#long ass ramble

[hizznbyte]

Thinking of my Kittisaurus x The Karate Kid/Cobra Kai AU thing where it’s simply just:

LuLu is Daniel LaRusso [Think of the plot of Kittisaurus Villains and tell me I’m wrong] Also both LuLu and Ralph Macchio are tiny little guys who look like babies but are really much older. Bleugh.

MoMo is Mr.Miyagi [He has that Miyagi energy, plus just think about him mentoring LuLu in KV]

I’m.. kinda conflicted as to the rest of the cast because we already know there’s only 10 cats and MANY, MANY characters in the TKK franchise, so… placeholder cats :’)

I’m very indecisive with which cat correlates with which character. I wanna ignore shipping because as much as I love Lawrusso and Krilver, it could get messy involving.. y’know, cats?

Still, I know that I really want TT to be Silver [Maybe I’m biased because I kin both of them in my weird little messed up way.. but come on TTerry Silver would be so cool] Otherwise I need A LOT of help putting the pieces together for this AU. I also don’t want it to just be TKK/CK with cats, maybe there will be some plot changes to fit with Kittisaurus? Idk.

I came up with this AU idea because I stuck in between two very bad hyperfixations and needed to satiate them by doing what I do best, making a weird crossover amalgamation of the two. Is it dumb? Yes. I don’t care though, I’m having fun :)

Anywho, if you wanna help me develop this AU for whatever sick and twisted reason, send me an ask or something it’d be neat idk.

Thanks for reading my ramblings OKAY back to being dead, I’m gonna go pull a Kreese and disappear neow, bye!

[victorgrwrites]

6 and 7 for the Durgetash asks if you'd like?

6. Describe their dynamic in one sentence. Without using toxic. ((Oh no, I can tell I'm going to ramble on this simple ass question.))

I could cheat and say 'Red and Blue', but that's a cop out. I've genuinely thought A LOT about this, partly as a result of the fact that I went in conceptualizing Jack and Gortash as true equals.

Their dynamic is what I call 'Aether and the Architect'.

Aether is an old, alchemy style element used to explain the travel of light through space (to put it very simply). Its existence was based solely on effects ancient scientists observed; the best they had in regards to its source and nature was basically 'divine breath'.

Gortash can't deny the effect Jack has around him. Jack's an extremely lucky man, at the barest level. Jack also has an issue finding a way out of the situation he's always hated (I can get more into that later if anyone asks). If the Architect can show a way, a path to becoming greater than their obstacles, Jack is able to achieve it.

But it's not like Gortash can repair him, or easily attract more. If he closes his fist, or creates a container, or leashes him, what if he breaks him? Worse, kills him? Can you repair something rare and unreplaceable?

Is it necessary to contain what will happily move through the door you build? "I began this path with the intent to feed a beast and pocket an attack dog, a force of chaos to put the most calculated of minds off track. A Bhaalspawn is just that, and Jack is a Bhaalspawn. But it is the sub-category to the category. A slave cylinder to an entire hydraulic system, or a single cog in an entire engine."

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7. Somehow we all hc that Durge and Gortash attended some kind of Patriar function together. What was the thing they showed up to really and how did it go? How many deaths did he have to promise Durge for them to agree?

Jack is actually quite happy to go to a patriar event, mostly because he sees it as a performance.

Admittedly for a proper, Upper City patriar event, he's quite content to be the mysterious and finely dressed companion to Gortash; most assume he's a body guard of some sort.

With that said, Gortash usually gives Jack a thorough run down of his intent with the event. That way when he does spray a little blood somewhere it's hopefully going to be in a way that's beneficial. Every so often, that is not what happens.

NOW on the flip side, if the event is more related to the Undercellar and certain religious groups in the city, Jack actually is known for what he is. He honestly has almost equal pull to Gortash, and usually a wider network.

Gortash may have had to go looking for the High Primate of the Temple of Bhaal, but Gortash found him once HE started to butt up against the circles Jack was established in.

[laughingn1mbus]

Sorry to say this but I watched the chronological order of this bitch’s music videos.

They did her. So so dirty, her entire thing is that she hates boys, so why would she have a crush on little square face?? Like. I’d like it better if she made him feel inferior BC THATS THE POINT OF HER CHARACTER. HE SHOULD NOT BE THE EXCEPTION, SHE LITERALLY HATES HER OWN FATHER?? HER HATE FOR MEN HOLDS NO BOUNDS

AND IT GETS. CONFUSING. SO CONFUSING!!!!

