#maker shenanigans

[ghost-in-a-mirror]

Shout out to my Tinkerer who fired a dissonance SMG, bluescreened pc and ended up stabbing my old graphics card to death

[vaguely-concerned]

lucanis truly has a near terminal case of burned out golden child syndrome. caterina fucked both of these kids over so incredibly bad with the dynamic she enforced there, with illario being labled the perpetual fuckup kid where lucanis 'could do no (would never be allowed to do) wrong'. the way he admits in the first coffee date scene that the only thing that happened when he showed he could carry the weight of expectation was that more weight was added makes me so sad. you can hear it in caterina's voice in his intro mission that she's incredibly proud of him, but this is clearly a leandra and hawke situation where that pride never translates into relief or resolution or unconditional warmth or understanding or anything that really helps.

[vinelark]

khoa & tim fake uncle postfic

because i’m thinking about tim’s fake uncle again and because i’m also thinking about ghostbat: au (loosely inspired by this) set during tim’s early robin era where tim does a version of the Fake Uncle thing, which coincides with minhkhoa khan sneaking into town to spy on bruce.

the thing is, khoa has been off the grid for a while and just learned about jason--both that bruce got another kid, and that said kid had a fatal run-in with the joker. bruce had told khoa to stay out of gotham years ago, but khoa isn’t about to let that stop him once he catches up on the news and pieces together bruce’s grief spiral that only recent calmed down with the appearance of a new robin. a new robin who is, conveniently, posting a veiled job offer for an? uncle?? on the internet, and doing it entirely on his own.

so khoa fashions himself a fake struggling-but-not-too-struggling actor identity and lands himself the position of tim drake's uncle. it’s a perfect way to peek at bruce’s life while flying under the radar, because this tim kid is very eager to keep his fake uncle as separate from bruce as possible. khoa expects to be in and out of this job in a month, maybe two, as soon as he’s sure bruce is stable and not going to crumble because bruce cares so much and khoa knows it’ll be his undoing one day and—anyway. it’s a temporary gig. the kid’ll have to come up with a cover story when khoa inevitably disappears, but that’s not khoa’s problem. and tim probably shouldn’t be making up fake relatives anyway, so khoa will be teaching him a valuable lesson. (the lesson: always make sure you have collateral on someone before trusting them. you’re welcome for the parenting help, bruce!)

except. it’s not so easy to leave.

after just two weeks khoa starts realizing that:

tim is bonkers

like, off the wall bonkers

and brilliant

bad combo, khoa knows from experience

tim desperately cares about bruce and dick and alfred

but does not see himself as part of the family (hence the fake uncle thing)

khoa also realizes that tim keeps secretly patching himself up at home (because he’s downplaying any injuries after patrols) and eventually khoa is like. “okay. i don’t care what happened*, but you do have to stitch that up properly. my fake self can’t be in trouble for child endangerment.” and he patches up a surprised and wary tim. this becomes a routine.

*(khoa knows what happened, he was stalking batman on patrol that night. like most nights.)

ANYWAY. basically what i’m saying is: identity shenanigans where bruce’s ex is lurking around gotham pretending to be tim’s uncle and tim doesn’t know about the ex thing and bruce doesn’t know about the uncle being fake thing and everyone is keeping secrets from each other. and khoa goes from “this is a convenient way to spy on bruce” to “if anything happens to this unhinged baby robin i will kill everyone in this room and then myself” and ends up co-parenting tim without bruce realizing.

also in between having concerning realizations about tim’s self-preservation skills and spying on bruce, khoa finds time to have fun with it. like imagine a parent-teacher conference at tim’s school. the school calls bruce to schedule because his contact info is still on file from when tim was staying with him. but obviously khoa catches wind of this and decides to also turn up, in full uncle disguise, and spends the whole time fucking with bruce and having a blast.

like bruce was kind of checked out last year when the conferences happened and now he’s starting to claw out of his grief enough to be present and engaged. especially now that tim is staying with his “uncle” bruce is like wait. wait. and is trying to make more of an effort, so he shows up to the conference. and then at the conference khoa is just lounging in his chair like, “tim fell asleep in class? good for him, i’ve been telling him to get more sleep” and bruce is trying to be Even Better Dad to compensate while his eye is just constantly twitching.

