#lil rambley bits

[littledigits]

thoughts on the cut episodes and ppls reactions 'n stuff

Since it was confirmed that a few more episodes of Hilda were written but cut, I do think the reaction of people finding this out is really interesting and not just because its fairly common in the industry and isint a sign of anything bad necessarily. I mean heck, in a weird way being behind the scenes and then seeing how people interpret things, what they take as important, what they think is a thread…all of that is interesting. When your job is basically trying to get people to pick up what you're putting down storywise its kind of a neat topic, because everyone communicates in their own way.

BTW before I keep going this is not a post to say dont crit/vent/complain/whatever about whatever the heck you want in hilda or any media, you do you. I think peoples honest takes are fascinating (said in victoria van gale voice) and even just people speaking their mind shows that they are interested and they care so that matters. Also not one singular post triggered this, its just been on my mind as I surface level read things so no stressies.

When It comes to the cut episodes, I'm seeing some people assume that whatever was cut would have fixed some of the crits they may have had about the season..and who knows, maybe yes? But I'd say ultimately probably not. Not because they dont include things that people want to see, or may have some topics people want expanded on ..but because thats just impossible in the grand scheme of things.

I mean this applies to shows in general, not just hilda. Every person who watches a show has their own idea of what the show represents to them. For some of its more of the surface events or characters where as others connect it with a deeper emotion. A lot of people respond to different tones of the episodes, which there are many. Some people prefer the one off adventures that stand alone as their own stories and others want to see more of a stronger through line. Some may see a new character and expect a new arc and thread, while others wonder why we couldn't've used a previously introduced character. Some may read between the lines more and others may take what is presented as very straight forward and literal …and no one is WRONG, because our big wrinkly brain meats all have their own tastes and ways of imputing information.

Television animation is rife with factors that actually futz with the quality and ability of the team to make a beautiful, amazing product like EVERY DAY. The script process and what goes into production is just one. The team is made up of many creatives all with their own varied experiences and voices just like the audience. In order for people to have their own voices and say, you are going to end up with some things that hit better then others, especially if the team is allowed to grow and experiment and play a little. Hilda has always been a show where we've been able to have a lot of creative say, and i think that sincerity comes through ! but with the sincerity and that humanity, it also means that there are going to be things that arnt going to make sense in the grand scheme of things lol. Even the writers and creators and producers have differing opinions on what to explore and dive into, probably more so then fandoms haha. Having more episodes may scratch some itches but not all, HECK, those episodes being cut could have re-allocated resources to other areas that helped elevate your fav ep of the season ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ who knows! Schrodinger's episodes! (also ngl I was having cold sweats over the scope of some of them as cool as they were. The season may have been shorter but it was intense..it takes a long time to do stuff that looks that clean and crisp)

Imperfect art is very human! Do the best you can at the time with the factors you have. I was given so much trust and freedom on my episodes, and I was just happy to do something fun that allowed me and my team to grow and learn. I was fucking STOKED to get a one off story because it was way less pressure for me to take my next step directing cuz just doing the thing is a feat. Any sincerity you feel cant come through if that means we're afraid that we cant make mistakes, or do a story choice ppl wont vibe with. All you can do is do the best you can, see if people are picking up what you're putting down, and grow from it for next time.

Anyway, just a thought ramble. Its not to say do or dont do this or think this way blah blah. I just love that storytelling is messy and complex and everyones gonna take it a lil differently, especially if you have a team where you allow lots of voices to have input. It is all just a big experiment to see if people leave with a particular experience by putting your resources into the things you have that matter, and try you best to distract from burnt edges or patched up holes that happened throughout the process of making the dang thing lol.

[loadinghellsing]

ok now i wanna know more of your headcanons for vladcard. the fact that you’ve headcanoned him to be the manifestation of alucard’s human trauma makes it really interesting. especially for any ideas where alucard gets turned back into vlad through some magic fuckery

Heheheheh- so, most of my headcanons on Vladcard are based around a character analysis about Vladcard's form that I've have had in progress since… May 4th, 2022 (I keep getting side tracked by Anderson… I'm making it a goal to finish it by the end of the month, hopefully I can add a link to it later-) --- WARNING // LONG RAMBLY POST --- (link to the headcanon post we're referencing for context)

For Vladcard, I don't quite see him as the "manifestation of Alucard's human trauma"? So much as "Alucard's human form that still portrays the marks of his humanity". Visual evidence that Alucard's humanity still impacts him and holds weight over him. Thus the form reflects that. In the muscular build that portrays the built strength to wield the broad sword and the exhaustion to his eyes. His age is shown thus I see no reason his scars wouldn't show aswell.

While "Alucard" I see as more… disocitive. In the words of Anderson if you were to view Alucard as a kingdom- Vlad would be the king. While the rest of the kingdom is run by mindless ghouls that do his bidding. You take out the king? You takeout the kingdom. With Alucard being the personification of all those lives - even if he's not giving them freewill/a sense of self (like Seras with Pip), and he's remaining the sole mind as some cruel tyrant within himself. The statement still stands that all those ghouls provide a sense of distance between Vlad and the waking world. Because it is a level of distance that can make the world seem dream like. You could also compare it to a child playing with a toy army. The child is in complete control and the army acts like one being beneath that control.

And that's why I like the idea that Hellsing's seals don't reach Vlad… Because Vlad is Alucard's core/heart with human vulnerability, shame, and weakness in a way Alucard doesn't know how to cope with. A wound, perhaps old and scared over, but a wound none the less. It's one Alucard doesn't comfortably show for it’s the truth of his weakness and the cause of his fallen humanity that he so heavily resents (humanly terms? "disociation and self loathing"). And if we are to persume Hellsing's expiriments to be inhumane and cruel as they work to break and control the monster? The sole way I am coping is the idea that they didn't reach Vlad. Because never once do they show any achnoledgment to Alucard as anything but a tool to be sharpened, controlled, and used. (I think the closest you get is Arthur referring to monsters as children screaming for death) So I like the idea that the Hellsing seals work to control the kingdom, ghouls, and dream while allowing Vlad to maintain his distancing defenses.