WHY IS SHE PART GLITCH??? WHY IS HER DAD AN ENTITY? HELLO? They also made herobrine a misogynist question mark?? Pretty sure there’s a song where he claims pyscho girl is weak bc she’s a woman.

He also gives op to some men to try and take her down??

Again, the way this series unraveled the way it did is insane, I don’t understand anything past the first three songs

They did not do pyscho girl justice whatsoever, UGH!!!!!!

[kevingotabigasschin]

Heard a lot of people say that Misery’s better now as a bad guy/heel and that she was kinda boring before, her little goody two shoes asskisser act with Nathan was getting stale fast. 

I mean her heel turn makes sense, she’s literally the one that takes the bullets for the band, the one the band depends on, the one they drop their physical and emotional baggage on, but she doesn’t want to talk her problems to them because she doesn’t want to put that burden on them. 

She’s a very strong willed woman that tries her best to hide her emotions, but sometimes when she’s pushed too hard she will snap. 

When Nathan started ignoring and downplaying her importance to the band once his drama with Pickles about Abigail started, Misery wasn’t liking the tension it was causing, she tried to talk sense to Nathan but him being the stubborn asshole he is didn’t give a shit. 

She wasn’t even mad at the fact that Nathan wanted Abigail (which a lot people were expecting me to make the reason, no stupid love square bullshit here unless its with her lusting for Abi) she was mad at the fact that because of Abigail being around, he’s deciding to push Misery aside and take her for granted. 

Legit this song sums up her entire arc realizing that Nathan isn’t taking her seriously anymore and the pressure of being the bodyguard for Dethklok is starting to weigh down heavy on her now that she’s starting to think that she’s just another disposable tool to the boys. 

A lot of people don’t realize this but Misery has abandonment issues, her own mother and father was very neglectful to her and when she lost her grandfather at 7 years old she would cling on to those who even showed her the smallest gesture of kindness because not many people were nice to her (even those who were secretly abusing her and manipulating her). 

So when Nathan began to underestimate her it started to remind her of how neglectful and abusive her parents were to her, worried about repeating this cycle she began to slowly lose her mind due to not talking about her feelings to anyone, Abi was the only one who’d listen to her cries.

The reprise for Waiting in the Wings explains perfectly what Misery went through when she was younger, the constant want or need for love from her own mother pushes her to do better to try to impress her even though it falls on deaf ears unless her mother needed something important done then she’d give a s**t about Misery. 

Misery now starts to see the parallels of how she was with her mother and now with Nathan, constantly trying to push herself just to seek love and approval by the very one that refuses to give it to her. 

This sends her mind into more of a downward spiral, she tries to hold on to the hope of it not being true but with Nathan more focused on his beef with Pickles and eventually the band’s breakup and complete lack of awareness for those his actions affect, her spiral worsens. 

Thus the big argument her and Nathan get into happens, after the breakup where Skwis and him are working on the jazz project but right before Cornickelson’s funeral and Doomstar Requiem. 

She still tries his best to support him knowing full well that he was in the wrong but feels she has no choice because she’s still seeking his appreciation, when she finally calls Nathan’s ass out on his shitty behavior during the entire drama between him and Pickles it felt good for her to get it out, but it was shortlived once Nathan whipped out the age old excuse towards Misery, “You’re just jealous.” 

This was the very thing that made Misery snap, that line she has heard constantly throughout the series is now ringing through her head and she’s had enough, so she lashes out at Nathan and quits. 

Nathan wasn’t expecting to push Misery to her breaking point but didn’t care enough to stop her, which was when she was confirmed to be dead by Magnus after an incriminating message was sent to Dethklok, Nathan trying not to seem upset about it decides to party and drink instead. 

Not only does he have Abigail and Toki gone but now Misery as well, him not dealing with it head on and instead pushing his emotions aside by drowning them in liquor and drugs was a much better substitute since that’s all he knows how to do. 

The argument between him and Misery pointed this behavior out perfectly, he’d rather take a shortcut to shut someone up than try to take the criticism and react to the confrontation. 