[parent-teacher conference shenanigans with contributions from @cairoscene, @90kon, & @mammutblog:]

teacher: i won't sugar coat it, tim is very nearly failing literature

khoa: ah. a ridiculous subject anyway.

teacher: i notice tim is very... isolated. he doesn't seem to engage much with his peers, even when they try to initiate conversations with him

khoa: well children are idiots, i don't blame him

teacher: tim got in a fight—

khoa: did he win?

khoa: oh tim’s getting an A in science? we should celebrate. i’ll take him to get ice cream for dinner. we usually do that anyway but this time he can have extra sprinkles

bruce: that’s not— [deep breath] in my experience tim has trouble remembering to eat a balanced diet when left to his own devices, which is important to his growth at this age.

khoa: yeah of course. that’s why sometimes we get frozen yogurt instead

bruce: tim is lactose intolerant

khoa: [pulls out a packet of lactaid] i know

anyway!! after a bunch of shenanigans and awkward actually-taking-care-of-tim moments, something big happens where bruce and tim are in deep trouble and khoa breaks cover to burst in and rescue both batman & robin and all secrets come out. tim is shocked that he didn’t figure out who khoa was (in tim’s defense, he’s had a Lot going on) and bruce is soooo mad he didn’t see through the disguise, but also bruce is. grateful. that khoa has been there for tim, especially when khoa finally gets to do a full “get your head out of your ass” rant about the various ways tim has been pretending to be way more okay than he is.

khoa: if you’re going to CARE about people so much the least you can do is! pay attention to them!! this kid is your problem, act like it!

bruce: sounds like he might be Our problem now

khoa: only because i don’t trust you to get the job done 😤

(ALSO because khoa is literally there to lurk and observe he notices the league slipping into gotham and they end up rescuing a resurrected jason early.)

anyway i just think the concept of khoa being tim’s deus ex machina adult is so fun. like tim is on some international mission with young justice and it seems like all hope is lost and then freaking ghost-maker swans in and takes out all the enemies and gives tim a whole rant about How Is Bruce Letting You Run Around Like This, Does He Know What You’re Getting Up To In Your Spare Time, Where Even Is He. the vibe is ghost-maker dropping a (carefully patched up) robin on wayne manor doorstep with a sticky note on tim’s forehead reading TAKE BETTER CARE OF YOUR THINGS.

(bonus au of this au from aubrey where bruce DOES see through khoa’s disguise:

Tim: Bruce, this is my uncle--

Bruce: ANTON?!

Khoa: 😘

Tim: oh my god DID YOU FUCK MY FAKE UNCLE, BRUCE?)

also please look at this khoa and tim art again for the vibes

[dietwatergrape]

I have a habit of eating cheese at 2 am and a partner from wisconsin who is not awake at 2 am but will be almost awake when I get back into bed with said cheese

that is to say I have a habit of feeding my nearly unconscious partner cheese at 2 am and having to tell them that’s why their mouth tasted bad when they woke up

[matchademi]

Cody:*watching the 501st do stupid shit almost getting themselves hurt doing nothing about* not my circus not my monkeys. not my circus not my monkeys...

Rex:*decides to participate in the stupid shit since he is bored*

Cody:*running over since he knows something big is going to explode since Rex and Hardcase are working TOGETHER to cause havoc* MY CIRCUS MY MONKEYS!! MY CIRCUS MY MONKEYS

[invinciblerodent]

actual image of me trying to figure out what class to choose for my Rook so i'll have one of each possible class in my 3 person party as I drag my love interest and my best friend through the ass end of Thedas

[crazydaymycrazyway]

Inhyuk to the parent of an awakened child: I don't think we should jump into conclusions...I'm sure it was an accident and Jisuk is very sorry for what he did. Isn't that right, Jisuk?

Jisuk, eight years old: Accident? No, it was very much intentional

Jisuk: And I'd do it again, you piece of-

[biblically-accurate-angle]

Its been over a month, but I finished it! Behold, a dice bag!

