#long oc thing

[vancilocs]

20-27 for the rulers fenrir, konoe and angharad

answer me my rulers three

20) If they fight, what's their weapon of choice?

Fenrir has a sword and daggers but honestly he might as well grab you by the hair and slam your head against the nearest hard surface

He doesn't fight, he would break his wrist trying to throw a punch. He throws his spies and soldiers and husband at you instead

She will blast you with magic but has a shortsword for when that's more applicable

22) Fight or Flight? Are they a lover or a fighter?

First instinct is fight but he's more of a lover deep down

Flight, also a lover

Fight instinct, more of a lover, more than Fenrir is

23) Is your OC reliable? Can I call them up at two in the morning if I have a flat tire?

Yeah, he will get up and come change that tire himself, don't mention it

You can call him, he will in turn call someone who can help and when you've received that help he will go back to sleep

She will come and help the best she can, will bring her bestie Zhenya along too

24) Can they play any instruments? If so, what do they play?

Not really, just tapping a beat with his fingers on the table

Can play the shamisen and koto both

Not musically talented

25) Are they the kind of person who can't resist a good song? Can I catch your OC singing to themselves while they do the dishes?

Knows a bunch of drinking songs, but without friends to belt them out with he just hums tunes to himself while doing chores

Listens more than sings, but he knows some traditional songs he will sing when playing music. Has a nice voice

Hums to herself when doing chores, enjoys live music but doesn't sing otherwise

26) What flower do you associate your OC with?

Blackthorn (dark, spiky, Wikipedia symbolism list says fate, protection, hope against adversity, good fortune n difficulty)

Kinmokusei (orange n sweet-smelling, meanings include nobility, truth n first love)

Arborvitae (it's geen n humble, also everlasting friendship, "live for me", "thine till death") and maybe one or two bay leaves (glory, reward of merit, "I change but in death")

27) What's their spirit tamagotchi? Or an animal you associate them with?

He's not smart enough for a corvid so a wolf (scary, family-oriented)

Fox, jay (clever, mischievous, good memory, gossip)

Snake (solitary, looks dangerous but only attacks when stressed, aesthetic)

[cardo-de-comer]

5/? - "thy fervor is wasteful"

[vaguely-concerned]

rook falling asleep on the red couch in the lighthouse dining room while lucanis is making dinner....... they were helping out by keeping him company and peeling and chopping potatoes for a while there but then the potatoes are done and the room is so safe and warm and smells like coffee and good food and lucanis is trying to explain something to spite and his voice is low and soft and good to listen to and rook's eyes only slip closed for a moment. they'll get up to save the world again or whatever in a second just. one moment. while the world is warm and kind. and then they're being shaken gently awake an hour later because it's time to eat and everyone's starting to drift hopefully dinner-wards

[artist-rat]

quick existential crisis vibe check 👍

[bamsara]

Hi Sara! Just wondering, has the lamb always seen Finor as a mother figure, or did they only start seeing her that way as she got older?

The Lamb has always seen Finor (and Ratau) as parental figures. Although they didn't make it apparent for a very, very long time.

Imagine a freshly sacrificed/resurrected Lamb, who's constantly dying in horrific ways because they're not yet accustomed to being a warrior yet, with no one else to turn to but the mentor that's helping them learn how to be a leader, and the follower who they found in that same sacrificial position, who's lost everything as they have, and understands it.

It is also more on Finor's actions that influenced their attatchment. Finor at the start does not join becaue she believed in TOWW, but she joined because she looked at her savior aka this blood soaked tear stained shaking shiver Lamb and went 'oh that baby needs someone'

^ Which is also how Lambert gets some of their more helpful and self-sacrificing tendencies, I think. A lot I could unpack here but alas

[lolobizarreadventuresshatpost]

Just Girly Things, more OVA girls edition

[nikoco11]

spider nico (spider bot…. sometime i call him circuit too) ((he’s like what if spiderman sucked ass))

[sabertoothwalrus]

so I’ve been gaining a lot of insight into the animation industry recently, especially in regards to pitching & the creation of new shows. There’s a few ways to go about it.

First, there’s pitching to a studio. When you pitch, it has to be SHORT and CONCISE. You may write a lovingly detailed pitch bible that perfectly breaks down episodes and characterizations, and it might barely even get read. First impressions, first impressions, first impressions!