But Misery started appearing to Nathan in dreams, not just prophetic ones but demanding and sinister messages threatening the band and his life, Misery now transformed into a much more devious version of herself 

And when Misery was found out to be alive after revealing herself and her new crew to be apart of the Revengencers during the start of Requiem, Nathan of course ran away like a bitch because once again that’s all he knows how to do. 

Why Misery even went back to her father Baja was simple, he manipulated her at her most vulnerable point and brainwashed her, she gave in because she felt she had nothing left to lose. 

Misery and the MWO won’t relent from terrorizing the band though to the point where Nathan has to publicly address it, with a half-assed “we’re dealing with the issue”, to the fans. 

Nathan keeps trying to put together in his mind why Misery would ever want to hurt him after all they had been through together. 

Could it have been because she was evil this entire time and just waiting for the right time to strike? 

Could it be because someone has brainwashed her? 

Or was it because she had nothing better to do now that she’s no longer relevant?

But all conclusions always circle back to Nathan himself, how his treatment of her affected her, now he finally realizes what he did to her to make her this angry to want to attack him and make him fail and lose everything he had because he did the same to her, it was only fair. 

What was there to do for him now? He didn’t want to fight her, he’s afraid he’d hurt her, but she keeps trying to get him to. 

He wants to talk it out with her even though all she does is slander him when they’re face to face. 

He secretly wants to reconcile with her but he doesn’t want the others to know. 

Maybe he needs to do something he genuinely has never thought of doing before apologizing to her to her face.

But who knows, only him, her and me of course.

[dexter-by-designation]

Actually finally finished a playthrough of Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes. My fanfic needs adjustments. This is why I haven't even published the first prologue yet. Also, my primary beta reader who is also my wife had a lot of notes. Also, my hyperfixation says I need to be writing out my lore as I go so I can be consistent.

Gonna also need to fix the Alvar-Shez meeting image. Gonna need to do that for Sothis-Byleth as well. Fuck it, redraw coming this weekend. Also, long rant/ramble below, opt out now while you can!

Love some of the stuff they added for 3 Hopes, especially the stuff that corroborates my theories about Sothis' power, and how it would scale if given different activation circumstances. Don't like how some characters are nerfed a little in terms of relationships: eg. Sylvain.

This guy is hella problematic, and I feel like that's necessary. Whether or not he deserves redemption is something I flip-flop on, but he brings the toxic masculinity as represented by the nobility into 3H's social equation. He is a challenge to overcome on an argument level, and if you're not planning on just outright killing every noble who doesn't fit your understanding of ethics, you (as the leader of Fodlan's future) need to understand the circumstances which brought about his viewpoint, and how those same circumstances influence the whole of the noble hierarchy in such a terrible manner.

Because 3 Hopes reacted to fan criticism that he was irredeemable, he exists as a flat shadow of his previous rough personality.

My wife pointed out that the Byleth I'm writing for my fic (and the one I play, frankly) is treating the characters in game as collectibles, trying to gather every student under his wing, for his dragon-horde. She continued that the Sylvain of 3 houses would be the person most likely to confront a Byleth who exhibits this behavior, specifically because that's how he sees the circumstances of crest-marriage. I want to note that my wife is a verbal critic of Sylvain's whole deal, and so it proper made me reconsider why I have ick about the character.

How much of my disdain for Sylvain comes from a disdain for who I used to be, when I believed the world owed me something? And how much of my distaste comes from a difficulty confronting the system/environment that brought about my toxic perspective in the first place?

I was going to remove Sylvain in a tasteless manner when I first started writing the whole fic, but I really want other, better representations of men to challenge his problematic ideas about relationships, and help him recognize why his ideas need to change. Gotta play through his story in 3 Houses again before I start writing him, so I can consider a proper deconstruction. It's been a while since I played 3 houses. Time to get tactical again.

