#misc. paper sketches by me

[overthinkingspark-blue]

Merry Christmas to the amazing and wonderful @starrjoy ! Your comic is beautifully made and I am excited to see what you will be doing with it! Took me a bit to figure out how to draw Sonia, but I think it turned out pretty nice!

[musubiki]

sketch dump but its all mochi and lime

[lonely-north-star]

"I lose my voice when I look at you

Can't make a noise though I'm trying to

Tell you all the right words

Waiting on the right words"

@/NemesisNoda (ON TWITTER) HAS DONE IT AGAIN !!!! BROUGHT MY DREAMS (SILLY COFFEE SHOP AU) TO LIFE !!!

i literally went to her with a sketch like "hey 👉👈" AND SHE AGREED !! I'M SO HAPPY WITH THIS COMM !!!!

if you don't know, or maybe you do bc you've seen me ramble in CC's (@/misc-obeyme) ask box under ✨ anon, THIS IS MY COFFEE SHOP AU WITH MAMMON, SOLOMON, AND MC AND HOW THEY INEVITABLY END UP TOGETHER !!! <333 my silly lil poly ship

Mammon as a barista/owner, Solomon as a college student, and my mc as a record shop owner. Mammon short circuits on a Wednesday (Solomon never shows up on Wednesdays) because the two people he finds a little too attractive are both a counter's width away (for the first time, at the same time) and he can't handle it. Fate (a late bus and upcoming exams) brought them together on this day.

I have so many ideas and lore and other characters make varying appearances (fashion student asmo, tattoo artist/piercer thirteen, streamer levi, photographer belphie LIKE ASDKDDJ. IT'S FICTION OKAY AND POSSIBILITIES ARE ENDLESS WHEN YOU'RE HAVING FUN).

I'm so crazy about this AU, i daydream about it at work but have not managed to put words to paper </3 fanfic coming soon™ hopefully. if you ask me about it i will probably end up writing an essay because I have too much to say (will also profusely sob bc i can't fathom people being into my ideas)

And Solomon is a little shit who teases both of them, but is also the only reason this slow burn isn't slower. My poor mc is both oblivious and scared of their feelings </3. Mammon stress bakes and loses sleep over how two regulars wormed their ways into his heart without even trying.

BUT IT'S OKAY BECAUSE THEY'LL END UP HAPPY AND TOGETHER (right? :D)

Lucky Brew AU is one step closer to being real !!!! WHEEE

[annadiplosis]

A few months ago I posted a couple photos of my index cards, saying I still didn’t know how and where I’d keep them, and I’ve since developed an Archiving System that combines the cards with a digital spreadsheet and has taken more hours than I will ever admit.

So, since I don’t have a “notebook system” to speak of, I'd like to share the way I archive my journals / sketchbooks / whatever you wanna call them, because I’m very proud of it, and who knows, someone might find it helpful :)

WHY I NEED AN ARCHIVING SYSTEM

The reason I don’t have a notebook system is because I use my books for absolutely everything, from sketches to grocery lists and journaling. It is crucial to me to not have any restrictions or expectations when it comes to my books, and that’s how I’ve managed to fill 43 of them over the years.

But of course, when you’ve been using notebooks without a system for most of your life and you want to read a specific entry, you can easily spend a full hour flipping through a sea of paper until you stumble upon those notes on the Bubonic Plague you took in 2011 or whatever you were trying to find.

SO HERE’S WHAT I DO

When I finish a notebook, I try to determine what its most important contents are: stuff I might want to reference in the future (project ideas, meeting notes) or is very characteristic of a period in my life (friends' drawings, travel logs). Every single page contributes to making the notebook what it is and gives it a unique personality, but not all of them are gonna be keepers, and that's fine (I'd even say fundamental, at least in my case).