And ohhh~ I absolutely agree- ANYTHING portraying Alucard in his human form strikes me in the feels. It is a form that is so terribly vulnerable when separated from everything else Alucard is. Alucard is a monster, a kingdom, more comparable to a tidal wave of motion. And is by all meanings stunning and intricately marvelous-but Vlad? Vlad is a human, it's raw, it's with wounds and fears and tears. It's something genuine and present and tangible. --- Edit: Just went through and reread prior post to figure out where I was misinterpreted- ("Within Alucard, Vlad is akin to an open wound. An infected wound bleeding memories of his humanity and tales of his damnation." right?) I tend to compare Vlad to a wound in terms of being Alucard's sore spot, the human core/heart that has all the memories and sense of being damned that bleed through the rest of Alucard no matter how heavily he tries to repress it/lock it away. Becoming apparent in the tears he shed and in the way he screeches the importance of humanity

[lesbian-kyoru]

arata is super interesting because at first he has shifts in disposition that feel almost inconsistent—he can be super sweet and earnest, cold and withdrawn, fiery and competitive, lots of juxtaposed traits etc etc—but all these facets of his personality simply stem from the traumas and experiences he’s been through 1) before the start of chihayafuru and 2) during the story. 

in his first appearance, arata is already established as shy and guarded around new people, which is only reinforced by being bullied by his classmates at his new school. not only has he internalized that karuta is the one thing he is good at in life, and it’s the only thing where his dream (and NEED) is to be the best—but besides the obvious connection to his grandfather’s expectations, a subset of this is that his grandfather tells him that he can make friends playing karuta. unfortunately, as soon as arata moves he’s bullied for literally everything, and excelling at karuta only further alienates him from his peers.

this pattern continues throughout his adolescence, even after he’s made a life long connection with chihaya and taichi: karuta alienating him from others when it was supposed to bring him friendship and connection. along with the trauma of watching his grandpa die (+ arguably blaming himself for his death) and the following grief, it’s honestly not surprising that arata becomes isolated, emotionally closed-off, and at times cold or insensitive. those experiences would harden anyone, especially a sixteen-year-old. he was treated like an outcast as a child, lost touch with his friends due to distance, and struggled to find community within his passion that’s often incredibly lonely. all of these factors make arata emotionally guarded. he’s quick and impulsive to lash out because he doesn’t feel safe and comfortable until he trusts people. 

even though arata is so kind at heart and really earnest with people he knows well (i.e. chihaya and taichi), just like many characters his experiences and subsequent insecurities/fears haven’t left him unaffected—and i love that we see that thread of his development come up so early on.

[gilverrwrites]

STOP WAIT THE TIM DRAKE WITH SIONIS!READER THAT WAS AMAZING

love academic rivals to lovers frfr

anyway but tim is also canonically a high school drop out so sionis!reader finishing school without him (technically dropped out when bruce went missing) 💀 idk why but with roman hating the wayne clan so much, I could see it being kept secret.

like a cute little forbidden fruit/secret relationship. robin & the daughter of the most notorious crime lord in the city?? jeez and you wanna ask why bruce/roman are paranoid /hj

but it's them sneaking around and then tim obviously leaves for his search for batman, dropping out of school, and it leaves sionis!reader all alone.

and then tim comes back!! and bruce is back but bruce doesn't really matter to them(reader), because tim left without a word, without a goodbye, and now he's back and I can imagine all the changes between that happened in that year he was too, the angst of him coming back.

like, would they try to find tim? would they try to go to wayne manor and figure out what the hell happened? I feel like it opens the door to possibilities between them

Hang in there, this is a real rambley ramble.

Ngl, I was picturing it for when he went to Ivy (which he also dropped out of lmao), and I like the idea of them being upfront about it for the comedy/reluctant acceptance angle, but there is still the potential for drama. However, I can see the appeal of them keeping it totally secret too (I'm gonna talk about that later in the post).

For now, heres my vision: You’re Romans favourite kid, his perfect lil angel child, the only one who wants anything to do with him so he dotes on you (to the extent that Roman can dote on anyone) and you go to him one day like; “I get perfect grades, I never miss curfew, I help with the family business, I never ask you for anything, PLEASE accept my boyfriend.” And at first `Roman’s just like… “No.”

Queue the “But Daddy I love him!” tantrum.

Unlike with Jason, Roman has never had any strong feelings toward Tim other than a general distaste cause of the Wayne association, so eventually he tries to come around, but it’s just awkward, and Tim hates it too cause he know your dad is Black Mask, and he can’t do anything without risking being exposed as Red Robin or upsetting you by causing a scene/fight. Is it to much to ask for the two most important men in your life to get along for one dinner? Please?

So, every time they meet the vibes are just off. However, they’re both trying really hard to get along cause they love you.

One night Tim unintentionally catches Black Mask red-handed and he can’t not do his job. The whole time they're fighting, Tim has this whole internal monologue going on about whether he should let Roman off with a warning for your sake, but eventually he’s like WWBD?

So, he hands Roman over to the authorities and the next day he sees you and your bawling! Inconsolable! Your dad is going to prison, your life is ruined. You’re also a bit of drama queen but validly tbh, what will this do for your social standings? Your college applications? Your career aspirations? Fuck Red Robin, you hate that guy!

You were raised by Roman Sionis, of course your inherited at least a little of his melodromatic genes.

