so that you can eat it later on your own without an audience

and you two would just spend a while talking to the chat, watching videos

AND reviewing fanart and fanmade content together!! it’d be so cute especially fanarts of the two of you together, little animatics or comics of funny clips or memes from his streams of you two,,,

someone made a little felt plushie of the genshin character you voiced and the way you COOED because it was SO cute

only those who were truly paying attention were able to notice the soft smile on scaramouche’s lips and the way he looked at you as you gushed over how cute the little plushie is and how talented the person who made it is!!

also you’d tell him you saw signora make a stream where she talked to some of her fans on discord individually to give them advice on their life/problems (nothing too serious) and it was very funny and you wanted to do that with him someday

and he’s like “that… could be a huge mess. people could say some crazy stuff” and you’re like “NO but i talked to her about it and she said she got her mods to talk to them first and approve them before they moved them up to the channel where she was to talk to her”

and he’s like “still…….. what if people lie and then when they get to talk to us they say something-”

and you’re like “BOY!!!! DO YOU NOT TRUST YOUR FANS *GASP*” and everyone in the chat is also going “GASP” “HE DOESN’T TRUST US…” “IS THIS YOUR IDOL…..?” “SAY SORRY” (all good fun, obviously he’d love to talk to everyone if he could make sure there won’t be anything disrespectful said)

SO!!!!! you two say you’ll plan to do something like that soon and everyone is very excited, they can already tell it’ll be both super cute and hilarious

before he ends the stream, you two watch some videos together

some are about some upcoming videogames and he talks about them and what he knows and explaining things to you... he is.. so knowledgeable…

the way you look at him as he goes into a little rant about it… cinematic parallels with the way he looked at you before

ONCE AGAIN, people aren’t blind. they notice. but they keep it to themselves bc scary scara (the way i had to resist overusing this one joke with his name-)

so the stream ends and you two walk out of the setup room to go to his living room and eat the takeout you brought while watching something on tv

he apologises because the food is cold now, but you brush it off saying it’s ok, you had missed being on his streams and you two can just heat up the food again

he doesn’t look at you in the eyes as he mutters that you know you can join his streams whenever, and instead just says it as he makes his way to the kitchen to heat the food

you join him in the kitchen soon after and tell him you also bought something for dessert and put it in the fridge already before

and honestly he didn’t know how much he wanted to eat that dessert until it was in his fridge, so he can’t stop himself from sighing and saying “god, i love you”

there’s silence for a second, right as the microwave beeps as it finished heating the food

it feels eternal to him, but you immediately started laughing and said jokingly “of course you do! you’re welcome!” 

he’s happy you took it as a joke because that’s not how he planned to confess (he didn’t plan to confess anytime soon in the first place) but at the same time ?? he’s lowkey offended inside because? you took it as a joke?? is it so unrealistic that you wouldn’t even think that he meant it romantically?

it’s at that moment that he realises that if he didn’t want to confess before, now he does.

he wouldn’t want anyone to know about how he let that slip because he’s sure no one in you two’s friend group even knows he likes you

but you,,, actually,,,,, were actually caught off guard too because scaramouche wasn’t precisely one for words of affection and he showed his care for everyone with his actions

in fact, you had never heard him say those words before but well- it was kinda nice- if only he meant it as you feel it- but he couldn’t, right? who’d confess their feelings so casually while looking at a dessert in the fridge with desire-------

that night, it gets pretty late and to be honest he’s a little too tired to drive you home as he usually would, so he asks if you’d like to sleep over

it wouldn’t be your first time doing so, not even the first time you stayed unplanned, and he had a couple guest rooms that you could use so you accepted

also, staying for longer meant you could keep watching some more of that series with him without worrying about it getting late

or,,,

“actually” you said in a low voice, almost a whisper, since it was getting late and you two had been in complete silence while watching the series “i lowkey still wanted to stream some more”

he scoffs but then lets out a short chuckle, replying in the same volume

“it’s past 2am, who’s going to watch me stream now?”