The front

The back

And the sides, because the way I planned it out the embroidery wrapped around the bag. I picked the constellations Castor, Sagittarius, and Draco to represent the chalice, archer, and dragon forms a Circle of Stars druid can change into (respectively).

It looks so small at first glance, but I found it can fit 11 sets of dice in it, 12 if you aren't too committed to closing the drawstrings all the way.

Granted this bag is for someone who currently has three dice sets, but as a certified dice goblin I never pass up an opportunity to show off my shiny math rocks to strangers on the internet, even if it's just for a demonstration. Plus, y'know, it would be her excuse to get more, lol.

I had fun making this, and I'll be editing this soon to include a link to the tutorial I used and some notes if anyone reading this wants to give making their own bag a shot.

Edit: here's the YouTube tutorial I used:

https://youtu.be/lW_hfLYOYoQ

Overall it was a solid tutorial. Some parts of sewing the bag was tricky, but that's what comes with sewing really small projects. Careful work is your best friend with these things. The exterior/bottom part of the bag is supposed to be a stiffer fabric like canvas, while I used quilting cotton, but that's what interfacing is for. I stitched the embroidery part before I sewed all the sewn extrerior/lining/drawstring parts together and it made the process a lot easier. I think next time I sew a project like this I'm going to give the lining and drawstring pieces more seam allowance and trim the excess down afterwards, but I always forget that when making bags.

Another player from my current DnD group gave me a Really Fucking Cool™ set of dice for my cowboy character, so I offered to make her a dice bag inspired by her druid. I ran the design concept by her and she loves it, so I’m really excited to start.

[mirrorcage]

(Thanks to @longcriercat for the artwork!)

The latest update to my game is finally out!

Check it out here:

[madfoolish]

[mochiiniko]

Oh my god I learned of your existence while browsing rhythm cafe. I just want you know, (and to the creator of the chart of your guitar hero MV) I will forever have an F+ on it. ToT You made such a beautiful job on it and your artstyle is wonderful <3

dw im also awful at the custom level 😭 doesnt mean that i dont enjoy playing it though lol

i also want to mention now so that i dont have to make a separate post; thanks so much for 11k views!! my brain is kinda blanking rn because im really sleepy and i dont really know what to talk about (because genuinely im still in a state of shock 😭), so i just want to say how happy i am to be in a fandom thats so supportive. i cant stress enough how much rd and its community means to me, and (mentioning this again lmao) while ive mostly been making these things for myself, i appreciate how other people appreciate them too :]

posting these sketch concepts/storyboards for the animation as well because i forgot again 💀

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[vaguely-concerned]

actually the more I listen and compare the more I think that a better way to describe the difference between the british masc rook voice and the american one overall is that the british sounds like a very real person who is being genuinely fierce and determined despite the fact that they are scared and understand the gravity of the situation. and the american one sounds like they might really be deeply fucking nuts enough that when the chips are down they are not even really afraid they're busy being a creature of pure 'go go go!!' fjdsklfjsa. when they really hit their stride they become less a person, more some divine instrument being used for the wildest improvised guitar solo you could ever imagine (and desperately trying to keep up with themselves as the rock ballad of inspiration sure is Happening To Them So Much). BIG moist von lipwig vibes, for those in the fandom overlap

[imagine-darksiders]

“Psst! Ulthane? Ulthane~? Sorry to wake you, but there’s a weird demon outside offering to buy our souls…”

[lunastars21]

Weekend has been HECCCK so have a mobian warp topaz

Fang has two moms now :>

[msnihilist]

Now all I can think of is Teen Ben meeting Kenny-whose-dad-used-the-omnitrix and trying to figure out who/WHAT the other parent is before the realization hits (if it ever does).

Interesting! I could totally see Kenny being born as an amalgamation due to Ben using the Omnitrix frequently during pregnancy. I think Azmuth would help come up with a device that can "isolate" Kenny's base DNA, so that he's not, well... A hulking behemoth with contradictory anatomy.

That would be such a neat AU. Part of Spanner's time traveling is that he wants to see who his other parent is, as his father in the future is rather tight-lipped about the whole thing...

[mylifeiscomics]

My voice is a bit raspy from my cold but I had things to say, dangit.