#nikneedsalife

[tomminowrites]

Hestia, no preferred pronouns 💛!

Sweet-spoken and soft-braided, columns of marble would sooner crumble than your resolution waver. 

Visitors duck their heads, lower their voices in respect, when greeted with that unwavering gaze. You are high-hearted in a manner that does not demand reverence, but rather inspires it.

[ homeric epithet ask game ]

[doggernaut]

For the zimbits fridates (good name) prompts: museum?

This might not quite be what you were looking for, but I was looking at old photos and came across some that were taken at this exhibit. It seemed appropriate.

Zimbits Fridate #3: Children’s museum

Eric Bittle has seen a lot of cute things in his lifetime, but former Stanley Cup MVP Jack Zimmermann sliding around a makeshift indoor ice rink in his socks has got to be in the top three.

“Scoot, scoot, babe!” he calls as Jack skids to a stop behind their daughter and scoops her up in his arms. When Jack spins around to face Bitty, he’s already got the camera out.

“No paparazzi,” Jack says, deadpan. “I’m here with my daughter.”

“No!” the wiggly three-year-old in Jack’s arms echoes. She squirms enough to knock Jack off balance, just a little. Bitty hides his smile and takes a series of photos as Jack struggles to stay upright without dropping Ellie.

“How are you so good at this in skates, yet so terrible in your socks?” Bitty chirps.

“Daddy skate now?” Ellie asks. 

“Yeah, does Daddy want to skate?” Jack asks with a smirk. 

“I would love to skate with you,” Bitty says, “but your time here is just about up. We need to let other kids have a turn. How about we go play in the store?” 

Jack passes Ellie over the “boards” to Bitty, who helps her with her shoes while Jack finds his own. They each take a small hand and walk with Ellie to the chid-sized grocery store, complete with child-sized shelves stocked with “food,” shopping carts, and registers. 

Bitty and Jack sit on a bench and watch from a distance as Ellie selects plastic produce from a bin and places it in her little cart. When she tires of “shopping,” they find the reading room on the second floor and read picture books about weather and outer space. After water play, the music room, coloring, “skating,” and the store, it’s a nice respite. 

“Are you ready for another book?” Jack asks when Bitty finishes reading a book about colors.

Ellie shakes her head. “Lunch!”

“It is after noon,” Bitty points out. “And I think somebody promised her burgers and milkshakes.”

At the word “milkshake,” Ellie looks up.

Jack pulls an innocent face. “I don’t know where she got that idea.”

“Papa said milkshakes.”

Bitty smirks. “Papa did, huh?”

“There was a two-for-one coupon on the app,” Jacks defends himself.

Bitty laughs as they gather their things and put the books they’ve been reading back on the shelf. “Between the museum membership from your parents and your coupon, Mr. Zimmermann, this is turning out to be a pretty cheap date.”

“The best kind,” Jack says, picking Ellie up and settling her on his hip.

“The best kind,” Bitty agrees.

[keiths-stupid-mullet]

THANK YOU FOR BEING SO HECKING POSITIVE! I got hit with a wave of negativity on my dash after s7, which made me really upset because I REALLY enjoyed this season! Do you have any blogs to recommend (except for queerklancing, who's also bringing some wonderful positivity to my dash) that are hate-free/like s7?

Sure!! Here are some I follow, but I can’t guarantee that they post K/L. There are lots of blogs that I follow for platonic content^^' You should check them out + update your filter settings if you’re uncomfy with certain ships, just in case!

@koganetwork | @mcclainetwork | @theklancenetwork | @coralreefskim | @braincoins | @lemonistics | @vamdates | @lionswaps | @kcgane | @wolfpainters | @quiz4naks | @novalinlin 

These are blogs that I know won’t post hate about the new season, either because they never do or because they already stated that they liked it :’D I follow more vld blogs, but they probably haven’t finished watching yet lol

[ghost-maya]

💛

your writing is so good!! You have such a way with words and weaving them together, which is even more impressive since english is ur second language (right??) and you’re also so organized with everything?? i aspire to get to that level ur iconic

ask meme

[theamazincactus]

Everything on you blog is amazing, from your art!!!!! to your animations!!!! i've watched them 1824 times on youtube but never checked up on your tumblr account, how is this, they're so cool and legit my favorite animations (especially keSha one darn) and even your reblogs are just ajshds as well (never have i reblogged so much in a short time) Ayways keep on doing what you're doing i just wanted to express how !!!!!!!!!!! your stuff is thank you!

OH BOY OH BOY OH BOY

Thank you so much!!!! :’DDD I’m so glad you like my art and animations and even my reblogs??? Your message means so much to me thank you thank you thank you!!! 