“i would” have mercy for his poor heart- “but i’d be the streamer too this time so it doesn’t count” 

“what even would we do”

“can we play that co-op game you played with childe? it was so much fun” 

had you not brought it up, he wouldn’t have offered that ever because? if he had recently played it with childe he didn’t want to stream it again and make it feel repetitive for his audience 

(jokes on him because when genshin came out they put up with it being the only thing he streamed for over a week. they’d rewatch any game if it’s you two playing it)

but to be honest, he didn’t really want to stream anymore that day and just wanted to be with you, just you and no one else

he got up from the couch and walked towards the hallway, making you look up to him in confusion for a second, but then started getting excited knowing this meant he was going to let you play it with him

“i don’t really feel like streaming anymore today, but we can still play it. let’s go”

the next day, you two wake up around the same time and make breakfast together

scaramouche i feel is not very talkative in the mornings 

in fact, i feel like he’s just not the most talkative in general. he’s more the type to listen, but it’s different during his streams because he’s doing what he loves and talking about what he loves

and when it comes to you and he talks more it’s because he’s talking to who he loves----

before you’re going to leave and you’re standing at the door about to say goodbye to him, he suddenly speaks up before you can

“do you want to go somewhere tomorrow?”

you raise your eyebrows in curiosity from the sudden request, but then smile at him and nod

“yeah sure! what do you have in min-”

“it’s a date” he said, interrupting you, which was weird enough of him (since he would never interrupt you), but his words were even weirder-

“h-huh?” you felt the heat rising to your cheeks, and scaramouche just repeated his words

on the outside, he looked so casual and just, confident- bUT INSIDE he was actually panicking a little bit 

but just a little bit.

After a moment, you smiled at him again, this time somewhat more shily but also excited for your date!

“I look forward to it”

Just with that, you two knew you had made the first step

You weren’t just friends anymore

You two had hung out on your own many times before, in fact and as it was mentioned before, you two had even slept over at his house or yours many times before

but it had all always been purely platonic, and you guys had never even questioned that aspect of it even after realising you had romantic feelings for each other

he’d spend the rest of the day thinking of what you could do the next day, as if he hadn’t been brainstorming for ideas all night either

i feel like he hasn’t gone in many (if not any--) dates before

solely because he has never been interested in romance plus he had never liked someone or at least, not as much as he liked you

and even when he found out he felt something for you, he just always told himself he was okay with how things were, because he’d never experienced anything beyond friendship and didn’t feel the need to try and maybe ruin the friendship

SO he didn’t have many ideas of what a good date could be

he definitely didn’t want a cliché corny date, but he really didn’t have any idea of what was good enough for a date

(and if for future dates you want something he’d consider a “”cliché corny date”” he’d do it for you and actually enjoy it)

the last thing he wanted was to have to ask you what you could do for your date

1- because he didn’t want to show you any side of him that didn’t look like he always has everything under control and he’s always composed (as if you wouldn’t want to see every side of him, even his most vulnerable sides- you’d have to work on that with him when you two become official)

2- he… kind of wanted to surprise you…..

but it really got to the point where he really didn’t know what you’d like the most (or what he’d like the most too) and what he wanted most over anything else is to not disappoint you in you two’s first date

SO he finally texted you asking if there was anything special you wanted to do (and therefore indirectly admitting he……….. just really wanted to ask you out. so much he did it without thinking of what he’d do if you said yes--)

you didn’t seem to mind, and in fact you were happy he asked for your opinion 

overall, scaramouche was very independent so he wasn’t one to ask others for advice, opinions or anything, much less for help regarding anything

“how long has it been since we last went to the arcade? we could go there! i heard from childe that they added new games!”

and he’s like !?!?!?? THAT…. is…….. the perfect idea

“that actually sounds perfect” he admitted, and the message brought a big smile to your face 

“just don’t get mad at me when you lose at all of them” he sent right after, teasing you, and you couldn’t help but let out a laugh out loud

“the last time i won in your favorite game” you reminded him, and even after he read your message, he took a little bit to reply

(he needed a second to put the pieces of his pride together SJNFKJDS)

“don’t get used to it, it won’t happen again”

“we will see about that” the more you two joked like this, the more excited you got thinking about tomorrow

scaramouche was sure now that it’d be a great first date that you’d both remember forever

the next day, it was almost the time for the date and scaramouche was going to pick you up at your house

i feel like scaramouche would be very fashionable and even in his style he doesn’t try to hide that he’s loaded…

not that he cares about buying cheap clothes, literally he’d say if he likes it and it’s good (aka it’s not cheap because it’s made of something that won’t make it last longer than 3 weeks) he’ll get it

but it just so happens that many times… the clothes he likes most are from famous brands…

AND THIS DAY!!!!!! he’s putting together one of his favorite outfits because it’s a special day

it almost hurts me just how nonchalant he’d look on the outside, making it a little hard to know exactly just how much this date meant to him (because as i said he’s not one to be very vocal about his feelings or even his thoughts)

BUT i trust that you… since you know him well…. can see past all that and you know that this is not just anything casual to him. this is special.