Even though you're distressed Tim can’t keep from being like ‘You're mad at the wrong person here! Red Robin is the good guy! You're dad is the criminal, he wouldn't have been arrested if he wasn't a bad person! Who does bad things! He needs to face justice!”

It becomes a massive-ass argument until you’re like “Why can’t you be normal about this? I love my dad and this is going to have a huge effect on my life, why can’t you just be upset for me?”

Tim doesn’t have an answer cause the answer is "I'm Red Robin" but fuck that guy, right? The whole issue goes unresolved.

Or maybe he does snap and tell you the truth but that just makes things worse! "You're my boyfriend and you arrested my father! WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU?!?"

When you visit him at Blackgate, your father is quietly elated by the break up, he doesn’t say as much. He plays the concerned father, offers you comfort. He reminds you that when he killed lost his parents, it started a new age of loyalty amonst the Sionis clan. As long as you're good to your family (him), it will be good to you. Oh, and btw, he needs you to handle a few things while he's gone. Don't worry, your family pisses money, he'll be out of here in no time but this stuff is important and time sensitive, and he needs you to keep it on the down low.

The next time you see Tim, he’s Red Robin and you’re the one he catches in the act.

Also, Tim telling that Bat-Fam “So yeah, I’m seeing someone new, it’s Y/N Sionis.” And everyone looks at Steph for a second, then back to Tim and is like “Dude! Get a new type!”

Also also, you visit the Wayne family for the first time, and after growing up drilled to hate these people you’re lowkey so nervous. You’re expecting them to hate you, because you learned nothing from presuming the same thing about Tim. The youngest one is definitely scary, and the butler must be convinced you’re gonna steal something because he will not allow you to be left alone (he’s remembering teenage Roman hanging out with teenage Bruce and being the worst), but otherwise everyone is actually kinda chill. Maybe a bit overly polite but not unpleasant.

But I can totally see the appeal of them keeping it totally secret too. Especially if Tim tells you about being Red Robin. How it might force you to come to terms with your morality by enabling your father/not holding him accountable. Major existential crisis material.

Of if he doesn’t tell you, the angst of your boyfriend just up and leaving without a word, not responding to your calls, texts, emails.

When he does come back you’ve ‘moved on’. Or you thought you had until you saw him again. But after he left you high and dry you’re fuming, and won’t allow him to just walk skate back into your life.

Tim pining after you while you’re excelling in your college/job pursuit. You keep catching glimpses of Red Robin while you’re out on dates or visiting your dad. Tim tells himself he’s just vetting your new boyfriends or ensuring your dad isn’t up to no good. But really its because he’s missed you and doesn’t know how to make up for cutting you out of his life.

He also notices how you never bring your dates home. How you still bury yourself in his old hoodie at night. How you haven’t finished binge watching that show the two of you were working on together. Those little nuggets of hope are what keeps him hanging on.

[moonselune]

if this is too far out there i totally understand you turning down the request but o_o could you maybe do the ladies post-game with a bhaal rejecting durge who found a way to spare and now took in orin to help her rehabilitate (so now they and durge live together as a couple and orin is kind of a roommate). Would there be tensions? Do some just outright make an ultimatum?

Okay okay so gonna do this as more headcanony and see where it goes

─── ･ ｡ﾟ☆: .☽ . :☆ﾟ. ───

Karlach:

She would be so wary

Probably thinks you are just got hit a bit too hard in the head during battle

"How many Mama K's do you see babe?"

You manage to convince her that if you are going to Avernus to kill Zariel, we might as well bring the incest murder baby with us

Orin's just stood there like "please I'm so good at it."

Karlach groans and relents, kicking the dirt and murmuring something about cannon fodder

Orin is elated and swears on her favourite dagger that she will not kill anyone she is not allowed to

I can see your relationship with her getting better through this because she can prove herself doing the one thing she does best

─── ･ ｡ﾟ☆: .☽ . :☆ﾟ. ───

Minthara:

no

just no

this would be an ultimatum

at the end of the day you are choosing Minthara and offering up Orin to her as an apology for even thinking it

─── ･ ｡ﾟ☆: .☽ . :☆ﾟ. ───

Lae'zel:

Also cannot imagine Lae'zel allowing Orin near you

maybe if you join her to lead the coup against Vlaakith, for similar reasons as Karlach

But if she is staying in Baldurs Gate with lil Gith egg baby Xan

absolutely no way

would also ask if you got hit too hard in the head during battle

Lae'zel would not be able to trust Orin and would just have to kill her whether you liked it or not

she could not live knowing Orin is lurking somewhere, good intentions or not.

─── ･ ｡ﾟ☆: .☽ . :☆ﾟ. ───

Shadowheart:

Surprisingly I feel like shadowheart would be the most accommodating

like orin can stay on your farm

maybe in an old barn or something

but she can stay

any animals get hurt though and Orin is out

Unless they are predators to Shadowheart's animals

then Orin is like a guard dog

"Yeah you can get those ones"

Orin would probably rehabilitate the best out here and would have the best chance of fixing herself and your relationship with her

we've made her touch some grass <3

─── ･ ｡ﾟ☆: .☽ . :☆ﾟ. ───

Jaheira:

She's way too old for this shit

She would be so torn up because she has had so much experience with Bhaalspawns

A part of her thinks she should help, because if she hadn't helped you then you two would never have fallen in love

but I think Orin's eccentricity would put her off and she can't risk losing the people she has fought so dear to protect

and a part of her doesn't want to have to fight anymore

she wants to join being with her family, being with you

not having to look over her shoulder just in case her sister-in law got in a mood and now there's one less place at the dinner table

─── ･ ｡ﾟ☆: .☽ . :☆ﾟ. ───

These are a bit short, but I like these requests because it really makes me think how they would react and what they would want not only for yourself but for you