These are the extremely generic categories I sort my Chosen Entries into. It's similar to the dot system so many people use, just applied retroactively:

🟣 Study notes 🔵 Work 🟢 Personal 🟡 Projects 🔴 Misc

And here's where the real archiving begins. This info goes into:

1. THE INDEX CARDS

(I always write them in Catalan; this one's a mockup and most of these are not real entries)

A little piece of cardboard with the notebook number, its start and end dates, and most important contents. I keep each index card inside its corresponding notebook, either in its own backpocket or an adhesive one I stick there myself.

This way, whenever I want to take a quick look through the book, I get a general idea of its contents at first glance. Sometimes, just holding it in my hand and reading the index card brings me back to the time when I was keeping it, and that time-travel feeling gives me a rush like no other. I don't know if you can tell, but I'm crazy about my notebooks.

2. THE SPREADSHEET

Same as before, just a couple more pieces of info (number of months, physical description) added to a file with the rest of my notebooks' data. Again, these are not real entries for privacy and language reasons, but they're very similar to the kind of stuff I do keep. The spreadsheet helps me find specific entries with a simple ctrl+f, and it's also a bird's-eye view of my progress through the years as a notebook keeper. I can see when my interests shift, how long some of my most important projects took to come to fruition, and even similar types of entries that repeat every few years which I wasn't even aware of before putting it all together. Absolutely fascinating stuff.

I hope this was useful, or interesting at the very least! If you’re a notebook keeper trying to find their own archiving system, my main advice would be to start early so you don’t have to deal with almost two decades of material like I did :’)

If you have any questions, don't be afraid to ask.

Good luck 🖤

[xoxochb]

jason grace master list *ೃ༄

🎧 - electric touch, superman, gorgeous, sparks fly, gold rush, state of grace, right where you left me, false god, new year’s day, lover, the lakes

blurbs ✧˖°

flamingo pink, sunrise boulevard

love you to the moon and to saturn

it’s fearless

these are the hands of fate, you’re my achilles heel

it’s golden like daylight

everytime you smile, I smile

hopelessly boring without you

aquamarine, moonlit swimming pool, what if all I need is you?

so scarlet it was maroon

please, I’ve been on my knees, change the prophecy

meet me in the afterglow

talking rings and talking cradles

all my mornings are mondays stuck in an endless february

it’s hard to be a party when I feel like an open wound

do you remember, we were sitting there by the water?

your braids like a pattern

if your cascade ocean wave blues come

I circled you on a map

and how the blood rushed into my cheeks

all I know is this could either break my heart or bring it back to life

right here wishing the flowers were from you

paper rings 💌

glasses

romance novels 💌

the three headed dog 💌

hoax

ever seen

history (freak) 💌

you caught my heart, lovergirl! 💌

not a lot, just forever 💌

two reverse 💌

clinically insane girlfriend

cradle

stuffed animals 💌

(talking nonsense) 💌

haunted gingerbread house

mind over matter 💌

untitled blurb 💌

fics ✧˖°

even if it’s a false god, we’d still worship this love

you knew that I’m a mastermind, and now you’re mine 💌

I feel so high school every time I look at you 💌

I envy the leaves that grow from the trees, they’re all so carefree

my wait is you and I won’t go on 💌

love at first sketch! 💌

this love is difficult, but it’s real 💌

the albatross 💌

misc (hcs + series + thinking abt) ✧˖°

my waves meet your shore, ever and evermore

what if your eyes looked up and met mine one more time?

who’s gonna know you if not me?

gorgeous (series) master list

‘cause I love, to love, to love, to love you

just try to never grow up

the burgundy on my t-shirt when you splashed your wine into me

untitled untitled 2 untitled 3 untitled 4 untitled 5

random hcs

cinnamon girl

here comes the sun

pretty in pink

[definatelymrhyde]

WTIHT DOODLES PART I DONT REMEMBER AND DIDNT WANT TO CHECK

A bunch of them featuring Anne-Marie by @thedarkone121 because of the artfight attack that started it all and made me think about what would happen if Anne-Marie were in WTIHT

Alsoalso if anybody wants their tgs OCs and/or au’s in a doodle feel free to ask I need more things to draw with WTIHT right now lmao :))

THE ANNE-MARIE ONES FIRST WAHOO

I apologize sincerely for my mildly unreadable handwriting.