[wlwadora]

🍒 boom

Picrew Generator // Ask Game

[vintageklancezine]

✨ Meet the Contributors!✨

After the long wait, we’re pleased to announce our list of contributors for the Retrospect, a Vintage Klance Zine! Make sure to support all of these lovely and talented people through their social media links below!

Cover Artist: 

cosmicloak ★ @cosmicloak​ | Instagram | Twitter

Guest Artists: 

Rowan Kingsbury ★ @electricgale​ | Instagram | Twitter Alice ★ @babypears​ | Instagram | Twitter  Elentori ★ @elentori-art​ | Instagram | Twitter  Lana Maru ★ @lanamaru​ | Twitter KAGE ★ @kaged640​ | Twitter Dan ★ @dunatdan​ | Instagram KIU ★ @kiu1023​ | Twitter 

Artists: 

coralreefskim ★ @coralreefskim | Instagram | Twitter Azoria Wolf ★ @azoriawolf | Instagram | Twitter Looveel ★ @looveelart | Instagram | Twitter kranberii ★ @kranberii | Instagram | Twitter Alex ★ @allexche | Instagram | Twitter milubee ★ @milubee | Twitter bubble ★ @bubbleous | Twitter Eli Maniquis ★ | Instagram Vy/Ladvy ★ @ladvy | Instagram | Twitter  opioidman ★ @opiod-man | Instagram Kiloom ★ @loomsy | Instagram Tam  ★  @bkbsart | Instagram | Twitter Stixy ★ @stixy-art | Instagram

Writers: 

shatterinseconds ★ @shatterinseconds​ | AO3 nikneedsalife ★ @nikneedsalife​ | AO3 speaks ★ @speakswords​ | Twitter | AO3 ilgaksu ★ @ilgaksu​ | Twitter leggydeco ★ @leggydeco​ | Instagram

Mods: 

Apoorva ★ @lynvaren | Instagram | Twitter Meghna ★ @soulstuffjunkie | Instagram | Twitter

[artbytane]

My full pieces for @voltronmerzine completed back in September 2018! Acxa piece based on a lovely story by @nikneedsalife!  It was an absolute honor and privilege to work with all the amazing contributors and fabulous mod team who made it happen! Thank you for making my first ever zine experience so good <3 Grab a copy or merch (OR BOTH!) from the leftover sale at discount prices HERE

[tomminowrites]

www(.)youtube(.)com/watch?v=XAYhNHhxN0A

hahahaha I LOVE IT. im totally gonna write something while listening to the theme music, what a fantastic idea.

Also the best comment on the video is “When you are doing your homework while the teacher is collecting it.” Extreme mood

(heres a clickable link to the vid if anyone else wants to groove to the MI theme)

[parchmints]

Allura, Coran, Matt Holt and Paladin for the ask meme ^-^

:D Thank you for the ask Nik!!!

Allura: What would be the first thing you do if you wake up after 10,000 years?

Not to be a downer, but I’d like…mourn all my friends and family? Then I’d pee.

Coran: What was your worst “phase”?

It’s hard to pick because my past is just a see of cringe-inducing mistakes smh. The worst is probably around when I was 12-18 because I was really political, but I just adopted all of my dad’s really toxic ultra-conservative rhetoric, so I was a total asshat. When I went to college, I started to actually learn things about women, non-white communities, and y’know just ACTUAL history. Like, the high school I went to taught abstinence-only sex ed and played Fox News during our economics classes. Needless to say, I did not learn a lot there. Once I got away from my parents’ influence and took eye-opening classes, I basically became the opposite of what I was.

Matt Holt: Do you more “nerdy” or “sporty”?

I def do more nerdy. I do enjoy yoga and working out when I’m motivated though.

Paladin: When did you start watching Voltron?

I believe it was May of this year!

Ask me Voltron Questions!

[dejavidetc]

My pieces for the Oasis Zine about old times of Altea and first paladins) 

It is a HOT OR NOT fashion spread (and tbh Zarkon the fashion potato is my favourite part lol)

@nikneedsalife has written absolutely amazing descriptions for my pics! I love them and it was a great pleasure to work with you :33

[ghost-maya]

I was tagged by: @peachie5000 and @leesh-uh

And I tag (of course with no obligations):

@redyarns @nikneedsalife @tomminowrites @haryuusart @finwritesthings @stebenuni @deevasong @aquacanis 

And anyone else would wants to do it!