Anyways hope y'all enjoyed it even if this was a bit more rambley - Seluney xox

[toons-and-doom]

(This the response for @asilikesshit I accidentally deleted the ask- I think it was along the lines of like, a hypothetical real dandy world episode but it’s corrupted due to being in a tape for awhile, dandy’s world being lost media, and like- dandy transforming for the first time? )

Imagine if the episode starts out normal but as time progresses the episode gets weirder and weirder until it’s nearly unrecognizable (hehehe parallels to twisted go brrrrr)

Tbh I wanna eventually get around to exploring dandy’s world through a lost media thing. After gardenview closes, all the episodes are pulled off the air and all merch is discontinued. Since this is the early 2000s it’s not recorded well and now in the modern day very few peices of media exist including the toons-

Now Onto dandy

Cw for body horror, emetophobia, gore of the skin variety, and potentially bad writing I felt a lil snazzy and did this all in one day. Its also kinda rambley and there is NO planning plus im tired af

TLDR; It wasn’t fun to say the least. It was a little gross to

No 2nd reading or beta read either we die like the toon handlers probably did

Sorry if this is ooc, and dandy is fucked up when twisted in cannon when I finally design him I’m gonna try and make him make sense so he doesn’t right here

Anyways thank you to my pals on discord for giving me ideas

Now I can finally sleep

Enjoy :3

The first time it happened it hurt. It hurt like hell.

Dandy should have paid attention to how that off feeling had been building up the last few days. Maybe he should haven’t gotten so worked up about this whole ichor operation- Astro was gonna be quiet and none of the others knew. Not that he could help it. If he were to be caught the consequences would have been heavy- perhaps he would have gotten rewritten and redrawn entirely.

Maybe he should have been more cautious and not gotten some ichor onto himself.

Maybe he shouldn’t have then proceeded to continue on with his experiments with said ichor.

One second, dandy had been going back to his resting quarters, taking the long as to avoid any employees which still remain. The next, he’s suddenly doubled over on the floor, his hands having barely caught himself. He shivered. It was like he had been dunked in cold water, a feeling which only intensified as he inhaled shakily.

Dandy tried to will himself to get up, yet his limbs felt painfully stiff, uncoordinated. He gave up getting up when his hands nearly gave out and he’s almost sent face first into the floor. He initially wonders if he had come down with something, but something this intense doesn’t come on this suddenly.. unless-?

Something is pushing its way out up Dandy’s throat. It somehow both burns and freezes his insides. Now dandy’s wondering if it’s something he ate- food poisoning maybe? no, it can’t be that, the only thing he ate today was a cupcake sprout made. Sprout usually made edible food.

Dandy gagged as whatever his body was rejecting oh so violently finally began to choke him. His hands gave out, leaving himself only propped up by his elbows as he heaved. When that something finally did come out, thankfully it seemed to come out all at once. Something about it felt fundamentally wrong but dandy couldn’t exactly tell what- his body gasping for breath. Once dandy could begin to focus again would he begin to dare at whatever caused such a reaction and-

Oh.

Oh.

That wasn’t bile. Or food.

That was ichor.

He knew his little hobby was eventually going to catch up to him- but not this soon.

Dandy mustered the strength to pull himself away from the ichor, now he lied on his back. He knew far too well what pure ichor did to somebody. Just a little bit of it killed humans. It needed to be diluted to be safe for them. While toons like himself could get closer than a human ever could, it wasn’t a good idea.

Strange enough, the cold sensation is beginning to fade, but it’s rapidly being replaced by burning instead. Perhaps ichor brought fever along with it-?

Dandy is brought back to reality as his tongue brushed up against something sharp. A shakey hand comes up to his mouth, and he feels his teeth. In a second he withdrew his hand, a small cut leaking ichor onto the mitten like appendage.

Oh god.

What is he supposed to do-? He’s heard of toons who explode when exposed to pure ichor- is this a symptom you experience before exploding-?!

Think dandy- you can’t die right now- think!

Water. He needs to get water. Dilute the ichor inside him. Yeah. There’s gotta be a sink nearby- maybe if he’s sneaky he can pretend none of this happened!

With newfound determination, dandy pushed himself up onto his feet. Doing such a thing was near impossible considering how uncoordinated he is- and he had to hold onto the wall to stabilize himself. He looks to his right. The door wasn’t that far- he just needed to find water-

So he took a step.

And another

And another

Each step felt like he was walking on hot coals, and dandy couldn’t help but notice how difficult it was getting to remain upright. With each step the wall became more and more of a godsend. He couldn’t help but whine, he’s not used to this kind of pain at all. He tries to power through it as best he can, even as he notices how he seemed almost taller.

He could not ponder this, one misplaced step has sent him back to the ground. He was only barely able to shield his face from impact. He tried to get up once more, less out of determination and more out of a desperate attempt to survive. His legs simply did not cooperate with him, limp but not numb.

Dandy would have opted to crawl, but a morbid curiosity overtakes him. He turns his head, and he nearly wants to throw up.

He doesn’t think his feet are supposed to bend like that. He doesn’t think they are supposed to be that long either. His ankle isn’t supposed to be that high, nor his arch that long. While toons are naturally stretchy, dandy could feel his skin beginning to give way to the sudden growth, unable to adapt at such a rapid pace. He could begin to see a black coating underneath. He doesn’t think muscles look like that either.

The shape vaguely reminds him of a animal’s leg,

Dandy quickly turns his head around. Change in plans- he needs to find an employee. To hell with his plan of secrecy- he’d rather have at least a chance at living! He screams out for help, for anyone really, his handler, one of the employees, he’d even take up his chances with a janitor at this point.

His voice echos across the halls, and he doubts anyone hears him.

So now he crawls towards the door, though it is less crawling and more so just dragging his body against the cold tile floor. He could downright feel the skin throw thinner and thinner.