Anyways, the misc ones that I have yet to post!!!

These are all from the HJ7 book by the way - I can’t really marker the paper all to well so it’s all gonna be sketches and occasionally inking

[terezillustrations]

Edon's Wish List

I’m a black disabled trans artist trying to survive in Florida, and I’ve been offering comms for a while bc I need money to afford things like rent and groceries and food for my emotional support animals, but it hasn’t been going well so far. I’m hoping to find people who root for me as a person as well as like my work as an artist. So if you’re interested and have the funds to spend, please buy me something I could really use (in the list below the images) in exchange for some fabulous art of whatever you want or artist's choice! Ask for my paypal/venmo/cashapp in dm.

$5-15 - you get a sketch

$16-30 - you get multi of above or one line art

$50-100 you get multi of above or one rendered illustration, no bg

$101+ you get multi of above or one rendered illustration with bg

If you want anything unique like custom clothing, character design sheets, or traditional art, etc, you'll have to pay for cost of materials, shipping, as well as a min of $60 towards any of the following (below images). I don’t do mecha or hate/bigoted art.

Critical Needs

Vet appointment for Darla - $200

Recurring Purchases

Jersey’s (cat) food and treats (up to a month’s worth) - $10-50

Darla’s (dog) food and treats (up to a month’s worth) - $15-70

Cat litter - $20

Darla’s Meds (monthly) - $40

Weekly groceries - $80-100

Subscriptions (monthly) - $10-30

Insurance (monthly) - $250

Rent (monthly) - $400

Gas - $15-30

One-Time Purchases

Bookcase(s) - $100-200

Shelving - $25-50

Bedding - $40

Curtains and blinds - $30-70

Hamper - $20

Mirror Paper - $20

Furniture - $50-100

Misc - $10-50

Business

Art Supplies - $15-50

Inventory - $100-300

Subscriptions - $5-30

Camcorder - $100-150

Sewing Machine - $100-150

Ring light - $20

Don@ions toward 🍉, Sudan, and Congo relief efforts (will provide receipts) - $5-50

Extra

Get myself something nice - $20-50

Go to a con - $150-200

Buy something for my fur-babies - $10-30

[manasseh]

'23w46 weekly wrap-up

i missed doing these, i only did a couple earlier this year but looking back at them it's really nice. it also makes it obvious that when there is no time to reflect and plan, it's already fucked and i should take a step back - note to self or whatever.

since passed my first hebrew midterms rather easily, i'm excited to learn more in this next block! more people have signed up, but the professor's small office seems to fit all of us if we cram a little :) i love the fall weather, with the low sun or early evenings in the city ✨

i went to a concert with my sis in law and her weird ass sister! and got drunk for the first time in so long ~ i miss being out and about like that so much

🧑‍🎓 Next week the new block starts, but I will only be taking Character Design. I'll be doing the same for the rest of the year, only taking the 5EC courses and leaving the rest for next year.

🧑‍🎓 as for my PROJECT! it's going!! The head in neat layers (to the best of my abilities) imported into live2d, where I am ALMOST done prepping art meshes and warp deformers. I found a lot of good movement references for the features I want, and have a gameplan :) I started sketching the body out a bit better too, but that's not a priority at all.

My Sifu has been bombarding me with ideas for the model since I showed him my progress (unprovoked but certainly welcome), and he seems like a perfect client - regardless of him being broke. Alas, I'll need to rig it first, and only then dream on.

📹 I've been screen-recording the process, and I'm setting up a youtube channel and cleaning my dev-blog here. I've always wanted to make videos and share, but figured I'd never do so if I don't start now. Besides, people have been asking where they can follow my work so I need a link to send ^^'

🧑‍🎨 I'll also be sharing about my drawing goal there! The first month is almost over, and apart from the plan's figure drawing and perspective exercises, this week I did a few slightly longer drawings as well. For variety!

misc.: i practiced old TOPIK papers and made a banger tuna mayo rice bowl // finished watching bocchi the rock! with my serb // doing as much as possible on paper // there were other things too i guess.