Most peoples’ first projects don’t get picked up. I’ve heard a few stories from directors that said they tried pitching a story they’d had for years, which got rejected, to then spend a week or even several hours in their car coming up with a new idea, only for that to get greenlit.

But that’s not the end of it. Just because a show gets greenlit, doesn’t mean it will ever get finished. There’s lots of things that can happen. Sometimes, unexpected major world events (like… a global pandemic) can cause projects to get chopped. Sometimes, a CEO change or studio merge means a single person can decide a project “no longer fits with the company’s brand.” Sometimes, the one producer that was rooting for your project gets laid off, and no one else cares enough, so it gets shelved. Sometimes, a streaming service decides to create an animation department, and then they decide they don’t want it anymore. Sometimes, the studio will be simultaneously be developing another project that was too similar to yours and they just didn’t think to tell you until they decide yours is the one with less potential.

On top of that, almost everyone in the industry is saying that “studios just don’t pick up original content anymore.” Studios want something they can franchise, something that will bring in money. New content is risky. Established fanbases are safer.

However! Studios can still be a very good thing. They can be unionized. They can provide better benefits and resources. They can have connections and infrastructure and a larger volume of workers. At a studio, you can divide the labor and produce more in less time. Longer episodes, longer seasons, more consistency in quality.

But this comes with all of the disadvantages of having more in the kitchen.

The alternative is indie animation.

With indie animation, you have total freedom. Full artistic control. It doesn’t even matter if your idea sucks ass, because there’s no one to tell you you can’t make it. You could make it anyway, and you can make it whatever you wanted.

The thing is, making animation is hard. In my production class last semester, the average maximum animation one person could make in that timeframe was 30-60 seconds, and that’s not even counting background design, sound design, or cleanup/color. To make a 5 minute animated short, you should probably have at least 5 people.

And it is CRUCIAL you have a production manager. Ideally someone who’s not already doing art for the project. Most projects without a production manager will fall apart pretty quickly. Once the adrenaline and impulse-fueled motivation wears off, you need someone to hold you accountable and enforce deadlines and proper time management.

Speaking of time, that’s also hard to get. The more people you have, the more likely schedules won’t line up. Most people will have school, or other jobs.

And it costs MONEY!!!!!! You either have everyone work for free and volunteer their time & energy, or you establish a business as a proper indie studio, with people who may or may not have experience on how to handle paying someone else’s salary. And the money has to come from somewhere, so you have to rely on crowdfunding like patreon or kickstarter. (This, by the way, is why I could never fault an indie animation for releasing merch with their pilot.)

And like, maybe you wanna do a series, and all your friends agree to volunteer their labor and time to make the first episode, but it was unanimously not sustainable. Deciding not to produce a second episode until you can raise enough money is not being suddenly greedy, it’s attempting to compensate people rather than expecting them to be continuously taken advantage of.

You have to consider your output as well. There are some outliers like Worthikids, who afaik does all his animation himself, and afaik can work on it full-time thanks to his patreon subscribers. And he still has only produced a total of 30 minutes of animation (for Big Top Burger specifically) in the past 4 years. This is an IMPRESSIVE feat and this is with using a lot of 3D as part of his pipeline!!

Indie animation also has the complication of being more accessible for fandoms. When you’re posting your Official Canon Content on youtube, it doesn’t look a lot different than the fandom-created video essay in the sidebar next to it. What’s canon vs what’s fanon becomes less distinguishable. The boundaries are blurrier. When the creator is just some guy you follow on twitter, it’s easier to prod them for info regarding ships and theories and word-of-god confirmation. They don’t have a PR team or entire international tv networks to appeal to. And this is when creators get frustrated that their fans snowball and turn their creation into something they don’t recognize (and no longer enjoy) anymore.

So it’s tricky.

Thankfully, the threshold to learn animation is fairly low nowadays!! There are TONS of resources online to learn it on your own without forking over a couple hundred thousand to a private art college. There are conventions and discord servers and events where you can network, if you know where to look.

I know it can seem discouraging in the face of capitalism, but I think that’s all the more reason why it’s so important to BE DETERMINED about animation!! We’re already starting to see the beginning of an indie animation boom, and I think it’s a testament to humanity’s desire to tell stories and create art. Even if there’s no financial gain, we do whatever it takes to tell our stories anyway.