Snap!

Something slid off his foot.

Dandy already knew what it was. He was already shrieking- hands grasping onto his petals for any semblance of comfort. His hands could only remain on the petals for so long before even that became painful.

Focus. He needed to get help-

Thus, he dragged himself forward like a wounded animal escaping an inevitable fate. The door was so close now- he just needs muster the willpower to get up and reach-

It was only now dandy is beginning to realize the sorry state of his hands. His thumbs were slowly being shriveled up to the point of being absolutely useless. He could feel something lurking just under the flesh of his hands- not like the ichor which coats his body under his skin. It does not stretch his skin until it snaps, rather, it slices through the skin rather effortlessly- a much more merciful agony but still agony nonetheless.

…

Dandy now has three sharp digits on each hand, slowly twitching as he holds one hand up to his face. Each digit represents a color of the rainbow, like his petals…

Maybe dandy would have found it cute if he didn’t feel like he was dying.

… at least now that’s the worst of his problems. The pain from his feel was beginning to subside, and he could tolerate the horrors his hands are undergoing, he might be fine if he can just-

…

it’s like he’s getting too large for his skin. All at once, it’s like he’s tripled in size. The strain is far too much to bear- and dandy is completely lost in the agony and haze beginning to engulf him.

Bones shatter. Skin tears like ribbons

Dandy’s very likeness, torn to shreds, a monster left in its place.

He wants to wake up. He wants to hug pebbles tightly right now. He wants to see the others- he wants to see Astro-

But no. This is his punishment by some sick god.

By the time it is over, dandy does not have the strength to continue, and collapses.

…

The monster comes to, and it quickly gets on its feet. The fluorescents above it hurt its red eyes, and it squints. It appears to be in a hallway of some sort. How it got there does not matter to it.

Not much matters to it. Besides a simple instruction; kill those not like it.

