#maybe thisll encourage me to get on that ....

[ye-oldroderich]

Hi i saw a friend of mine do art of ur wiz ocs and kindly i wpuld love to hear more about them. Nonhuman ocs in wiz r so fun

OMG YAAAAAY i love talking about my ocs so bad ..... WAHH. prepare for a long yap sesh

More art of them from last(?) year's art fight by my friend @mister-geuse <3 ily tutt

I love Insaf and Rund they're my little guys im so glad so many people like them too 😭 when i make ocs for media i like to try and explore things that help to flesh out the world more and wizzy has SO many nonhuman peoples and there's just so much you can do ... no shade to people with human ocs of course. but personally i like exploring different things with each character i make

Krokotopia is one of my favorite worlds because i'm old and i like lizard people. it isnt without criticism (LOTS of criticism) though. i dont think ive ever seen another mander oc before (although i havent looked *that* hard, theres probably some out there!) so they were my go-to when making an oc from that world.

Insaf loves history! especially the history of magic in her world. she's often frustrated after she comes to wizard city and the library doesn't have much information on krokotopia's history, let alone things about her culture or anything before the krok dynasties came to power. after being Alhazred's student, she finds Arthur Wethersfield's teaching suuuuper lackluster in comparison. she corrects things he says about Balance magic in her mind. Insaf would be an "um, actually" girl if she wasn't nerfed with a severe anxiety disorder LMAO

she's actually really easy to anger but is just so adept at bottling it that she never shows it. this girl wants to rage so badly. magic is her outlet. she's a bit of a wildcard during duels since shes small and unassuming but VERY quickly becomes very aggressive with lots of offensive spells. she got a broomstick when she moved to wizard city but sucks at riding it and is pretty embarrassed about it (her tail throws her off-balance). she also has a pet chameleon in her dorm! its name is Sheba.

Now for Rund. i love birds and dinosaurs and corvids so a raven was a must-have for me as an oc. also its fun to put your characters through the horrors (ie a cult) and Rund definitely gets the brunt of it lmao. i haven't really ever made a character dealing with amnesia because its such a cheap plot cliché and its never done accurately to how amnesia actually works as like. a nuerological condition. so with Rund i've been really researching how it actually works so that i can portray it well.

amnesia is still not very well understood because the brain is so silly and complicated but if i were to label her with something it'd be pure retrograde amnesia. after her head injury, she can't really remember much at all about herself, and isn't familiar with ravenscar or anyone there. she CAN remember how to use runes, though, and other "muscle-memory" things. after she's sent to wizard city to recover, she starts getting some memories back over time (mostly information she got while reading, and some personal details) but memories specifically retaining to the Coven are much harder for her to remember.

Rund is also autistic (both she and Insaf are) and has some other underlying conditions that were exacerbated by both her head injury and the traumatic stress she was under. she has both motor and vocal tics, and doesn't speak much outside of echoalia. she's very easily overwhelmed so she sticks to less crowded and quieter places, which are hard to find in wizard city ... its why she and insaf hang out by the death school LMAO. no one else is ever there.

Rund uses runestones instead of a spelldeck, just like a lot of people in Grizzleheim traditionally do. she likes to shake the bag and hear them clinking together. her mount is a Death Vortex, and i rationalize it as like ... her turning into a cloud to zip around (usually so she can get on top of something and perch up there). she likes having her hood up so she can block out stimuli. Rund knows people look at her differently, which is part of why she avoids most people. she doesn't really know how to feel about being sent to Ravenwood, but supposes its better than the alternative ... though she misses Grizzleheim's snow.

Rund and Insaf met when they were assigned partner on a death class project. neither of them really had friends before that at ravenwood. Insaf doesn't expect anything of Rund or judge her for things she can't control. Likewise, Rund doesn't judge Insaf for having "unsightly" feelings, and can relate to it. they both like yapping about magic and history, and take turns talking at eachother. they have library dates where they go and point out flaws in the literature (hater activity). they're their own best company.

[phagodyke]

bonus list of things that help me motivate to exercise!!