STILL!!!! he’d try his best to not let the blush rise to his cheeks and show, as well as to not let his voice shake when he complimented that you looked very good

ANYWAYS i think i think Scaramouche wouldn’t be one for big pda

the most he’d do where anyone can see is hold your hand or put his arm around your waist

WHICH IS WHY he’d try to be all smooth (and he would manage) reaching for your hand and lacing his fingers with yours

he wouldn’t make eye contact because then he’s sure it’ll show on his face that he’s getting somewhat flustered, but he’d still ask if you’re okay with it, to which you said yes

the area where the arcade was is always somewhat crowded so when you two were getting there, scaramouche would tighten the grip on your hand a little bit to make sure you wouldn’t let go and you’d be pulled apart by people trying to walk past however they can

you know that if you two got serious about your relationship, he would want to be the first person to share the news with his fans

BUT since he was so popular now, you two lived in a pretty big city and now were at a popular area (+ scaramouche wouldn’t be the type to try and hide his identity because he’s never had people make a fuss when they recognise him)

you were a little worried someone would see you two and maybe take a picture and post it online and it’d go viral before he can admit it himself

because of that, you end up throwing back to him the question he had asked when he held your hand 

“are you sure this is okay?”

your question confused him because he didn’t know what you mean, so he finally looked you in the eyes and waited for you to explain further

“it’s just- what if somebody sees us and recognises you?”

he looked away from you and back at where he was going, taking a few seconds to answer before he just shrugged

“i don’t care”

you softly let out a breath you didn’t know you were holding as you waited for him to say something, and almost missed the way he whispered

“as long as it doesn’t affect you”

for someone who seemed and actually tried to seem to self-sufficient, who appreciated his friends but was also okay on his own because he was absolutely comfortable with himself, he was actually…

more selfless than people would ever know, especially when it came to you

you two would have SO much fun in the arcade, trying every single game many times

this time though, scaramouche won in his favorite game so he lived up to his words

you two won so many tickets you literally didn’t even know what to do with them once you got the couple prizes you were interested in

you bumped into a couple fans of his, so you talked for a while

once again, you were met with suggestions of opening your own streaming channel, and even scaramouche said “i’ve told them that many times too, but they always say they think their streams won’t be fun enough”

and the fans are like “NO!! literally everyone thinks you’re super nice and fun!! of course you don’t have to if you don’t want to, but we’d love it!!”

one of the fans (exaggerating a little as a joke) said “i’ll be your number 1 fan i swear” and the three of you laughed, except scaramouche who just scoffed and smirked 

“i am ALREADY their number one fan. but good try” <- scaramouche in his head. say it outloud u coward.

but at the same time it was a joke scaramouche chill pretty much everyone knows you’re their number one fan……. even though you think you’re so smooth………. they just don’t say anything 

they were very nice and fun to talk to and you knew scaramouche and you didn’t really want anything else from the prizes, so you offered you two’s tickets to them

“we don’t really need these anymore so maybe you’ll have more use for them!!”

they got SO excited, the way their eyes lit up :( scaramouche is convinced you’re an angel but he’s also very happy to see how joyful his fans got because those were more than enough for the prize they really wanted-

so after that cute little interaction and having used up your energy for competition, you two leave and think of buying some ice cream or a milkshake or something to end the date nicely and to enjoy while you walk back home

the arcade was not exactly very close to where you two lived (it was far from your house, but even farther from his-) so he asked if you were okay with walking back or if you two should get an uber or something, to which you said you were okay

walking back with him meant!! a little more time you could spend with him

and he was happy you said that because he was feeling the same way and still didn’t want the day to end

we’ll see more about the kind of things he likes and dislikes if he’s released as a playing character BUT FOR NOW i really get this vibe that he’d LOVE boba tea

i even think he’d?? enjoy tea in general??? classy boy…

SO you two would end up going to get some boba 

it was very touching how, when reading the flavors they had that day, he suddenly and casually went “oh, they have your favorite” and you looked at the one he was pointing at and !!! indeed it was your favorite!!!!!!!

he remembers this kind of details very well

you take the chance to talk some more as you’re walking home

scaramouche asks about your job with voice acting and you tell him that you actually have been recording some new lines for your genshin character lately because in the next update there’ll be an event involving them

he’s looking forward to it but he teases you a little asking if it’s okay for you to spoil him with such information

but it’s okay because it’s not like he’d tell anyone, especially knowing it could get you in trouble

when he drops you off at your house, he has a hard time saying goodbye

literally you’re standing at your door and he’s in front of you, a couple steps away, looking away from you

you don’t say goodbye either, mainly because you know scaramouche is working the courage to say something, and you can also sort of guess what he wants to say

you think of saying it first, but then think that it would make scaramouche proud to be honest about his feelings and confess first