Nicknames: Ghost, DaNads (don’t ask)

Gender: Female

Astrological sign: Cancer

Height: 4′11

Sexuality: WLW and somewhere on the acespec who even knows

Hogwarts House: Idk man I got slytherin on the test and people like to argue about whether im in huffelpuff or not

Favorite Animals: Sloth probably??? Idk I’m not much of an animal person

Number of Blankets: 1 quilt

Where I’m from: Canada

Dream Trip: Probably as a volunteer in India to help build houses, that sounds so cool. I love learning about history at historical sites so I’m happy going to most places ahaha

[vld-au-zinecollection]

|| P(RE)-ORDERS FOR THIS AND EVERY OTHER UNIVERSE: KLANCE EDITION ARE NOW OPEN!!! || CLICK HERE ||

With many thanks and no further adieu, This and Every Other Universe is back in action!

This and Every Other Universe is an unofficial Voltron: Legendary Defender zine collection that focuses following the fandom’s favorite pairings in whatever universes they find love.

The Klance Edition of TEOU is A5 (8.5″ by 5.5″) and perfect bound. With over 125 pages, readers can expect to find 35,000+ words from 12 different authors, 35+ illustrations, and several multi-page comics and artist/writer collaborations. All physical zine orders will include a PDF download.

The Klance Edition Bundle includes 5 A5 prints, 2 A5 sticker sheets (kiss cut), 1 double-sided bookmark, 2 double-sided acrylic charms (2″ + glitter epoxy), 2 enamel pins (1″ + butterfly clutch backing), and a PDF download.

The Stretch Goal double sided charm has been left unlocked for the re-order period and will come with every purchase of physical zine or zine + merch!

Available until September 22nd @ 11:59pm PST

[tangerinick]

In case you were wondering who the unfamiliar blog on your dash is, I’ve changed my URL from @nikneedsalife to @tangerinick ! This blog still has all the same content, but I wanted to do a bit of a re-vamp, and that includes dumping a username that annoyed me because of its negative implications.

[lionpridezines]

Meet the folks who will be modding Lion Pride zines!

Mod Drew | @boggled-senseless

Hey all, Drew here (aka @boggled-senseless on Tumblr) and I’m one of the music and finance mods for this zine! I’m currently doing a degree in technical theatre production, specializing in audio design, and I’ve been performing music for most of my life, starting piano at 8yrs old and percussion at 12yrs. This is my third time as a mod for a zine and as soon as I saw this project even being thought about I was thrilled! As a member of the LGBTQA+ community as well as an artist, having a project like this that encourages not only LGBTQA+ work, but original stuff as well is, I think, greatly needed. Plus I’ve never seen a zine involving music before and am extremely excited to share and collaborate with the mods and participants!

Mod Finn | @milk-is-nutritious & @finwritesthings

Hello lovely folks! I'm Finn, a mod for this zine - with a focus on working with the writers! For social media I have two (2) tumblr accounts with my main being @milk-is-nutritious, which ranges from memes to political issues, and my slow going writing blog under the handle @finwritesthings - I also have a twitter by that same name! A little fun fact about me is that I'm a huge nerd when it comes to the ocean - especially sharks! I once spent half an hour info dumping about sharks to someone I had just met about an hour prior to that conversation. I also spend a lot of my time educating folks on queer issues, which played a huge part in wanting to help make this zine a reality. That and the fact that Nick is an incredibly talented and well organized person who I knew would propel this zine into being a complete smash! I work part-time as a peer support worker at an HIV/AIDS and trans health clinic as well as sitting on my city's pride committee as the youth outreach and coordination personnel. I have spent the last few years since coming out as trans doing various workshops education staff at schools, students, health care providers, and various organizations on queer identities, language, and how to be more inclusive. This zine is not only an opportunity to create queer rep, but is also an opportunity for queer folks to create that representation themselves - which is even harder to come by than queer rep made by cishet folks. I have also worked on 7 zines as a writer as well as currently running my own zine. I am so ecstatic for this project and I can't wait to continue forwards with it!

Mod Haryuu | @haryuusart

Hi, my name is Haryuu and I'm a Mod for the Lion Pride Zines! You can find me as "haryuusart" in basically any social media (Instagram, Tumblr, Twitter, etc.) I love creating art in any form, from drawing to music, and I hope to transform this passion into a job. That's one of the reasons I am motivated for this zine: projects like this give people the possibility to create and share their work, and it's so beautiful in my opinion. Plus, being part of the LGBT+ community myself, I feel represented and I hope everyone will feel the same way.

My mod roles are general organization, music and art, and what qualifies me is my experience in these fields: I participated in a lot of zines and events, both as a mod and a contributor, and I recently organized my own zine, so thanks to these I learned lots of things;

I love music immensely, it's one of my biggest passions: I've played the piano for many years and recently started learning the ukulele. I wrote some original songs and did covers of my favorite ones, and I'm so happy I can mod this part of the zines because it's very original and new.