[stiles24]

Right on Time. | e.m.

Pairing: Eddie Munson x (f)reader.

Summary: Eddie's best friend comes to the rescue when a certain 'fan' of his band just won't quit.

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Rushing through the doors of The Hideout, you're greeted first by the familiar rush of smokey air, and then the gruff smile of Nick the bouncer. Squeezing his arm as you walked past, something near the stage caught your eye.

Gareth had spotted you the moment you walked in, and was now waving frantically. Subtlety had never been his strong point, and today was no different. As each step took you closer to him, his eyes darted between you, and the side of the stage.

"Where's the fire, G?"

Following his gaze, it took only seconds to zero in on the source of his panic.

Eddie was kneeling at the edge of the stage, tonight's setlist clutched tightly in his ringed fingers like a lifeline. Leaning dangerously close to him was the She-Devil, dressed in her usual skin-tight clothing. Her real name was Tiffany, and she'd graduated from Hawkins High a few years earlier. She had a thing for guys in bands, and apparently, Eddie was really doing it for her these days.

Tiffany had been to the last four Corroded Coffin shows, each time doing more and more to get Eddie's attention. To her, this seemed to mean wearing less clothing, and invading Eddie's personal space more. You'd been a little surprised when Eddie had brushed her off the first week, but it was clear that he wasn't interested, something she wasn't, or didn't care to understand.

The first time she'd shown up to one of their shows with a few friends, it had earned Jeff a punch to the chest while the boys were packing up. He'd joked that you had competition for the title of their number one fan. You'd not so politely reminded him that you were their first, number one, and sometimes only fan, and that if he ever disrespected you like that again, you might slip and tell Ms. Dunne the math teacher about the dream of his she'd starred in.

Looking back at Gareth, he gestured wildly.

"You have to do something!" He went as far as to grab you by the shoulders and shake. "You have to save him."

"First of all, you've been reading too many fantasy novels, Gar. You need to take a breath."

It made you laugh a little as you watched your friend visibly inhale, as if it was the first time in a while that he'd done so.

Looking back over your shoulder, you took a breath of your own, trying to come up with an idea. Though you weren't above violence, The Hideout wasn't the place for it. You didn't want Nick to have to get involved, and it'd be a pain in the ass for the boys to have to find a new place to play for five drunks each week.

If you were being honest, you didn't want to get involved either, but Eddie looked like a drowning man, and as his best friend, you were almost legally obligated to help him in this situation. He winced as Tiffany ran a blood red nail down his arm, and that was the final hit of courage you needed. You just hoped what you were about to do wasn't going to blow up in your face.

Steeling yourself with a few deep breaths, you gave Gareth's arm a final squeeze and turned to where Eddie was in She-Devil's clutches.

"Hey, handsome!" Eddie's head whipped towards you at the sound of your voice, his eyes wide.

Before you could second guess your actions, you pushed yourself up on your tiptoes, and grabbed Eddie's collar, pulling him close enough to press your lips to his own.

The kiss was quick, over before it had really begun, but Eddie's hand came up to circle your wrist, his rings cool against your heated skin. When his eyes opened, you widened your own, pleading silently with him to play along.

A scoff came from behind you, and you called on everything you'd learned in tenth grade drama class as you turned to face the She-Devil herself.

"Oh, hi! I hope I'm not interrupting. It's just so hard to keep my hands off this guy when he's in the same room." Before she could say anything, you looked back over your shoulder to Eddie, who was trying his hardest not to laugh. "Sorry I'm late, baby. Heather just kept talking about her boyfriend instead of helping me close up, when all I wanted to do was get here to see mine."

At the insinuation that Eddie was your boyfriend, two things happened. Eddie's arm snaked around your shoulders from behind, and Tiffany huffed loudly, before turning to stomp away towards the bar. Once she was out of earshot, you turned to face him, raising an eyebrow.

"Mission accomplished?"

Instead of saying anything, Eddie slid himself off the edge of the stage, coming to rest directly in front of you.

"You-you kissed me."

"I know, Eds. I was there. I'm sorry. I just couldn't think of anything else, and you looked like you needed help, and-"

"You wanna do it again?"