[doffy2]

do you have any rules/guidelines you go by when designing and creating a site? i love your web design, the way you combine style with accessibility is very inspiring; i really struggle with that balance

First off: thanks very much for your compliments about my site building. I put a lot of effort into what I create, so it's always nice to hear others enjoy my style or formatting of pages, thanks again.

TL:DR; Start simple and expand when the simple stage is done, don't delete that old half-finished page keep it up somewhere (gives you progressive reference AND a paper trail for growing accessibility wise), and don't be afraid to take inspiration from other sites.

Rambled response under the cut.

I took some time to ruminate on a response here lol. Bounced around some advice or input but ultimately I think starting simple is your best friend in coding.

Starting simply can be useful not even strictly from a site-building perspective, anything from inspiration, to pictures you'll use, to a color palette really. If you start with a bunch of concepts you want to utilize or bring to life your code can wind up very messy very fast, and sometimes you'll start disliking what you're making even if you're nowhere near the end goal you originally had in mind.

I see it a lot from the Neocities sites I follow actually. People start on HUGE webpage ideas, total site overhauls, and burn themselves out when the piece isn't coming to life exactly how they panned it out. I'd recommend even scribbling pencil-sketches for base site layouts, leave the flashy graphics people normally plan around out of it until a later stage in coding, and see how that feels. So many of my pages started as "ghdksdfg.png" from ms paint, seriously. Visualizing your layouts is a lifesaver.

The second point, which I emphasize a lot to people looking to really start up a Neocities or even just get into misc. coding is: keep your old code. Do it. I don't care how messy and shitty and unstable it is- same with keeping old art, you'll notice your progression AND it will be ten thousand times easier to reflect on things like accessibility if you have an old reference point. I've looked back on old code and gone "shit, I forgot (feature)" which more times than not is a QOL (quality of life) implement for the whole page. You're giving yourself a paper trail for improvement AND mistake catching. Big bonus.

Last: everybody has done everything before. Everybody. No matter what your site looks like someone can done that combination of div placements or used that graphic or ETC ETC ETC. Comparison kills. Grab a layout idea you like from some old 2000s cartoon site. See someone use a custom border? Take a look at it and figure out how to do it yourself. Want someone's code for a music player or calendar or gallery? Ask them for it or replicate it. Using inspiration isn't something you should be wary of and sometimes it leads to overthinking in web design.

I could ramble a lot more about design especially in the current Neocities sphere, but I'll try to stick to these 3 points which I think could be helpful.

If you want me to expand on any points or specify anything else let me know. If you also had any further questions I'll try my best to answer them in a more coherent way LOL. I've been on a schoolwork grind, so I hope I'm cohesive enough here.

[overthinkingspark-blue]

This Christmas gift art request is for @candycatstuffs ! I love how they draw Amy’s head quills!

[mightybomber]

G’day everyone! Welcome to my Bomberman sideblog. :]

Really into the silly little bomber guys, especially Jetters, but not exclusively. I post a mix of mostly my own fanart, what little merchandise I can get my grubby little hands on and mayhaps you will read about my insanities. I also like reblogging other artists’ work too 💪

Requests

I’m open to asks of any kind and Bomberman art requests! I usually do sketches but who knows, maybe inspiration might strike.

✨Pro tip to get your request filled✨:

Get quirky with it. If you ask for something generic, I might skip over it. Don’t get too overwhelming with it but like… Ask me to draw Mighty eating a taco that’s kind of getting a bit wet and moist because he left it out for too long and now he has to deal with moist taco juice running down his hands or the like, something fun to explore y’know?