“i’ve liked you for a long time”

you can’t help the smile that makes its way onto your face, unconsciously reaching a hand up to slightly cover it

“i feel the same way” you replied to him in a soft voice

he took a deep breath and exhaled it softly, finally lifting up his gaze and making eye contact with you

it was already dark outside, so you couldn’t appreciate the faint rosy blush on his cheeks well

“can i kiss you?”

your eyes widened for a second, not expecting him to ask and if anything, thinking he’d just step forward and do it

so you were a little embarrassed and caught off-guard to reply properly, so you just nodded and put your hand down as he took the last couple steps and his face was right in front of yours

he’d cup your cheek in one of his hands, feeling the warmth of your skin

you closed your eyes, and he looked at you for a second longer before he finally leaned in and closed the short distance that separated your lips

at that moment you both knew that you had been missing on so much more when you two just settled and were content with your friendship

but!! that was about to change now, so it was all worth it

after that, scaramouche would make clear that this would be the first day of your relationship!! and even if he didn’t say it with words, you could just feel his happiness!!

so!! after that, because of work you two got a little busy the next couple months so dates weren’t very frequent 

or at least, they weren’t dates like the one you first had

but still whenever you two were free he’d go over to your house, or you’d come over to his to play, stream together, or literally just spend time together doing anything

he wouldn’t let people know you two had started dating straight away (if anything, only his other streamer friends -aka you two’s friends in common- knew)

but the day he said it, he wanted you to be there

SO one day you two were streaming and you were currently reacting to one fanart of you two together

so he looked at you and you made eye contact and it was like you two spoke with your eyes like

“do we tell them now”

“let’s tell them.”

so scaramouche would clear his throat and without closing the fanart, he’d say he has something he wanted to announce

everyone was excited thinking it’d be some new project, maybe involving you

maybe some merch??? and the fanarts had reminded him of it???????

BUT THEN he straightforwardly said

“y/n and i are dating”

and everyone goes aBSOLUTELY CRAZY

amidst the chaos, you two catch a comment saying “will you unban the people who shipped you two” and you laugh

and you look at each other like “did you read that one?” “yeah”

and scaramouche is like “yeah, i guess i will have to unban some people”

and when some get unbanned they’re like “fREEDOM!!!!”

and jokingly they’re all like “APOLOGISE!!!!!!!! SAY SORRY!!!” so he just laughs and you join them being like “!!! apologise!!! you banned them for it and!! look at you now!!”

so he ends up trying to hold in another laugh as he mutters a halfassed ‘sorry’ and everyone starts commenting claps and hearts and celebrating that he apologised. now justice has been made.

the rest of that stream suddenly feels livelier and brighter!! you two are laughing a lot and so is everyone in the chat!! 

and also the new genshin event would’ve already just been released that same day so you can talk about some of your experiences with recording or what you thought of it

and scaramouche would let you play it yourself!! (he still hadn’t played it) and it was also the first time you played genshin live!! you’d show people the characters you have and everything and tell them some anecdotes

people would be SHOCKED because you!? don’t have the character you voiced!? D:

and you’re like “yeah… i pulled for them and used up all my primogems and… didn’t get them”

and your banner is back because of the event, so scaramouche won’t let this slide!!!!!!!!!! YOU WILL GET YOUR CHARACTER.

your luck is terrible compared to his so at one point you’ll literally feel bad for how much he’s spending for you to get it

but he doesn’t mind at all and everyone is having fun so!!

and once you finally get them you’re sO HAPPY and everyone in the chat is celebrating

and you think it’s over but scaramouche is like ???? what are you doing?? open the wish page again. you’re going to get them c6.

and you’re like oh my gOD PLEASE NO DON’T SPEND MORE MONEY ON ME FOR THIS

but he won’t listen and he’ll do it

so!!! he’ll always do his best to be the best boyfriend he can be for you!! so you better give him your heart!!!!

[im-tempted]

im givi g asks to u from the oens i rbed feel free to skip ones u dont want to answr

🍁 - When did you first realize you were queer?

🏳️‍🌈 - Do you enjoy the colors of your preferred flag? Do you incorporate it into your outfits, decor, etc.?

sun ⇢ name 5 things you like about yourself?

IC ⇢ do you think you had a good childhood? (jus for the lolz)

aries ⇢ are you an impulsive person?