And thank god it can hear someone coming.

~~~

He’s okay guys he’ll learn how to change himself back and learn how to be conscious during the whole thing.

Now I can finally rest

[marblesalad]

Anee Indigo Park hcs? :3c

OH OH and Cookie, Accident, and Simba’s favorite thing 2 get from the ice cream truck >w>

*INHALES.*

LETS INDIGOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO-

first off rambley headcanon because he’s my pookie :D

i love him but i headcanon that rambley has a pretty fragile ego that’s only a wee bit obvious-

like, rambley’s programmed to be incredibly proud of the indigo park brand and all it’s merch, to the point where he just openly insults any toys that aren’t indigo park liscensed XD

that and the fact that he’s so pissed that EUGH, L L O Y D is implied to be more popular than him makes me headcanon that rambley’s sometimes very insecure about the possibility of “competition” that takes away from appreciation towards him. in fact, it’s probably worse than it would normally be, given his obvious abandonment issues that he has being locked away for so long before the player came along- poor guy just wants to be loved like the good ol’ days :(

pshh, not that he would admit it! he’s rambley, he’s just a ray of marketable sunshine! :D

and now my less angsty headcanon, these lil squirrels that salem mind controls via potion in the arcade minigame are actually her minions in-universe:

i mean, duh! what’s an evil overlord herself without puntable imps to follow her around and go “YA, YOU TELL ‘IM, BAWSS” and nasally laugh along with her >_>

but they’re actually TERRIBLE at their jobs due to being just, real life squirrels that are Evil- they can still talk though cause i think these two memes but with them would be really funny :p

adding onto that, i headcanon there’s probably a real-world equivalent of them that would probably follow monster salem around a lot and try to kill the protag, kinda like the plush smiling critters from poppy playtime ch. 3 :0

OKAY. OC TIME

accident: just a regular ice cream sandwich. like the plain chocolate ones with the vanilla ice cream :3

cookie: she’s getting like five pink panther ice creams and a strawberry shortcake popsicle bar, the only thing stopping her from getting more is her wallet XD

simba: a sonic the hedgehog ice cream. cause… he’s cool :p it’s hard to eat with his giant snorfer though >_>

[imagine-a-life-like-this]

me: publicly calls out my cyberstalker

my CS: apologises and promises to leave me alone

also my CS: sends me a friend request on discord a few days later

like.. i cannot fucking win. i dont need this on top of my depression today 😭.

sorry this is rlly rambley and venty, im just struggling a lil bit and i have no one to turn to lol

-🐖🌻

I'll fight em. Fists rated E for everyone 😤

I'll fight your depression too 😤 no one hurts my bestie in any way shape or form 😤😤😤😤😤

But no actually, if there's anything I can do to help you, let me know I will always be here for you 💕💕💕💕💕

[starry-knight-coffins]

Leona Crossing is THE top tier leoide fic because it fully embraces Idia's eccentricities (he needs to sell the Leona Stan shirt and pouch as merch) and Leona loving them. It's the "this is your man?" tiktok sound as a fic. Less angst more acknowledging Idia and Leona are both weird and thus are soulmates.

HELP HI so sorry I'm answering this a little late!! I read this, got giddy, then exploded out of existence for a hot minute. Wow! I'm here tho now!!!

Thank you so much for this sweet ask, space unicorn! I'm just like, absolutely delighted to hear that you consider Leona Crossing to be THE top tier leoide fic!! Like, wow, my work?? Really??? Got me doing laps fr. It's so nice to hear that, especially considering that there are so many amazing leoide works out there, I'm like, beaming! It definitely brightened my day to read that and it sure has again reading this like, two days later lol

I just love writing Idia and Leona all silly. Like, Idia is a little eccentric fella (Idia totally does need to sell those Leona stan shirts and pouches, I want some so bad in my hands please), and Leona being able to love all of that and more? Peak content. This sure is his man!! That's his eccentric lover fr!!! They're both different in their own ways, but they certainly do love one another through everything, every moment, flaws, quirks, and the likes are another part of the man they love. They embrace and love every bit of one another and honestly like, go them! Gay!

I'm like a lover of fluff if you can't tell already (you probably can if you look at everything I've written). Back when there was like... 33 leoide works on ao3, a majority of it was like. Angst. Very sad. I'm delusional and love leoide tho so now I'm making them have all the fluff and love ever in Leona Crossing, hehe! It's very delightful to give them all the fluff in the world as well as play around with how Leona and Idia are both weird little guys that truly love one another so so much. They're in love, your honor! I just 100% believe they are weird, loving lil soulmates in every universe, they just compliment each other so perfectly that it's insane!

Thank you once again for this lovely ask, I got a bit rambley lol. Please do feel free to send any more (I love talking... and compliments)!! Here's a mango for your journey out 🥭 :3c I hope you enjoy the rest of what Leona Crossing has to offer as well, I have many delightful things planned!

[pictopye]

Figure Fridays #1 (Retroactive)

TLDR: Started #Figure Fridays last week on FB; Had folks pull numbers for a blind draw - 11x miniatures & 2x 1:10 scale. Showcased my current tools/storage setup. LONG STORY (Rambley) Version: Last week I initiated my #Figure Fridays start on FB - My .exe functioning was overwhelmed by my options, and my brain was using that as a way of 'getting out' of posting/sharing or flat out even starting. So I lowered that barrier by having folks I know pull numbers for me! (If my brain weren't being a lil' shit I'd have just rolled some dice. :P ) I have a good amount of 'grey to slay' - it isn't some folks Warhammer levels of 'pile of shame' I'm dealing with. My figures still handily fit in my craft box with room to spare; but I'd still like to finish them before I find other things that catch my magpie eye! My generalized goals here are: - Improve my painting skills - Enjoy the time I spend doing so - Complete painting what I have, & display or give away - Share what I'm doing with others - Improve how I share (progress shots, staging shots, video, etc...) - Offer to paint up things for other folks - Take Commissions Pie-in-the-sky goal - Enter some contests/competitions I plan on dedicating my free-time on Fridays for this '#Figure Friday' so that I have a schedule I can stick to. (This is in tandem with other projects I have in the works.) Onto the first set of photos - my craft box setup:

In case anyone is curious as to how I currently am storing my miniature supplies - here it be. This was listed as a 'cosmetics organizer' or a 'makeup train case' but it's honestly great for art supplies of all types. I have a larger rolling model that currently stores all sorts of pens, pencils, markers, washi tape, paints, inks, etc... Like seriously outside of paper it stores all of my traditional art supplies in a small footprint. For my miniature supplies case I went with holo, because I have magpie like tendencies.... who doesn't like shiny! This is a 6-tray style which I find works pretty well for most of my gear & unpainted models. The Left side stores all my tools: First Tray: Josonja acrylic paints in top tray. Second Tray: snips, Olfa blade, spare blades, desk brush, and sponges Third Tray: Double-sided foam tape, Green Stuff, Sanding sticks, metal files, and micro cotton-swabs.

Bottom of Box: Tamiya putty, Milliput putty, sculpting tools, air brush flow medium, paint extender, PH Neutral PVA glue, some large bases, wet pallet paper, extra thin Tamiya cement, super glue, black and white primers from Vallejo, figure holder, silver/gold/copper inks, sticky putty.