Tag Navigation Guide:

Common Bomberman Tags:

bomberman, bomberman jetters, bomberman jetterz, bmj, ボンバーマンジェッターズ

Characters:

If they’re a Jetters character, use the format: “bmj namehere”

-For example: “bmj mighty”, “bmj white bomber”, “bmj gangu”

(I haven’t really drawn enough from other bomberman media so I haven’t codified a system for that yet, I’ll update this post when I have ^^)

Offical Media:

merchandise, official art, official site

Art Related: 

art, sketch, traditional art, paper, pencil, mspaint art, 3D model, 3D, watercolour, digital, procreate, framecast, oekaki, tegaki

Answers:

request, ask

Reblogs:

others art

Misc:

shnitzelpost

Have a good one ^_^

[cynoglav]

what art supplies do u use? i rly like ur doodles ....

first of all, thank you!

this is gonna be a long one. and hey, before I get into this: getting better tools does not make you a better artist. I'm serious. Please don't get things from this list to improve your art, and especially if they're just gonna languish in a drawer because you're afraid of wasting them. I love you and you deserve nice things, but they are not the key to becoming a better artist.

I've also had many, many years to collect and curate stuff. A lot of it I gave away to friends because I didn't use it. If you're new to this, don't worry about getting "all the best things". It's a little silly, and can hold you back.

Especially for sketchbooks, exploration and just messing around, quality stuff isn't necessary. if you're selling commissions or making stuff that will be hung up, yeah, quality matters, but it's mostly about how archival/lightfast stuff is, not price. you won't catch me with caran d'ache or prismacolor stuff, nuh-uh. Only one of these is good and worth the price, and spoiler, it's not the prismacolor.

also, if I catch you hanging up alcohol marker originals, I will personally come into your house and put them into a safe drawer. that shit fades, and fast.

with that out of the way:

digital: clip studio paint + wacom intuos pro medium (circa 2017?). Don't bother with wacom tho, a huion is just fine. I do recommend not getting a small one though, your wrists will thank you. I use whatever brushes i like atm, usually default or custom-made by me.

watercolor: a mix of roman szmal + renesans paints, because they're high quality and extremely local (and thus cheap!!) to me. Currently I'm using arches 185gsm cold press (100% cotton). I chose it over 300gsm because it's cheaper, and thus feels less precious, so I'm not afraid to "waste it", whatever that means. for brushes, I use a #6 kolibri pure red sable round and a really, really old #2 cotman round (111 series). I would recommend synthetics due to environmental and ethical concerns over how sable hair is harvested. I also have a #16 flat somewhere, but I have no f%$#ing clue where it is. Do note that watercolor is rarely a vegan medium, as the sizing in watercolor paper is usually gelatine. I'm sure you can do it, but idk how. for gouache i use the watercolors mentioned above + white gouache because I'm a rebel. I do have a renesans gouache set tho, and will use it up because I hate wasting things.

ink: winsor&newton black and white shellac ink. I discovered G-pen nibs like a week ago and they're my jam, but I used a LS40 nib before (too flexy). FWIW i also use a white sakura gelly roll for white highlights sometimes, and sakura pigma microns in various sizes and colors (usually 003, 01, PN). I also use regular fountain pen ink in a fountain pen because it's fun.

sketchbooks/paper: royal talens art creation. they are the superior affordable sketchbook, no contest. I love the 12x12cm size and A5 bound on the short side. I'm also using a 12x12cm sakura sketchbook with black paper for gouache doodles. for watercolors, I use 100% cotton as mentioned before, as that is the only medium I ever consider selling to people. Everything else I don't bother keeping archival, so it's in my sketchbook or on cheap-ass copy paper. go nuts.

pencils: I prefer a 2H for layouts on watercolor paper and a HB for sketching, usually either a faber castell 9000 (the dark green ones) because idk they make me happy and are nice and smooth. Usually it's "whatever" though. as long as it writes and doesn't scratch I can use it.