[nutzworth]

obviously the popularization (or should i say tiktokification) of the whole "is he acoustic?" thing is the worst thing in the world especially as neurotypical take it and twist it to hell and back. Unsure if theyre neurotypical actually. but neurotypical enough for their jokes about it to be WEIRD. and like im not diagnosed but you know i have my suspicions. and thats whatever and im always conscious about self diagnosis. ANYWAY.

a few days ago in my psychology class something evil and terrible happened and i keep thinking about it... we;re learning about memory and how it works and theres different kinds of encoding (like putting an experience into memory storage). and theres visual encoding (the look of stuff) and semantic encoding (the meaning of stuff) and ACOUSTIC encoding (the sound of stuff). and when my psych teacher said these 3 types some of the most annoying kids in my class (their asses do not do the homework. brother this is AP. stop cheating on your 4 question reading check quizzes. stop talking to each other when were doing stuff. holy christ.) these kids were like ACOUSTIC! LOL! IS IT ACOUSTIC! TEE HEE! and i was pissed off. commenting that sort of thing on a tiktok post is one thing (as i expect terrible jokes to be there) but you shouldnt bring that into real life. especially not for such a mundane word as acoustic. do you flip your shit if i mention acoustic guitars? whats wrong with you? its the same kind of forbidden that mentioning homestuck at school is. or like danganronpa. or yaoi or other just SO online concepts. you dont bring that sort of thing to our place of LEARNING! HAVE RESPECT!

anyway thats my story. i keep thinking about it. hate these damn kids. i hope they all fail out of the class during finals. theyre literally so evil "psych teacher what do you meeean we have to do homework and reading :-( i dont waaanna im so buuusy cant we do this tomorrow cant we have a work day today instead of doing the fun things youve planned :-(" and like YOURE the one that signed up for the AP CLASS!!!!!!!! boo hoo you cant skip the reading this is COLLEGE. COPE!

all these damn kids have leadership and sports and like 4 ap classes and theyre taking a college class like ok youre burnt out you did it to yourself. cope and seethe or quit some extracurriculars. pretty sure fewer extracurriculars you do good on are better than 1 million extracurriculars you all FAIL. i also recognize i am like the best at doing school nothing truly gets me other than school i love to learn + will crumble in the job force cus im too good at school to be doing anything else but like you know. the least you can do is stop complaining. i wish murder was legal sometimes

[riza-hawks-eye]

The Royai moments the anime adaptations left out bc they are COWARDS

(I believe in fma manga supremacy)

Riza's Grandpa asks Roy to marry her.

So this one needs outside material to explain, but Arakawa confirmed in the 2nd Guidebook (released only in Japanese and French) that Grumman is Riza's maternal grandfather. Not necessarily a big Royai moment but, still it's interesting how Riza's only known living family ships it, and that Roy doesn't exactly say "no" to his request.

I am forever fascinated as to why any of this exists in the first place, what did you mean by this Arakawa? why have Grumman make this suggestion in the first place? 👀👀👀👀👀👀 What were you suggesting? 👀👀👀👀👀👀👀

Anyway, I wish we had an in-text confirmation of Riza's relation to Grumman and I wish this moment had come back to the story at some point. Even if it was just Riza glaring at Grumman being like "Grandpa why are you trying to marry me off?????"

2. Roy's "Get your hands off my wife!" moment.

He really said, "is he bothering you queen?" I wish we had more protective Roy and frankly, I don't understand how this scene didn't make it to Brotherhood? Riza was getting manhandled by a tin can and clearly not into it. The fact that a tin can serial killer developed a crush on her is concerning to begin with. It just wouldn't be in character for Roy to be cool with this. Roy is also a jealous boyfriend, what can I say?

3. The "I'm glad you're alive" moment.

For some dumb reason, Brotherhood changed this so when Riza apologises for worrying him, he just snaps "save it for the end of the mission!" Like, why Brotherhood? why would Roy ever snap at Riza like that? especially when Riza is generally the one who is laser-focused on the mission. Roy has enough faith in her, he's not going to see this brief apology as her being distracted or less competent. The manga dialogue is also meant to show how Maes's death is still a fresh wound for Roy, so of course he's on edge at the prospect of losing Riza too.

4. He literally asks her out

I feel like both anime adaptations really wanted Roy to be more of a womaniser than he actually is. But this scene lowkey confirms Roy has limited game and he only really wants Riza. It feels like dude jumped at the opportunity to ask Riza out the moment she technically stopped being his subordinate.

5. Roy's codename for Riza actually coming back

Seriously, I love how Arakawa took the time to establish "Elizabeth" as Riza's codename only to use it later to have Madame Christmas suggest that Roy regularly spends time with "Elizabeth" to the point where it's weird that he isn't with her now. And then, when Roy bemoans how "another man took Elizabeth" (an obvious reference to Riza being taken hostage by Bradley) one of Christmas's girls gets excited at the idea she might have a chance with Roy. The suggestion is that Roy isn't normally available on account of his seeing Elizabeth.