It was pointless to try stopping the blush that spread across your cheeks, so you buried your face into Eddie's chest, feeling the rumble of his laughter. Folding you into his arms, a calloused hand found a home on the sliver of skin at the base of your spine, making it very hard for you to think.

"My hero," he whispered into the crown of your head.

"Sorry I was late,"

Pulling back a little, he shook his head.

"Nah, you were right on time."

[ruushes]

ive been enjoying artfight SO much it's rly energizing!! crops of my first three attacks: hamal mahariel for @ghostwise, ariya blackwood for @puffy-shirt, and connor delacy for @reddragoncrush 💙🩵💜

[musubiki]

.🖤🔄🤍.

[vancilocs]

vampire and wolf vampire and wolf and snake and spirit and snake and spirit and sna

1. Who most initiates PDA?

Silva comes to Makoto when there's a suitable moment, Makoto usually reciprocates

Both, they're always glued to each others' sides

2. Any sleep habits either had to get used to?

Silva's a restless sleeper, Makoto tolerates it now

Mara had a bit of getting used to about Lowri's snakes around him

3. Hot and Steamy or Soft and Tender?

Pretty steamy but there are tender moments too

Both in heaping helpings and also some Stabby and Dangerous

4. How did they first meet?

In an orphanage when Makoto was brought there as a toddler

Lowri was spying on Mara's cult and got caught by him

5. What is their love language?

Physical touch, quality time

All of them except gifts

6. When did they realize they loved each other?

Makoto doesn't do love, Silva accepted it pretty soon after they started hooking up

Pretty quickly, if you ask either of them it was on sight

7. Who is more sentimental?

Neither really is, they do remember the olden times but don't dwell

Lowri, she has a lot of memories and baggage tied to the castle they now live in, but Mara isn't far behind

8. What’s one way their personalities compliment one another?

Both are observers who like to stay out of the thick of it and just watch and follow what people do. They're nonchalant and street-smart.

Both are on the quiet side, but very observant and quick to act when prompted. Both are mistrustful but rely heavily on each other

9. How are their personalities different?

Silva has bravado and wit and a flair for the dramatics on occasion, also is more sarcastic, Makoto doesn't do theatrics like that

Mara thinks highly of himself and doesn't really care deeply about people he doesn't know, Lowri is more humble and sweeter to strangers too

10. What are some non-sexual activities they do together? 

Lay around, practice knives

Cook and eat, lounge and play with hair, try to kill each other, maintain gear, go on walks

11. Which member is more physically affectionate?

Silva, but he makes sure it's a good moment and Makoto can reciprocate

Both are pretty equal

12. Which member is more verbally affectionate?

Neither too much, Silva a bit more because he loves it when a well-timed compliment flusters Makoto

Mara, but Lowri isn't far behind

13. Which member steals borrows the other ones clothing?

Makoto is too protective over his belongings for Silva to permanently keep anything, but he can wear a robe or something for a bit, that's fine

Lowri takes Mara's robes and such to lounge in, he doesn't fit in her clothes

14. Are they an introverted couple or an extroverted one—AKA would they prefer to go out to a party or event together or would they rather stay in?

Makoto attends enough parties as Konoe's bodyguard so he will stay in. Silva happily keeps company

Fairly introverted, if they can they'll stay in

15. Who is more likely to make an impulsive decision and who is the voice of reason?

Silva makes his decisions, none of Makoto's business

Mara is more willing to do some dangerous shit but Lowri and/or Angharad keep him in check

16. Who stays up way too late and who tries to drag them to bed?

As a vampire Silva tends to go to bed at dawn, again, that's his business, none of Makoto's. He himself goes to bed early bc he also needs to get up early

Lowri tends to stay up late doing her rounds and sometimes Mara encourages her to go to bed

17. Who fell in love first?

Makoto's aromantic ass doesn't love at all

Both fell off a cliff immediately

19. How do they deal with being away from each other for a long time?

Work work work work work, spend time with Kyoko

Maintain gear, practice knives, do reconnaissance, mope around, cry

20. Who holds a grudge the longest?

Makoto is a petty bitch who will remember

Mara, won't act on it, will be bitchy

21. Which of the two is quick to speak and which one is quick to listen?

Neither is quick to talk, Silva can come up with something to say much faster but it's not really Makoto's thing to talk so he'll listen