colored pencils: a 36 set of faber castell polychromos and i refuse to elaborate

misc. sketching supplies: uni nano dia color mechanical pencil leads. My #1 most used is pink and I plan on getting more colors. for normal mechanical pencil lead i use a HB refill in whatever brand i can find (I'm even less picky than with wooden pencils). All of these are in 0.5mm size. oh, and tons of misc. cheapo colored pencils I have laying around, like most artists. for erasers, usually it's "whatever" but I do carry several with me at all times. current faves are colored kneadable erasers (ooo pretty colors!!), milan tri jet, pentel hi-polymer in green, pentel hi-polymer slim. pencil sharpeners are also a whatever as long as it doesn't break my pencil, but I do really like the derwent long point (i have the mini, its cute) for cute accents of color i use whatever pastel highlighter i have at hand, or a crayola supertip. I sometimes also use alcohol markers, but rarely.

alcohol markers: copic ciao, but don't bother buying them. ohuhu has refills now and copics lost their only advantage.

acrylic paint: renesans flowacryl, but I do plan to switch to golden fluid at some point. this is exclusively for mtg alters, btw. in terms of brushes, I use a #0 milan round (golden taklon i think but idk and I don't have any at hand rn to check) and a #6 oval (it's flat but with rounded off corners) in whatever brand is available.

i think i covered it all! now go grab a pencil and copy paper, and have fun. this is a threat.

[iantimony]

time to tuesday

listening: i have been POWERING through twilight mirage. i find the first ~5 eps of any fatt season are the hardest to get through because it's familiarizing yourself with new characters, settings, vibes, etc. but once you pass that point it is fuckin rolling. i'm on episode 12 now. i think my goal is to do twilight mirage and partizan and catch up on palisade in time for that to finish lol. i think it's doable though. most seasons are about a year long. let's say 70 ep of TM and 50 ep of partizan, with rounding, and if i listen to five episodes a week that's 24 weeks, so about halfway through the palisade run, yeah? at that point there will be about 25 episodes of palisade, so another 8 weeks, etc. but i SHOULD be able to catch up in time. we'll see.

i went to a concert this past saturday for the local philarmonic and that SLAMMED. the first two pieces were soloists from local youth concerto competitions and not gonna lie these kids ruled. the first one was 14 and did a saint-saëns violin concerto and made me question everything about all my choices he was so talented. the second one was also really good but it was chopin and he's hit or miss as a composer for me, the soloist was incredible but i just. don't like chopin that much. oops. and then the final piece was dvorak #8 which made me sooo emo and nostalgic because i did that one in orch in undergrad and it rips. so it was really good.

hmm. what other music. this is funny

reading: nothing besides glancing at twilight mirage transcripts if i felt like i missed something and didn't want to scrub back haha

watching: started cowboy bebop with my so!! it's soooo good truly immaculate vibes all around. we watched up to episode 3 so starting with 4....probably tonight i think actually

making: starting a printmaking project! unpacking some shit mentally etc.

i had to set up the block three times total before i finally got the sketch reversed lmao. like i drew it out once, went wait shit i have to mirror the image, traced it onto a piece of paper to transfer it, transferred it the wrong way AGAIN, and finally got it right on the third try. lol. gonna start carving it some time this week, and i need to order a brayer and some ink...

and then life drawing from yesterday:

and finally [GIFT WARNING; BOYFRIEND DO NOT READ THIS PART] i FINALLY got the intarsia working for the scarf im making. turns out i was twisting the yarn under the work and not over it so it was like. pinching the actual knit itself. dumb. but it's good now and im gonna start ripping through it :)

started doing pottery again also!!! so stay tuned for more making on that front

misc: i finally went to urgent care last week because i was still not feeling well and wasn't getting any work done because i couldn't focus and i felt dizzy and icky and achey etc and it turns out i had an ear infection! or something like that, something in the ear/nose/throat vibe. so i got put on an antibiotic and im doing much better

experiencing the agonies otherwise but im hanging in there. tuseday again no problem right

[hydralisk98]