It's a strong hint to the idea that Riza and Roy might have *something* going on and are bypassing the fraternization laws through codes. At the very least it suggests that Roy isn't interested in anyone but "Elizabeth". Also look how bummed out he is that his wife is gone. Why did the anime rob us of so much pathetic whipped Roy? WHY?

6. Just a lot more touching in general

There's actually a lot of touching between these two in the manga. It's mostly during the big fights like the Promised Day or the battle with Lust and it really cements them as a true battle couple.

In the case of the Promised day they are literally fighting in each other's arms. Riza is leaning on Roy as she's on the verge of passing out from her wounds, and Roy is clinging onto her now that she has become his eyes. The way they hold each other shows how they are each other's crutch and how one always empowers the other. It also symbolises how inseparable these two are as moments ago Roy was at the Gate and before that Riza was on the brink of death, they could have lost in each other for good but they're still standing strong together in spite of everything.

The post-Lust fight is just a nice moment were Roy clings onto Riza out of sheer relief that she's okay and he hasn't lost another loved one. Even though he's on the verge of passing out from pain and blood loss, he still finds the strength to reach out to her.

Then there's the scene in the tunnels where he lowers her gun for her. The noticeable difference in the manga is that he does this after he takes off his ignition gloves.

The anime forgets to do this. It seems like a minor difference but it's kind of a big point of characterisation. Because we know that Riza has been hurt by flame alchemy, from the process of having the tattoo done to her by a trusted parental figure at a young age, to the trauma of seeing how much damage it did at ishval, to her very literally being burned by the flames so that it won't do anymore damage. Roy is the one who burned her, he's the one who used her secret to do unspeakable damage and suffering, why would he hurt her again by letting her go anywhere near flame alchemy?

My final thoughts: Manga Roy is altogether more dorky and in love with Riza than his anime counterparts and I miss his adorkable self.

I also feel like Arakawa was so good at subtly hinting at how in love these two are and how they basically *do* function like a couple even if they might not be together in the conventional het married with babies way.

[secretarysong]

BEEP BEEP!!!! Mayday delivery!! 🧨🧨🔥🔥

not exactly sure what date but somewhere within This Week! marks my first 1 year of being an actual NSR fan (and my subsequent upwards spiral since then) so to celebrate i am throwing a BIG PARTY in FESTIVAL PLAZA and ALL OF YOU ARE INVITED!!!!🤑🤑🤑🤑 Just kidding. there is no party. BUT! below the Keep Reading i will share some of my earliest (and somewhat crude) drawings of mayday (and a bit of zuke). it feels like it's been ages since then...

transitional phase....... these range from like november 2023 to march 2024 i believe? in no particular order

fun fact about me; i used to be a Strictly total drama fanartist and i preferred to draw pretty on-model to the very heavily stylized characters in the show. it was kind of difficult going from... that (Hardly ever venturing out of my comfort zone) to the oh-so-scary and intimidating world of No Straight Roads. in order to make art i'd be happy with, i'd have to inevitably get used to THREE-DIMENSIONAL SPAACE and... *gulp...* Dy.. Dy... DYNAMIC ANGLES!!!!!!!

love is one hell of a motivator however. and i love this schtewpid game and i love its world and characters and most of all i love MAYDAY!!! and here i am Today! obviously i still have a long looonngg way to go and much to learn but i've still come pretty far. and i'm pretty proud of myself! 🐊🐊🐊

[aeperol-spritz]

ROY HARPER who is so nasty with it. He’s got you in the backseat of his pickup, windows fogging and the car rocking. Pulled over to a secluded side rode as he pants into your ear, your nails raking down his back. He’s grunting in your ear ‘shh come on baby, don’t want anyone to see’, mumbling like there was a chance you could be found. Your legs wrapped around his waist as you pant heavily into the crook of his neck. ‘that’s right baby, taking me so well’, he groans into your ear, one of his feet planted on the gravel, his other planted on the floor of his truck, the car rocks underneath his thrusting, ‘there we go. good, baby, so good’ he mumbles as he peppers kisses in your hair

[s-wave-entertainment]

NO BECAUSE I DON'T THINK WE TALK ABOUT THIS ENOUGH WE DON'T TALK ABOUT THIS ENOUGH CAN WE TALK ABOUT THIS? BECAUSE

Yeah okay that's a pretty terrifying thing to see, and I can pretty logically assume this is hallucination on N's part, but does that stop him from literally CATCHING HER IN THE NEXT THREE SECONDS???