Mara is quicker to speak and offer his opinion, Lowri likes to hear others' opinions too before offering hers

22. Who gets more easily embarrassed?

Neither easily but Silva can fluster Makoto easier

Lowri, she's so eager to please that any pushback embarrasses her a bit

23. Who overthinks the most?

Makoto when going through event planning (Vasili has him beat in that though)

Lowri, she mainly just thinks rather than overthinks but sometimes she does that too

24. Which of the two is the most competitive?

Silva if either

Mara

25. Who’s the most stubborn?

Makoto, hands down

Mara also

26. How do they comfort each other?

Hang out, distract

Cuddle, kiss, give food, pet, do hair, anything

27. What random everyday object/activity makes them think of each other?

Swords and gear and fur makes Silva think of Makoto, nighttime and dank alleyways and bats and daggers make Makoto think of Silva

Snakes and knives for Mara, fur and knives for Lowri

28. Do they get along with each other’s friends and family?

Neither really has family to speak of, Makoto has his stepmom he's cordial with but Silva probably hasn't even met her. Makoto and Kyoko get along, they have cute banter, otherwise he keeps to himself and isn't familiar with Silva's contacts

Lowri's ancient and blind grandmother met Mara and figured that oh well, if she's happy that's fine. Lowri killed Mara's family members with his help

29. What is their sex life like?

Active enough for them both

Very active, rowdy and dangerous to outsiders

30. What is their favorite place to kiss the other? (Cheek, hand, closed eyelid, neck, nose, etc.)

Neck and mouth for Silva, mouth for Makoto. Also Silva likes any spot where there's a big vein

Everywhere tbh, but Lowri kisses Mara on his neck and jaw and Mara kisses Lowri on her forehead

31. What’s the relationship like? Smooth? Rocky?

Very smooth, they've figured out exactly what fits them

Very smooth despite it looking scary sometimes

32. How do they resolve their arguments?

They agree to disagree and respect each others' opinion

They barely argue, but it's usually Mara being too aggressive at his job and Lowri needs to rein him in

33. Who has the most nightmares and how do they deal with them?

It's not something either struggles with, but if there's a bad dream then just snuggle up closer to the other one and cuddle it out, no words needed

Lowri has nightmares and also sleepwalk moments related to them, it used to scare Mara but now he just as gently as possible wakes her up or leads her back to bed until she's calm again

34. Do they give each other nicknames?

Not really

Anything deadly

36. How’d they meet each other’s families?

Most likely Silva saw Makoto exchanging a couple of words with an older woman at a party and casually asked who she was, and Makoto just said oh that's my old man's wife

Lowri brought Mara to her grandma, and Mara swapped bodies with Lowri so she could walk in to kill his family

37. What do they like the least about each other?

When Silva's raring to go after a party night and he's on the bed already naked and Makoto just has to do his long-ass ceremony of putting his swords and armor away. Bro just peel it off and get over here alreadyyyyyyy. Makoto also doesn't like if Silva sneaks up on him, especially if it's the end of the day and he's going home and a bat scares the shit out of him when he opens the door (Silva is welcome to go to Makoto's place, just let him know beforehand or make it clear he's there)

When Lowri is busy doing work and Mara isn't she'd rather he not beam "boobs in my mouth" into her head. Please. Later. Mara is more than willing to help Lowri shed, but would rather she asked than she just scratch her snakes on his horns without warning

40. Who makes the other smile with almost no effort at all?

Makoto, Silva's quick to smile around him but has to make some effort to make Makoto smile or god forbid laugh

Both are happy when the other is around.

[tylidae]

A I L U R A N T H R O P Y 1 0 1

[kenchann]

cant wait for book 7 igni interaction lmao and also everyone getting outfits/cosplay

[filurig]

OK I WENT AND SCANNED THE ZINE I MADE AND... here are most of the pages - so every middle "spread" has one left and right page on the back of it and then a bigger pic once its unfolded, but didnt include every side for every larger spread.

this basically explores a bit of folke and adrian's relationship - adrian, the Creature, ends up finding folke's brother's recently deceased corpse and imitates his appearence, the only real way for a basilisk in their world to learn to shapeshift into something.

So their relationship is a bit complicated. but also, it ends up eventually settling into something that isnt only full of bitterness...

[s2pdoktopus]

I just wanted to put the comic together