9H ⇢ what languages ​​would you like to learn?

🌟 my favorite piece of art I’ve made

freesia - are you still friends with the person you considered your best friend two years ago?

snapdragon - favourite mythical creature?

crimson: if you could have only one photo or poster on your wall, what would it be?

cardinal: what is the first song that made you cry?

pomegranate: favourite and least favourite fruits?

4 - fav shade of green?

18 - fav constellation?

It was never really a realization because I didn't change at all

It was more that I kinda figured out marriage was real and a thing people did not just to buy houses

And went 'wow everyone else is crazy glad I'm still normal' and never considered it again

Personally me being queer is both important but I also hope the least interesting thing about me

I don't give a shit about pride flags don't care about the colors (I do think the aro/ace one is shit)

Funny-alive-my thoughts-hands good at working-cupida bow

😑

Yes

Latin I'm fuckin trying

Nothing by Bruno major animatic

Yes I've known my best friend for almost seven years and they can't get away yet

Vampires

I don't like things on my wall so??? Uuuuuuh idk??

Never had a piece of art make me cry

Pomegranates idk if that's a fruit and dragon kiwis look fucked up

I don't like green bad connotations for me but maybe really bright my childhood walls used to all be green screen green

Orion IG stop asking me questions about favorites I don't have those but it's the only one you can see. Where I live

[cdmagic1408]

6, 10, 14, 19, 26, 29 and 30 for the onward asks!

6. favorite background/minor character?

everytime I hear “onward background character,” my mind automatically goes to Theo! he’s a nice innocent guy, and because he was the animator’s favorite, like…the fact that they adored him so much that they wanted him in the background of every scene is so funny, I love it! 😆

also have a soft spot for the deaf girl who signs that Ian “is cute” at the beginning of the film. I mean…she’s not wrong lol. anyway I actually caught that little detail the very THIRD time I watched Onward! I was innocently looking around the scene where Ian is about to enter his school, when suddenly out of nowhere I noticed it, paused the movie, replayed that part, and asked myself: “wait…is she doing sign? it looks like she’s doing sign!!” but I didn’t really know for sure...that was, until an article came out a few weeks later basically confirming it, so wouldn’t you it? I was right! 😲

and it’s funny: the only reason I really recognized that it was sign in the first place is because I actually live in a community where I see people doing sign language pretty much on a daily basis. I can’t do it personally…yet. but hey as long as I’m bringing it up! I’m actually going to be taking a beginners sign language course this semester! We’ll see how far I go in terms of being able to say “he’s cute” but I’m really looking forward to it! 

10. favorite song from the film?

“Carried Me with You” is an automatic favorite, I love that song! And Brandi Carlile! but I’m also gonna go the score route for this one… 

I say my favorite pieces are (in no particular order): Going on a Quest, New Ian, Led Us to Our Victory!, Two Teenage Elves, The Trust Bridge, and A Little Magic

there’s obviously others but I’m just gonna leave it at that for now 🎶

14. which deleted scene is your favorite?

The three I go back to the most are “Unstoppable” “Training” and “Sirens” and I think that’s because those are the scenes I would like to see past animatic form! but specifically because young Ian and Barley are so precious and adorable in unstoppable! 🥹 training is just so fun and enjoyable to watch 🤣 and sirens has our brothers plus Jenny facing some devious villains! Emphasis on VILLAINS!!! 😈

19. favorite type of onward fanart?

Answered in previous Onward ask game post

26. do you own the film on physical media?

Yes I do! just on DVD tho, no blu-ray or deluxe package or anything like that…I mostly go to Disney+ for it anyway, but yeah the DVD is just cool to have! 📀

29. do you think the film will ever join the treasure planet/atlantis club of disney films that become more loved later on?

I most certainly hope so!! Onward deserves more love all day everyday 💗

30. if you could, would you add to or change something about the film?

Overall I wouldn’t, I love it just the way it is! 😍

I guess one thing is I kinda wish the end credits were a little more exciting...

I understand that since this story is based on Dan, his brother, and the mystery of their father that that’s why it’s got a more subtle, serious tone to it. I just look at some of the more bold, colorful, and creative end credits other pixar movies have and the transitions for them as each person who did their part comes on screen and wish onward had something like that (next to having “Walt Disney Pictures Presents” and “a Pixar Animation Studios film” come up before the title…but whatever) 🎞

also mid credits scene I guess? those are always fun and is one last extra opportunity to make the audience laugh! or to tease something…

from mel’s onward ask game ✨