-sticking to a consistent workout timeslot – this way I don’t have to worry abt when to fit it into the day. this is tailored to me, 4-6pm is when I have the most energy + im normally done with any other tasks, I also like exercising just before a main meal bc I get hungry after (and I can’t exercise for 2-3 hours after eating a meal bc I get cramps…). im unemployed atm tho so thisll probably change once I get a job lol

-keeping it flexible – consistency is more important than intensity but theres no point in having a rigid routine if the whole thing blows up bc I missed a single day. working out ‘intuitively’ works best for me for this reason – I don’t feel bad taking the day off when I need it bc I can pick up my routine again whenever I’m ready to

-working out in a way I enjoy and that works for my body – sounds obvious but its rly hard to motivate urself to do any kind of exercise that doesnt feel good for u specifically. I suck at running for example bc I don't find it mentally stimulating enough to stop myself getting distracted and I find it REALLY uncomfortable so I can’t stick with it. taking no commitment classes/taster sessions is a good way of figuring out what you like, depends on where u live etc but I've found tons of friendly local queer sports spaces which rly encouraged me. lots of youtube videos out there too!

-similarly I wear gym clothes I like + feel comfortable in, make sure I eat well earlier in the day and after (fuel up!!) + don’t work out if I haven’t slept well enough the night before. nothing puts me off a routine faster than feeling like I have to suffer for it – negative reinforcement neverrr works. also I find eating regularly/getting enough sleep gets easier for me the more consistent I am with my workout routine so it encourages me to keep at it 💪

-figure out where the friction is and reduce it – for me, going to a gym daily isn’t realistic bc there are too many steps between deciding I want to exercise + doing it (packing a bag, leaving the house, travelling there, checking in, changing, if its busy then waiting for equipment…etc) which is why I work out at home 80% of the time cuz all I have to do is get changed + roll out my yoga mat. the easier it is to start, the easier it is to commit to a routine + resist the urge to give up.

-having an ‘on-ramp’, i.e., a small movement in the right direction to get me to actually Start a task. some days working out feels too daunting or I can’t be bothered but I’ll just go fill up my water bottle. and then I’ll get back to my room and I might as well put my gym shorts on. and then since I’m in the right clothes I can at least do a couple minutes of warmup stretches… etc like just thinking abt it one step at a time.

-rewarding myself – my little treat after every single workout is getting my protein milkshake + a shower + flexing in the mirror when I’m done. some days most of my motivation comes from that alone.. tricking ur brain to associate exercise w a reward + praise rly rly helps especially if ur like me and don’t rly get an endorphin ‘high’ from working out (<- adhd thing I think). never EVER skip the little treat even if u feel like u didn’t work out very hard or spent less time or whatever!! very important. maybe this should’ve been higher up in the list

-keeping myself mentally engaged – adhd makes focusing a bitch. listening to music/podcasts/audiobooks is ESSENTIAL for me to not get distracted. the time I think most abt quitting a workout is inbetween sets so sometimes if its dire I’ll give myself extra tasks e.g., sometimes I leave unsorted laundry on my bed and race to fold as many tshirts as I can in the 20 seconds before I start the next set, or leave a book open so I can read a quick sentence or 2. during isometric holds (like wall sits, planks) I like to do mental math or try to recite song lyrics or poetry bc I haaaate keeping so still and if I think about that too much I’ll give up !! be creative w it

-being held accountable – I sometimes do sports socially, but when I do home workouts it helps to tell a friend or mention on tumblr that im gonna go exercise cuz then I feel like I’ve already committed to it + I have to keep my word! it also helps me to have a couple "role models" in mind when im flagging a bit, either athletes in sports I like or just ppl I admire a lot, or even physically strong/capable fictional characters (cringe ik but it works so) – just anyone who inspires u!!

that’s all I can think of rnnnn so I’m gonna leave it there thank u for sending me an ask I love talking abt working out + hope u got smth out of my monologue :-D anyway its leg day today so I gotta go do that I leave u with some recent arm pics i liked... muah <3

sorry if this is odd to ask but what is your workout routine? I’m trying to motivate myself into exercise again and seeing how other people do it helps. Have a good one!

meant to reply to this sooner but I forgor… getting round 2 it now tho! disclaimer I dunno as much abt exercise science as I’d like to + don’t rly have any 'training' so my approach just comes from personal experience - take this w a pinch of salt lol. I’ll split it in 2 parts: my routine first + then a list of things that personally motivate me in a reblog in case u find any of that useful >:-) (under the readmore cuz this ended up being kind of long 👇)

ok so: I try to ‘actively’ work out 5 days a week. this tends to be broken into 1-2 longer full-body sessions (around 60-120 mins long, at the mo usually bouldering/parkour or a full-body home workout) with a rest day before/after + then 3-4 shorter home workouts (30-60 mins long, usually some form of weight/resistance training, targeting specific muscle groups). e.g. a fortnightly workout timetable might look smth like this for me:

I don’t tend to plan specific workouts more than a few days in advance so I don’t actually follow an explicit timetable like this. instead I set aside an ‘exercise timeslot’ every day (usually 4-6pm) and I’ll intuitively decide how to work out on the day – i.e., what part of my body feels ready to go? what part feels tired + needs a break? do I have the energy/focus to do 45 mins or do I need to shorten it to 30? do i need a rest day? working out regularly means I have a good sense of how long I need for certain muscles to recover so if there’s an activity I want to do on a specific day (like a sports club I wanna attend) I’ll keep it in mind and plan accordingly so I’m fresh for that. as a rule of thumb, I avoid working the same muscle group on consecutive days + give myself a full rest day before & after any intensive full-body workout. I also try to never take more than 3 back-to-back rest days unless I’m sick/on my period/life gets in the way – otherwise its very easy for me to fall out of routine even if I’ve maintained it for months beforehand (<- adhd ass)

(also worth noting – my ‘rest days’ aren’t completely ‘inactive’ – I’ll go for a walk or do some stretches/yoga or another gentle activity instead. I need a lot of physical movement in my life or I go stir crazy <- adhd ass strikes again)

my ‘home workouts’ are the sort of movements u can do at a gym with the equipment there, but I replicate them with a yoga mat + my own weights + a sturdy chair. I have 6kg & 10kg pairs of dumbbells, plus yoga blocks + resistance bands for extra challenge. most of my workouts are based on resistance/interval training, which is focused on increasing strength by repeating sets of movements/holds at a consistent intensity/pace for specific lengths of time, with short timed rest periods in-between (e.g., a typical workout might look like 45 mins of 45 movements targeting 1-2 muscle groups, each done for 40 seconds followed by a 20 second break before immediately moving onto the next).  I like it bc I can rly feel the progress I make + find it satisfyingly challenging (<-masochist) but also bc its easy to tailor to my own ability/how much energy I have that day etc by changing weights/pace. it also works with my adhd brain bc I only have to do each movement for 40-50 seconds at a time before moving on to smth else so I don’t get as easily distracted (as opposed to doing like xyz number of reps for xyz sets). if you’re interested, I swear by caroline girvan – I’ve done her EPIC programmes a few times now + often cherrypick from her videos when I want to work certain muscle groups without sitting down + compiling a list of individual exercises + setting a timer myself. the ‘EPIC beginner’ series is a great intro to her longer ones, I sometimes use that to ease myself back into working out if I haven’t for a while, but be warned it isn’t aimed at ppl who are completely new to that style of exercise. I think she has an app now that comes with an ‘absolute beginner’ version + a 14 day free trial(?) so might be worth checking that out. I will admit some of her stuff is TOUGH - I still can't do all of them w the same weights/pace she does... I particularly struggled with wrist strength when I started out too and had to do some separate conditioning/strengthening exercises before I could even work up to doing like. a single push up on my knees... so if u do check her out try not to get put off by how crazy strong she is bc thats literally her career skfjkj the important thing is just doing it to the best of ur own ability/to ur point of hypertension + keeping good form throughout!!

full body home workouts are pretty much more of the same just longer since I'm hitting more muscles (i.e. 60-90 mins) + sometimes with cardio elements (altho I can’t do HIIT workouts involving jumping at home bc I’m a respectful upstairs neighbour 😔). If I go to the bouldering gym (I try to go fortnightly atm) I’ll usually spend ~2 hours, focusing on trying to send one route at a time until my arms give out. im currently getting confident with V2 grades and tentatively working on V3s. its probs my fave sport, there's a level of problem solving to it that I find rly mentally stimulating... even tho I boulder solo, trips to the gym are social for me bc I often end up chatting to ppl working on nearby problems + picking up technique/advice from them, its a v welcoming space (I'm also planning on joining my new city's queer climbing group!). the parkour sessions I go to are also social, they're run locally for free around the city + structured by more experienced members in the community. they usually involve a warmup, conditioning, drills focusing on certain movements/jumps etc, and then free 'play' trying to put those moves into context. again ~2 hours long. im def not a pro at climbing or parkour but theyre super fun + would 100% rec if ur interested + can find a friendly local group for either, u can teach urself using online resources too :-)