NO THE FUCK IT DOES NOT LOOK AT HIS HAND LOOK AT HIS HAND UNDERNEATH HER HEAD LOOK AT IT

CAN WE ALSO TALK ABOUT THE CHANGE IN EXPRESSION THAT I CAN ONLY ASSUME IS DUE TO WHAT HE SAW?? Like also I assume yeah obviously he's worried about Uzi because who the fuck wouldn't be (Cyn) but like LOOK AT THIS BULLSHIT

HIS EYES DON'T HOLLOW OUT UNTIL SHE NEARLY HITS THE GROUND AFTER THAT WHOLE THING OCCURS AND YOU CAN SEE THE FUCKING SWITCH FROM "Oh my fucking god what the hell is happening" TO "BEEP BEEP BEEP RED ALERT SHIT'S GOING DOWN OH BISCUITS OH FUCK"

"Myrah what the fuck are you on about it's 8:30 in the damn morning?"

I AM UNWELL ABOUT THESE TWO GODDAMNIT

[iwoulddieforienzo]

Something I really appreciate about TOA that I don’t see get talked about much is that I never get the sense that Apollo finds Lester ugly.

For all that he complains about the body he’s stuck in, I never got the feeling that it came from a distaste for Lester himself. When he sees Lester’s traits reflected in others, like Meg being chunky, he is completely unaffected by it. Finds it charming, even. (In fact, the only times I can remember him having Opinions about how someone looks is when they’ve chosen something about their appearance that he either approves or disapproves of, like a tacky jacket/hair cut or when he finds someone attractive. The only time I can remember him calling anybody ugly was when he pointed out that Dionysus was choosing to look as ugly as possible to piss of Zeus, which is a statement of fact and doesn’t necessarily mean he thinks that Dionysus’ form is actually ugly. He makes no mention of finding it so before or after that line. It’s a statement of fact that Dionysus is choosing a form that either he or Zeus finds ugly to piss of their dad.)

The thing about Lester is that he is so devastatingly mortal. He has flab and acne and no upper body strength and his voice squeaks when he’s nervous and he sweats a lot and he has a silly name and messy, curly hair that’s impossible to tame. He is the Most Teenager To Ever. There is no godly blood running through his veins, no powers he can call upon. If Apollo were to run into him in the street, I don’t think he’d pay him much mind. He’d probably just think, “sweet kid”, and move on. If he got to know him, I think Apollo would adore him because that’s just who rrverse!Apollo is. He loves mortals despite himself, flaws and all. He’d argue against anything bad Lester had to say about his own appearance and mean every word.

The problem is that it’s Apollo in this body. Apollo, The Golden Child, the perfect son, a God. His distaste for this body is because Lester is so devastatingly mortal and imperfect. Apollo has to be perfect, he has to be shiny and pretty and strong because he has nothing else to offer otherwise.

And.. I dunno, there’s something about Apollo hating the things that draw him to others when it’s him. The flaws that he tears apart in himself he finds endlessly charming on others, or he thinks that they have better reasons for why they have them, or he thinks they have enough positive traits to counteract them. The positive things that he hides deep enough that even the reader can’t see right away, like his kindness and genuine desire to understand and connect with everyone around him, that he’s shocked to find directed at him in turn.

That Apollo accepting himself and reclaiming his personhood leads to him being comfortable with being Lester, imperfect and mortal as he is. That he takes that imperfection back with him to Olympus… I dunno man I’m Emotional. Also it’s just plain nice that Lester is never treated as ugly for looking like a normal ass teenager, even by the guy stuck in this body. That’s neat.

Or maybe I’m just rambling and this means nothing at all and I’m reading too far into Blorbo from my books.

[pallanophblargh]

So it’s been a while. And I feel obligated to explain my lengthy absence from… everywhere. My email is so full I’m low key terrified.