Finally, as I said, I love creating; I'm a traditional and digital artist, I've drawn since I was very little, so art has accompanied me through basically my whole life. I have a Diploma in Ceramic design, earned after five years of an artistic high school. l I've done commissions and illustrations for short books and fics, and I hope to share my passion with as many people as possible.

I can't wait to start this wonderful journey with the other mods and the participants!

Mod Isaiah | @galacticcannibalisms

Isaiah @galacticcannibalisms on tumblr and instagram or @galacticanibals on twitter) is one of the graphic design mods for Lion Pride. I'm a graphic design/printmaking major with aspirations to go on to graduate school and then become a professor myself. This zine speaks to me because it aligns fairly closely to one of my dreams, creating an LGBT+ focused publishing company for stories about and by members of the community. 

My mod rules consistent mostly of focusing on the layout of the zine itself, as well as any additional design that's needed. This is the second zine I will be taking care of in this way, but I've had outside experience in collating and formatting large volumes on information and creating my own layout designs that are both functional and artistic.

Mod Jay | @agentnavi

Hiya! I'm Jay, a mod for Lion Pride Zines! You can find me on Tumblr as @agentnavi or any other social media site as jaythefae. I'll be working as a mod for finance, art, and music for this project. My finance experience comes from my time spent as a Campus Activity Moderator in college. As a campus activity moderator, one of my duties was to budget the supplies necessary for multiple events throughout the year. In addition to this, researching products to find the best possible price was also something I took care of as part of my responsibilities. For my art and music experience, I took up piano at the age of 8 and have played ever since alongside picking up the flute at age 11. I have a bit of experience playing the tenor saxophone as well as clarinet and have started teaching myself guitar. I have also been a fine arts student since age 11, attending an arts-focused middle school and independently pursuing my interest independently beyond that time. Being involved in this zine is super important to me because not only is it supporting original works by a multitude of creators, it's supporting LGBT+ works, potentially giving people the springboard they need to get their content out to more people and that's super cool to me!

Mod Nick | @nikneedsalife

Heya! I’m Nick, (@nikneedsalife on Tumblr, @nïck on Pillowfort). I’ll be working on social media, writing and the general organizational aspects of Lion Pride zines! This project is my baby, and I love it very much, because I adore LGBT+ fiction—you can usually find me in a corner getting emotional about it. I also really hope to give LGBT+ creators a platform for their work!

I’ve written for about eleven zines, mainly fandom, and have experience in modding about five others! I usually work mainly with social media and writers, but I’ve also gained a lot of experience in dealing with the general work, communication and organisation that comes with a zine. 

Mod Noah | @fricz-art

Hello! My name is Noah, also known as Fricz (@fricz-art over tumblr and FriczArt on twitter) and I'm one of the art and graphic design mods for this project. I majored in Animation and Visual Effects and soon I'll start a master in Concept Art and Storyboard (I'm really excited for this!). I have always been an art kid, I started with music and writing and finally found my true vocation with drawing. I'm very happy to be part of this project, since it's an excellent way for creators to show their original works and express themselves as part of the LGBT+ community. I'm excited to help and see how this project will evolve!

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[ghostmayawrites]

get to know the writer tag!

tagged by @nikneedsalife (who stole almost all my writer friends to tag sdjfojfa) uh fun fact I actually have this writing blog I haven’t told anyone about so I’ll do this here lol

Rules: tag nine people and answer the questions.

Relationship: i ship myself with productivity but it’s not working out so far

Favorite color: purple but only blueish purple

Top ship: catradora or glimadora but i havent written for EITHER yet it’s so sad

Lipstick or chapstick: chapstick i guess but i don’t use either

Last song i listened to: Lay All Your Love on Me by ABBA JUST came on

Last movie i watched: oh jeez I guess Birdbox??? that’s the last one i can remember anyways

Last novel i read: I think Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli is the last novel I actually finished lol, if you’re a theatre kid and queer and haven’t read it yet uuuhh why haven’t you?

Current novel: Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo! I’m about halfway through and I’m really liking it so far, especially the world-building and the main cast of characters

Favorite fanfic: oh jeeeez this is a constantly changing thing depending on my mood but right now I’m gonna have to go with The Marks We Make by @wittyy-name, which I’ve been following for like a year and a half now and still can remember what happened at the beginning which I cannot say for a lot of other fics, with Costumed Identities by @irrevocably-voltron and Ignorance is Bliss by Nikanaiko constantly flipping into first place a lot of the time

I’ll tag @deityofchaos @jadengrace1 and anyone else who wants to do it (i’m sure im forgetting some people who wasn’t already tagged by nick)