goes without saying but I also warm up for at least 5 mins before doing ANYTHING!!! I try to cater it to the muscle group im planning on working with but still cover the whole body cuz its important to get ur heart rate up + even when u focus on one muscle group there will be others that get dragged in. I don't rly have a 'set' warmup but again caroline girvan has some good ones on her channel 👍 likewise always good to cool down after with stretches cuz future me will be grateful for it.. altho sometimes I'm a bit lazy abt it 🤭

okkkk i think that’s pretty much the bulk of it, I’ll stick my motivation tips in the reblog 😁

[mrsbhandari]

3, 34 and maybe 42 wit Logan???

ooh thisll be fun lfjdlkjfl;skj

03. “Stay with me.”

34. “You come to my room and wake me up at 4 am...to cuddle?”

42. “I’m pregnant.”

She held the three sticks in her hand, fanned out so she could easily see every test result displayed on the small circular screen. She’d splurged and gotten the accurate ones that just read ‘Pregnant’ or ‘Not Pregnant’ because she figured if there was one thing she didn’t want to be jipped on, it would be a stupid fucking pregnancy test. 

But here she was. 

With three sticks in her hand that all read ‘Pregnant’ in blue letters. She was staying at her father’s house while she worked to find a suitable job in LA so she could be close to Logan, but her boyfriend assured her that his door would always be open, as would his bed and arms. Sighing, she took the evidence with her, not wanting to risk her cop father finding it and confronting her about it. As she slipped behind the wheel, she couldn’t help but let a few tears escape. She wanted this baby, she did, but...what would Logan say? Would her turn her away? Would he try and convince her to abort it? Would he break up with her? every negative scenario ran through her head, most of them ending up with her single and pregnant, jobless and broke with only her overprotective and judgemental father there to help her. 

Finally, she wiped the tears and worked through the process to start driving, something she had done a million times before. Get over telling him first, everything else comes later. The sight of garage filled her heart with an explicable feeling of home, no matter the situation she was there, so she parked in the garage she opened and closed again, making her way up the stairs to the loft where Logan always left the curtains open as he slept. His hair was a messy mop splayed out on the pillow, brown a stark contrast to the white of the case. She lightly ran her fingers through the waves to wake him up, successfully stirring him from what looked like a very good dream as he wiped the drool from the corner of his mouth. 

“Roze...?”

“Hey, my love,” she whispered, dropping her bag and climbing into bed with him. He kissed the top of her head and held her tight, feeling her slight trembling and filling with concern. 

“Is everything alright? It’s, like, four.”

“I wanted to...” she began, but trailed off when the words actually came up in her throat. “Cuddle.” 

“You come to my room and wake me up at 4 am...to cuddle?” Even in the dim light of the room, Roze could see the look of confusion on his face and started to get out of bed. 

“You...you’re right. This was stupid. I’m sorry for wak--”

“Hey hey hey, no. Come back here. Stay with me.” He kept his arms opened and she practically fell back into them, cuddling her back against his chest and wrapping the blankets tight around them both. Despite the added warmth, she couldn’t stop shaking. “It’s just that you seem really worried. I think you’re here to talk to me about something, but are finding it a little difficult.” He sat up and turned on a lamp on his bedside table. She rose her torso with him, rubbing her eyes at the sudden onslaught of light. “What’s up, troublemaker? You can talk to me, you know that.”

“I do, it’s just...” she trailed off, picking at her fingers instead of responding. He laced their fingers together and rose her chin with his hand, giving her a gentle smile as encouragement. “I’m just going to rip off the band-aid, okay?” 

“Sounds good to me.”

“I’m pregnant.” 

“You’re...”

“Pregnant. With child. Bun in the oven. Preggo. Preggers. Eating for two. Knocked up.” 

He immediately looked down to her stomach as if she would already be bulging. “But I thought we...”

“Sideshow.” 

His eyes glazed over as he thought of the instance she was talking about. “Ah...sideshow.” He gave a blissed out smile and she punched him in the shoulder just enough to bring him out of his daydream. 

“Logan!” 

“Sorry, sorry...uh, well, first off: How do you feel about this?” His eyes met hers and she teared up at how genuine he was.  