On New Year’s Eve, I found out the hard way I have asthma. I thought I was tackling a stubborn cold with a particularly nasty cough, but it culminated in a trip to the ER after I all but stopped breathing and felt hypoxic. My oxygen saturation had dropped into the 60s and I was put on oxygen. Went through the whole barrage of tests, chest x rays and blood draws. And the culprit? RSV and the asthma I had thought was imaginary. Despite my own body’s efforts to cancel my subscription to the bullshit year we are now living in, I was discharged after 6 hours just an hour before midnight. To put it simply, I felt like total shit but no longer in danger.

RSV knocked me and J absolutely flat for 2+ weeks. I still am dealing with fatigue and respiratory/cardio hiccups as I try to get back to how life was before. And before I could get to that point, life threw another wrench.

Raclette, my darling pup I had adopted back in October, who I was assured had been spayed (having come from the shelter where it is required) had gone into heat. Which leads me to believe that her first owners had (for whatever crazy reason) lied to the shelter about spaying her, and there were no records of her from before her time at the shelter. To say I was disappointed and alarmed is an understatement, and my suspicions were confirmed by our vet. Poor girl has been in a diaper for a week and a half and her spay is 3 weeks away. We are both miserable and I’ve had my hands full taking care of her. She’s restless at night so I’m not sleeping well, but I would never hold it against her.

So yeah! Art took a severe back seat, and I will need to reevaluate my relationship with art once the commission queue has been emptied. It’s gonna be an extremely rough year and I’m looking to find things that bring me more joy while taking better care of myself (and the dog). It’s a tall order but it needs doing!

Stay safe out there, y’all.

[mibkid]

Can i just say as both an artist and cosplayer i am so greatful and amazed over Jojo's amazing linked universe comic and just how much time and effort she puts into it.

i mean i am floored over 10 pages a month fully colored with detailed backgrounds and good story, believe me it's crazy amount of work. ...and speech bubbles. eurgh typography...(u can guess which part of comic making i enjoy the least)

Not only that but i am eternally greatfull for just how many angles we get to see the characters in the comic, the varied poses and expressions are not only amazing to look at and great way to show personalities, but also just such great reference points when either drawing the characters or trying to figure out how the hell a costume is built up.

AND jojo has drawn them in various stages of their clothes on during the comic, so you KNOW HOW THE LAYERING WORKS.

How is Time's armor built up? Boom right there in multiple angles and sometimes off.

Ah how does Hyrule's layering work? BOOM right there with an interesting maybe leather based under-armor??

How large is Twilight's chainmail and how is it built up? BAM right there.

Jojo literally drew a whole page of how Sky's clothes are built up, layer by layer.

It's truly a blessing!

AND IT IS CRAZY that jojo added so much beautiful embroidery to the characters' clothes.

(my brain is like "oh but me like to know every detail of the embroidery of every character", and i end up looking at the pictures and say "sush brain don't be a spoilsport they're already detailed just use your imagination of what jojo has drawn and what could fit the specifics", because that is fun too! like Sky's embroidery on his over-undershirt could very much be berries of some sort on twig together with some sort of classic skyloftian forms, like lingon berries though it isn't,( i know that lingon berries don't exist in hyrule...) but it would be a fun idea!)

As you can see by my... detailed oriented nature i am very interested in their designs. But again the whole comic is a true wonder, i mean, so many angles not just the characters but the surroundings. So many different zoom-outs and zoom-ins utilized, the comic knows when to change from one character to another to more than one. So it's great on a technical standpoint too. And it's SO cool to see how Jojo's art has changed through time. (that is not a pun)

Anyway, i felt like i had a lot to say, and this was me saying it. I guess it's a Appreciation post for jojo, for showing other artists and creatives so much different and amazing artwork. (and giving us amazing references)

But also it's that i want other people to see(though i think they do already) how much time and effort and love has been put into it, not that it matters much coming from me as a random person who happens to enjoy her work.

But i think it's fun to show appreciation for artists and writers anyway.

[appystruda]

Ive been dying to start streaming my art for well over a year now, maybe even verging on two years, but gosh I know nothing LMAO

[housederiva]

To me this implies that they’re gonna throw the CC out into the world for us to play with before the game comes out and if that’s more than me and my wishful thinking I will be going insane

[kaleidoscopiccc]

I think it would be really funny if mischa knows way more languages than he lets on just because he finds the choirs reaction when he starts speaking a completely random language he never told anyone about funny

“SINCE WHEN DO YOU KNOW BULGARIAN??”

“since 12 years old”