The Right side stores models, bits, & bobs: First Tray: Organizer dividers, strap for wet pallet, group 1 models, and assortment of pieces. Second Tray: group 2 & 3 models & some spare foam Third Tray: lots of bases, and group 4 models.

The only things currently not in there are things that are too big or in use: - 2x 1:10 scale models - 1x pot of muddy ground mix - Cordless Airbrush & it's cleaning solution - Wet Pallet - because it's currently in use (lives in the bottom of the box otherwise)

[yesokayiknow]

jazz zomg HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! today is a special day for me too because my lil sister (I call her baby speedy) was born five years ago on this day so she says happy bday to you toooooo and also you rock and you deserve a fabulous day today.

thank you!!!! and oh!!!!! that's so cool!!!! i hope your lil sis has a good 4th birthday!!!! if she's anything like you then she must be awesome :D

[comrades-for-cryptids]

I like to think that the way his mandibles move at the end is a combination smile/deep breath, as he decides that /yes/, there's a chance Shepard survived. The way his chin tilts up, and his mouth opens ever so slightly, feels very determined. Like that's the moment he decides not to give up hope, if that makes sense.

I can only imagine what is going through his head in that moment. Everyone is gathered around, undoubtedly feeling a lot of different emotions, and now he has to do this symbolic thing. Putting the plaque on the memorial probably feels akin to zipping up a body bag, or closing the lid on a casket. But Garrus remembers what happened at the start of ME2, remembers having to mourn his best friend (who he was presumably already starting to fall in love with), only for the emotional whiplash of seeing her again on Omega.

So he pauses. Because Shepard is the biggest badass who ever lived, and if there's no Shepard without Vakarian, how can there be a Vakarian without a Shepard? He takes a deep breath, and smiles, because there is still hope.

I imagine it's also a very powerful moment for the rest of the crew. No matter how you play ME3, Garrus is pretty much the de facto 2nd in command (it's been too long for me to remember if it's in any way official). So for the others, who likely have been having mixed feelings about Shepard's fate, seeing Garrus refuse to place the plaque probably brings a rush of well needed confidence.

Kinda tempted to write a fic now, oops. Anyway, I hope this made sense.

garrus without his visor during the memorial wall scene. you’re welcome.

[elementsx]

I'm off to an audition soooo I probably won't be on till late tomorrow (if I'm on tomorrow at all) and I'm working for like 14 hours Thursday so you'll next see me like Thursday night probably!

[eggedbellies]

Hey, uh! This is my very first time doing an anon ask for an imagine of this sort! Or an anon ask in general so this might be a bit awkward or rambley but here goes,,

Thoughts on a couple, or being in a couple where one wants to be nonhuman (and by that I mean a monster) REAL badly, like to the point of a lil heartache, and the other is a questionable biology/genetics expert?

Basically, the expert partner is like “ok sweetie I’ll help u achieve ur ideal form ilu :)” and makes. A fucking,, you know one of those test tube things? Those big test tube things people float in in sci fi stuff and kinda just… people jars! Just look it up on tv tropes. People jars. Yeah.

And both are really nervous about this because WHO WOULDN’T BE (I mean it’s a whole new thing and the pre-monsterfication S/O could end up dead or whatever since this hasn’t been tried out before) not to mention that the ‘wants-to-be-monster’ or WTBM one will have to stay in there in an induced coma for SIX MONTHS while the changes go on because let’s face it drastic monster transformation in a tube doesn’t happen overnight.

So basically the day comes where WTBM partner has to go in the tube and take the gamble of possible monsterfication while asleep in there for six months (probably dreaming abt ark survival evolved because I mean a lot of MY dreams are like that so just basing this off of personal experience here)

And expert partner is like “ilu babe we’re both nervous about this but remember this is so you can be you :))”, and WTBM partner is like “Hhh babe I am nervous maybe hug me a little hh :(( I want it but it is a little scary ngl” and then they hug because they are both very supportive and caring partners who love eachother very very much.

Anyways WTBM goes in the tube, the tube fills with the classic human jar green liquid, they go into hibernation and expert partner leaves, closing the door behind them because this is a very stressful situation and they won’t see WTBM for months and who KNOWS how it’s gonna turn out (a little angst!)

Anyways the six months pass and WTBM wakes up in the tube. They are in fact monster. Very cool looking. Probably has alien, bug-like or fish-like qualities (but with a mostly human face maybe? just with a protrusible jaw and the hundreds of teeth and multiple tongues or whatever you get the deal.). Oh there’s definitely a tail too. There’s always gotta be a tail that part is CRUCIAL the tail is too cool to leave out.

Expert partner sees that the vital signs on their phone app are ringing off, so like, really scared they go down to the tube room and open the door to find…

An empty broken tube.

They run over to see what’s going on, and then a familiar voice behind them (but maybe now a bit growlier with a bit of a purr to it) greets them and they turn around and it is the ONE AND ONLY WTSB partner (who will now be called monster partner)

Expert and Monster are both very happy about the results, HOWEVER. A few WEIRD THINGS did happen. Specifically, Monster partner got a few uh. Personality traits cooked into them in there.

For one, they’re way more affectionate than they used to be, though this could just be them being happier in general now. This also comes with the added thing of wanting to care for Expert more, such as cooking meals for them or being protective of them against suspected threats (like the dreaded Weird Bird Outside)

Another thing, they’ve suddenly gotten into the habit of calling Expert partner their ‘queen’ or ‘mate’ or whatever, which Expert is weirded out by but ultimately is okay with.

Oh and uh. The final personality change.

Monster partner now has the urge to absolutely FILL Expert partner with their brood (eggs), which Expert partner is the most weirded out by, but after they talk it out for a bit and come to a mutual agreement… yeah. Expert’s cool with being filled by eggs. (Monster is EXTREMELY EXCITED by their agreement)

Then ofc they have the consensual sex (or seggs I should say), and at the end, post-climax, Monster finds that they’re stuck in their partner by a knot and begin depositing eggs via their ovipositor. Expert gets eggnant. Monster is very excited by this. Lots of compliments. Maybe lots of speeches about protecting Expert or how nice they look with eggs in them (Expert is very. Weirded out by this but still enjoys and accepts the compliments.)

And so all this continues, Expert gets even more filled with eggs over time, but through it all they’re still very affectionate with their Monster partner and they’re in a very happy, albeit weird relationship because Monster partner is kind of like having a sapient, uncanny cat that’ll stare at you and do the. Weirdest things. Maybe crawls on the ceiling a little. But otherwise it is a very good time!

TLDR; What are your thoughts on someone turning their partner into a monster like they’ve always wanted, but now the partner wants to lay eggs in them and is Very Weird but nonetheless it’s a good time?

(I really kinda wanted to do this ask because I’ve barely seen any content in Ovi/Monsterfucking where there’s a good amount of sweet, saccharine fluff and many weird but nonetheless very kind compliments from one’s now bug-fish-alien-thing partner. It’s always ‘GRAHH I AM INHUMAN AND I AM GOING TO AGGRESSIVELY MATE WITH YOU GRAHH’ and other stuff like that in this community, and I wanted to know your thoughts on something that… isn’t that!)