“I...I want to keep it. Raise it.” He breathed a large sigh of relief and her eyes widened. “Do you not want…?”

“What? No, I definitely want to raise it with you! I’m just so happy that you want to, too.” He took her hands and gave her an excited, boyish smile. “We’re going to be parents, Roze! I’m going to be a dad!” Despite how worried she was, she couldn't help but return his enthusiasm. 

“I’m going to be a mom...” She thought back on all the fond memories she had with her own mother, of dancing in the kitchen, having late night gossips of boys, and her father’s gentle grin as he watched his two favorite girls together. Logan suddenly came into focus again and she thought of him dancing with their child as they baked cookies, the sweet aroma of chocolate and love wafting through the air. 

“Were you scared that I would be upset?” 

“A little bit. I didn’t want you to leave me.”

“Hey,” he cooed, holding her tight against him so her head would rest on his shoulder. “I’ll always be here.” A hand wrapped around hers and another fell to her stomach. “For all of us.”

[knightofraguel]

i love following people in the arcana fandom because i love watching all the lucio stans make the connection to his route thematically channelling the beauty and the beast movie... and then immediately choosing the option to feed his dramatics instead of making him try to fix his problems

[cielospeaks]

honestly if ur gonna do a “kanae has a bad time bc wa kun” thing nows the time to do it, not 6 eps ago

but honestly this whole shithole of a fanbase (at least on here) is so unsympathetic to her if its not for ship reasons

anyways im doing it even if im alone in it, everyone goes to otowakan (like in that crossover cept now virelai and friends are there too) chihaya guda and erlend are back obvs and this time hans was brought w erlend and probably the other lil bros too. gosh thisll probably be even harder for kanae to see now ;n; virelai crew is there so virelai can see his waifu, and anda’s chaperoning them (w leith too probably). guda and nanashi are there, either ritsus are there and freaking out or they had to stay behind and are aggressively skyping guda. mashu is back too bc kouhai friendship. chihaya simultaneously takes his fatefam and the eiyuu crew. i hope if himi is fretting about her chest motes is like “but all oppai are good oppai!” and starts doing a little dance, unlikely friendship number ive lost track. misaki goes to visit cho again and brings some snacks, okki goes w guda and upon hearing theres a hikki in this house nyooms upstairs. idk i guess isshie goes there too to check on kanae and picks like the best time to do so. its like the followup fic to that one last year.

i can imagine misaki meets kanae and is probably, next to isshie, the best person to talk it out w. shes really chill and approachable and i can imagine her stepping up when andantine and the others get too nervous to say anything. misaki is the hero we deserve. isshie is rlly professional and waits outside to be invited in, but possibly the loids or someone drags her in

the aniki trio do their bests, but probably unintentionally make kanae cry. i can imagine if she talks to the westergards about it hans gives a guilty look to the side bc he wonders if this is how erlend feels. meanwhile erlend just kinda does something nice to comfort kanae, he doesnt really say anything but has a kinda “you can get through this” look and stuff.

the cloneposers also are back and wagner sighs when he hears about wa kun. “why is the me in this place such a hecking jerk” and everyones like sideyes him like “boiiiiii” he probably goes off angrily to give wa kun a talking to, mostly bc hes mad that people insulted another version of himself. meanwhile dj bach is looking for his counterpart and accidentally meets schuu who is super shooketh by the whole hip hop aesthetic, dj bach is totally encouraging to him, maybe sousukes there too and is like “yeah! schuu was so cool as a rapper! listen to this remix i did of avocado arigato” and dj bach is super supportive and both of them have a good time spending time w him. dj bach settles for writing a letter to his other self about how he had a good time that day.

also since kaede is in the first one maybe either kaedeloid or a ghost version of kaede visits in this one to cheer up kanae. idk.

id like it if kanae and anda end up sharing their troubles indirectly to each other at some point, and end up saying some kind and encouraging words to each other too. virelai and anacrusis and leith and whoever else are like “you go anda” in the background. when/if virelai meets schuu the others have to fking push him up bc hes so nervous and he stammers out like “y-youre really cool! i- i love you!....r music” and anacrusis is like “yeah! he likes when u show ur abs!” and virelai steps on his foot

hans is super tsun about beet and the whole time is caught staring at him by erlend. “that beethoven-san sure is handsome isnt he?” hans blushing “no! well.... he’s not not handsome..... kinda....” tsun tsun dere tsun