7dfps jam entry's dev diary 0x0, braindump for a non-violent retro toy

Raw brainstorming about making my very own first person game jam entry. (Two-to-four itch games were 2D cool pieces to learn and will continue some with Mosi before actually making more diverse entries engine-wise)

DAY 0x1:

Keywords

Moodboard

Mindmaps

Study some games and make a research document (Table of credits, specifications and all things documentation)

Imagination cardboard tests and writing prompts on paper "thesis"

Tools, game engine & other technological choices and narrow it down to MVP vague specifications

DAY 0x2:

Choose and gather free public domain assets (especially audio & misc multimedia boilerplates)

Engage with 7dfps dev community

Start thinking about how go with the competition, the "requests" and accessibility in mind

Prototype gameplay loops

Playtest by myself and fix issues as they arise

DAY 0x2

Sketch map layouts

Sketch game assets

Summarize engine-related systems

Implement at broader scales

DAY 0x3:

Tinker around with initial game assets

Craft the feature core of my tiny-packed systemic design

Learn the relevant documentation for the project's engine

Take advantage of engine features

Get started with alpha playtesting it to other people and gather the feedback

DAY 0x4:

Beta players' responding and tweaking from feedback

May expand with swappable assets, additional gameplay systems and level scriptables

Open up the infrastructure for modifications (FLOSS repository, website page entry, seek peer-review for technical documentation and all things making it more community-friendly)

DAY 0x5+0x6

Fixing last bugs

Quality of life

Polish

Creative frontend assets

Writing down-to-heart descriptions and tags

Publish

Curate

Promote

Pitch it to my family

Gather reviews data

Respond to comments & reviews

NOTE

Also yes, I thank each one of you so much for sticking by with my 30k+32 posts (99% are reblogs apparently, welp), 310 following comrades and a handful of awesome conversations since I registered back around July 2015. It really make me blush and it motivates my humble brain as to keep going.

\\(^*^)//

[anon-karasu]

Winter Moments — Luke

Day Ten of K’rasu’s Christmas Advent

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Summary: Mc finds Luke trying to make a sled outside Pirgatory Hall.

Category: Gen/ Friendship

Rating: General Audiences

Language: English

Relationships: Luke & Main Character, Luke & Reader, Luke & You

Characters: Luke, Main Character

Additional Tags: Barbatos (mentioned only), Simeon (mentioned only), Solomon (mentioned only), Raphael (mentioned only), Thirteen (mentioned only), Ozzie Octopus, making/ building, snow, sledding, snowballs, snow angel, cold, shivering, friendship, gender not specified for MC, unnamed MC, no beta, Day Ten of Anon-K’rasu’s Christmas Advent

Click Here for Series Masterlist

Winter Moments — Luke

Day Ten of K’rasu’s Christmas Advent

You treaded carefully as you trekked through the snow covered Devildom, but your pace soon quickened as you drew closer to your destination, knowing that soon you’d be relieved from the snow even if it was only for a short while.

You were forced to slow your pace as you began to ascend the steps, having to concentrate on each step so that you didn’t accidentally slip on the icy surface.

“Mc?”

A voice issued from somewhere below you, making you jump and have to grab the railing to prevent yourself from falling before you cast your gaze over the railing to find Luke staring up at you from the ground.

“Simeon and Solomon didn’t tell me you were visiting today,” Luke murmured more to himself as he tilted his head curiously at you.

“I’m only dropping off Raphael’s sewing kit and fabrics, Babarbatos asked me if I could do it for him.” You explained with a smile as you descended the steps again and lifted up a small bag in your hand to show Luke before your eyes trailed over the young angel who was crouched down in the snow with various tools and pieces of wood strewn around him. “What are you up to, Luke?” You asked with a quizzical frown.

“I’m making a sled!” Luke told you with a bright smile that lit up his face. “... or at least I’m trying to,” he added as his smile quickly faltered and he stared down at the tools and wood with a disheartened sigh, “you see, I was thinking about going sledding, but none of the sleds on Akuzon would arrive in time so Thirteen said that I should try to make my own instead,” he explained as he pulled out a folded piece of paper from his pocket and passed the paper up to you, “she even gave me some of her tools to use and drew up this blueprint for me.”