ohohohoho so I was just getting more and more excited as this ask went on because a. this would make an excellent fuckin story like goddamn this is so good and b. y e s to all of this especially under the things i would like to happen to me because honest to GOD anon you are *chefs kis* genius and I would adore readin a story like this

bc I am so fuckin down w consent, consent is so sexy especially when it comes to thingsl ike being egged and being monsterified and you'll notice in a lot of my stories it's usually actually consent, at the very least implied but often outright agreed or spoke and just hmmmmMMMMM yes put me in a jar and turn me into a monster I will Take THe RiSk okay

[whiteeyes-is-a-mad-scientist]

Recent dragon art + short story

yeah heres some recent dragon stuff and a lil story piece at the end. Please have mercy on my writing cause I was doing late at night without my glasses haha. I'm really not excited for the week I'm tired and I'm starting to fall into a depression again BUT! I am taking steps to make sure it doesn't get out of hand like past years so don't worry^^ anyways onto the art!

Babble is a rainwing scientist.

She is absolutely in love with knowledge and will go on and on about all that she knows to anyone who would listen.

Shes not too popular among other rainwings given her rambley chatterbox ways as they find her too be bit annoying at times but Babble trys not to let it get her down.

She is quite popular among dragonets as they are very curious and love to see what invention she is working on next

This is Discord. Hes an old old nightwing who has a monocle with the ability to switch between dimensions.

Discord is a grumpy stern dragon cause hes seen shit. He has a very dark outlook on life. He pushes others away due to the nagging fear of the balance of this dimension giving out.

Hes seen as a crazed old man by many. No one truly believes in his powers.

Discord is able to tell what dimension he is in by the number of moons on his wings.

2 moons is the most normal dimension he knows so he prefers staying here.

He used to travel through dimensions willy nilly because he found it fun and exciting. Till be saw stuff he shouldn't have and now he lives in a state of fear and dread.

“What would you do if I died?”

The old nightwing turned his gaze from the moons to the partner next to him.

The two sat on a cliff, in front of the entrance to a cave. The sky glittered with stars and danced with green auroras that seemed to caress the moons in the sky. A light, bitter breeze blew by pushing the patches of grass with a gentle hand.

“That's an odd question my dear.”

The others eyes gazed back; her scales glittered in the moonlight while she lay under the others wing.

“Im serious Discord,” she tilted her gaze to the moons “what would you do?”

Discord face fell from its amused look; he looked back towards the moons as well.

“I suppose I would look for you…. among the stars where you may dance, hiding behind the planets, possibly swimming within a nebula’s colorful hands. Every Night. Id fly to the tops of the mountains, past the clouds, so far up my wings ache and my lungs scream. I'd fly til the atmosphere stops me and whispers softly that I can't keep going. I’d take one final look and smile in hopes you might be looking back.”

Discord could feel the rare prickle of beginning tears.

“Though I rather not think about the day you leave me. Truly that is the day I will surely die myself.”

Discord turned to look at his companion.

She stared back with a silent gaze. Giving a sigh, she nuzzled closer to discord’s side. His wing draped softly over her back.

“I promise,” she started “I promise I won’t leave. Ever.”

Discord chuckled “Sweetheart you know you can’t promise that. Everyone leaves at some point; it's a part of life.”

She looked defiantly at him;

“Yes I will! I will stay out of the nebula's grasp, I will stand in front of the planets, I shall not dance with the stars as my talons will be busy griping to the atmosphere. I shall fight with the atmosphere to let me stay. He shall never be in such a quarrel like the one I will make!”

Discord laughed and leaned his head toward hers “I don’t doubt it.”

She leaned in a well and pressed her forehead against his. Shutting her eyes, she felt the warmth of his scales and the soft membrane of his wing against her side.

“Majesty?” Discord spoke softly “are you ok?”

Majesty’s breath hitched a tad but she continued without pause, “Yes of course.” She pressed closer, “Just...tired is all.”

“Then rest.” Discord slid his head down and wrapped his neck around hers, resting his head on her shoulder.

“You're right..” Majesty spoke softly and laid her head against his shoulder as well.

“I promise I wont leave.” Discord chuckled jokingly.

“Neither shall I.” Majesty smiled gently back as she shut her eyes.

^^Meaning behind the story:

I couldn't resist the thought "if majesty died would discord just hop into another dimension that still has her in it?" Truefully the answer is yes. Discord is a dragon that acts before he thinks. He would immediately send himself into a pickle of hopping dimension to dimension. Majesty doesnt know about his dimension hopping power so when discord answers that he would search for her hes being literal while majesty hears it as figurative

[fakeloveaskblog]

Hi, me again. I did a double take when I read the most recent ask and saw Thomas as a dog. I scrolled back a bit and it turns out I had missed the ask where Thomas was introduced so that made a lot more sense. Not related to the blog but I thought you could have a chuckle at the mental image of me frowning in confusion as I try to figure out where Thomas had came from and how I’d somehow forgotten all about him.

Also in the same ask that Thomas was introduced I felt my heart do a happy little squish when Patty refrained from hugging Ghost because she wasn’t sure if he would like hugs. I have sensory issues and having people hug or touch me can send me spiralling unless I’m the one initiating physical contact so even though it wasn’t me that Patty refrained from hugging it made me happy seeing her be respectful of possible boundaries. Not sure if my explanation made sense but it made me happy so I wanted to share.

Also I may or may not have typed up all the Watchers pronouns and descriptions because I am terrible at keeping track of who’s who and I don’t feel like scrolling through all the asks in order to find what someones pronouns are if I need to reference them, because I have a terrible memory and am unable to retain information for more that five seconds unless it’s a random fact that will probably never be useful to me. This is why I have fun facts in some of my asks so that they have some use even if that use is just to entertain random people on the internet and fictional characters that I am far to emotionally invested in.

This was very rambley and random so sorry about that. Remember to take care of yourself, drink water and have a lovely day.

sdkjhdfkj fair. fair. Fun fact that now with Thomas included it's the 3rd time i've made a side into a dog in one of my AUs. the other times is Virgil being Patton's slightly anxious service dog/ babysitter dog for Logan in an au of mine where Remus becomes a parent. And Rowan being a small but very energetic emotional support dog for Remus and the rest of the (DID) system he's part of in a soulmate au of mine. Weird trend.

also yeah :D im glad Patty respecting boundaries made u happy. writing up a list of the pronouns was real smart btw. i got them saved in lil screenshots. i also got a literal name list for people i know in real life bc my memory sucks that much so i def get u dude. your fun facts are very appreciate btw

i will now link y'all to a video of a bernese mountain dog getting washed so everyone is on the same idea of how fucking huge Thomas is (and bc it’s cute ofc):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QQlIZguhXE