“Thirteen is the best person when it comes to building stuff, she makes all of her traps by herself after all.” You nodded as you took the paper and unfolded it, only to widen your eyes in shock as you saw that every inch of the page was covered in Thirteen’s handwritten instructions along with a detailed sketch of a sled design.

“I don’t really know where to start,” Luke confessed as he watched your eyes skim over the page.

“Is… is that an Ozzie Octopus attachment?” You asked in disbelief as you spotted the familiar trap drawn into the design on the front of the sled with a note scribbled beside it.

To use against that sorry excuse of a sorcerer.

“She said that it was the most important part of the design,” Luke said with a low hum as he stood up and moved closer to your side to read the blueprint too.

“I’m sure we can work this out together,” you reassured Luke as you knelt down on the ground and began to sort through the wood and tools.

You both set to work together. You made sure that you were the one to saw any wood that needed to be cut down to size and supervised Luke while he used nails and glue to ensure that the wood was securely joined together.

“We should make sure that the wood is properly sanded,” Luke reminded, “we don’t want to get any splinters when we’re sledding.”

After hours of hard work, the both finally found yourselves admiring Luke’s finished sled — minus the Ozzie Octopus attachment.

“It looks great!” Luke said gleefully as he beamed at you. “Can we head over to the Devildom gardens to try it out?”

You nodded and smiled at Luke.

“I’ve just got to let Simeon, Raphael and Solomon know where I’m going,” Luke said as he began to scoop up Thirteen’s tools in his arms, “I better put these away too,” he added with a small nod as he turned to you, “I can take Raphael’s sewing kit too.”

You handed Luke the sewing kit and watched as he ascended the steps and disappeared over the threshold into Purgatory Hall, only to reappear moments later while he called out his goodbyes over his shoulder before he rejoined your side and picked up the sled.

“I can’t wait to try our sled out,” the young angel chimed excitedly as he led the way towards the park.

As you walked along the Devildom streets, you and Luke playfully scooped up snow from the ground to throw at each other as you dodged and ducked away from each others’ snowballs between your laughter until you finally reached the gardens.

“Let’s try that hill, Mc!” Luke pointed excitedly at the largest hill before he ran off ahead of you.

“Hey! Wait for me, Luke!” You called after him.

You both lost track of time as you sledded down hills over and over again, laughing together as you fell off of the sled at the bottom of the hill. Luke enthusiastically showed you his snow angels and you both continued to play in the snow until you were shivering, aching all over and you clothes were soaked through

“Y-y-you should come b-back to Purgatory Hall with me,” Luke suggested through chattering teeth as you both left the gardens, “i-it’s Raphael’s turn to cook t-tonight, he said he was m-making stew. Then Simeon and S-Solomon promised that we could all watch s-some Christmas movies.”

“Sounds great,” you grinned as you pulled your jacket tighter around yourself to conserve what little body heat you had left.

“Th-thanks for helping me today, M-Mc,” Luke smiled brightly at you as he hugged his sled closer to his chest, “I’m g-gonna make you some sweets as a th-thank you.”

Luke hummed happily to himself as you both headed back towards Purgatory Hall.

“I should m-make some sweets for Thirteen too,” Luke added before he turned to you again, “hey Mc, I think we should in-invite Thirteen to come with us n-next time we go sledding together.”

“I think we should too,” you nodded with a chuckle as you took off your scarf before you stopped the young angel in his tracks and wrapped your scarf around him to keep him warm

You both then continued your trek back to Purgatory Hall as you chatted excitedly about your upcoming adventures in the snow.

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how many drawings do u have on paper?? I wanna see /nm

over 100 for sure, i have a bunch of sketch pads from the 6th grade up until now but i only have my sketch pad from earlier this year with me xp here are a few misc. drawings from it