#of art. it doesn't exist!! and that's okay!!!! just be honest!!!!!!!

[nymphaea-blue]

Oneshot - Rafayel would be good with kids.

Info : 1400+ word count, reader and Rafayel are dating, reader is referred to as a female, fluff, mentions of missing someone, perhaps hurt/comfort, small allusion to the possibility of having kids with him in the future towards the end, Tina is in fact made up and doesn't exist within Love and Deepspace lore.

Notes : Rafayel is giving me amazing older brother vibes and that's what inspired this ^^,

Rafayel would be good with kids.

Your coworker, Tara, has a younger sister named Tina that you were charged with taking care of because Tara was needed urgently at work. You didn't mind, she was your good friend and since her sister was around 7, you didn't think it would be a big issue.

The first hour or two went great, you two had fun and as it turned out, Tina was a great kid, pretty shy but smart and well behaved. Later on however, you got a call from Jenna, the situation Tara was tasked with investigating got out of hand and your team was needed ASAP to handle wanderers. 

You scrambled to find someone that would be able to watch over Tina, but everyone you thought about was sure to be busy… except one person.

“Hey cutie, missed me?” Rafayel picked up your call quickly, his tone a mix of playfulness and a hint of happiness at the fact it was you calling.

“Well yes, but I need your help… My friend left her little sister in my care but I'm urgently needed for a mission and I need someone to watch over her for a few hours. Would you be able to do it? Pleaseee?” You begged slightly on the phone, there was a slight worry and panic in your voice because time was of the essence but you were also worried about Tina.

“Hmm.. I dun know, what would I get from it, hm? My schedule is very busy, ya know.”

“I will buy you takeout and bring you more materials for paints. Please Rafayel, I need to leave soon!”

“Alright alright, I was just kidding, I would help anyways. Bring her over, I can play nanny for a few hours.”

As the doors closed and Rafayel waved last goodbyes to you as you hurriedly left, he was left alone with a little kid. Great, soo what now? He had no idea how to care for a child.

“Hey kid, what would you like to do? I got some books here, but I doubt you wanna read them.. they are pretty boring to be honest.” He asked in hopes of trying to figure out the little girl a bit more. She seemed very quiet ever since she entered the studio.

“It's okay, I got my own book, thank you sir.” Tina politely said before she went back to her book as she sat on the couch in Rafayels studio. She was a little shy, it was visible with how she tried to take as little space as possible and not make a sound, but he could work with that.

Rafayel nodded and went back to his painting for a while. He thought that perhaps giving the girl some time to warm up would be a good idea, though he kept an eye on her as well to make sure she would be alright.

After about thirty minutes, he stepped down from his high chair and went over to the nearby kitchen to prepare two glasses of water and he came back to the studio to hand one to Tina.

“What book are you reading?” He asked curiously as he started to drink his own water. 

“... It's a book about wanderers.” Tina answered shortly as she stared at the glass he gave her before taking a small sip and placing it on a nearby table.

“Really? That's quite a topic. Are you interested in fighting?

“Not really, I… wanna be smart, like my sister. She works in the Hunters Association.” 

“Ah, that's quite a noble job. My friend works there too, she does a good job protecting the city or whatever but she doesn't have as much time to meet up with me anymore.”

“What do you do while you wait for her?”

“I paint. Commissions, art for exhibitions, her.. anything, really. Doing what I like is a great distraction.”

“... I don’t feel distracted.”

“Hm?”

“I still miss her… even though I do what I like”

There it was, she opened up a little. He thought that such a subject wasn't great for a young kid, there was bound to be a reason.

“Hmm, well do you really like reading this? Or do you like doing this because it reminds you of your sister?”

“I don't know…”

“That's okay. Missing someone can be horrible, especially with all the waiting. Take me for example, I'm not the most patient person in the world so it's horrible sometimes to just stay all alone while she's somewhere else. But in the end, when my friend does return, the feeling of joy is undeniable, and I think she would like me to be happy while I wait rather than be all sad and think of her.”

“.. So what should I do?” 

“Why don't you try something else? Like painting, for example.” Rafayel said as he got up and quickly gathered two small canvases, some paints, brushes and cups of water before returning to her side and sitting on the floor in front of the couch.

“Painting is a great way to pour all of your feelings onto one place, so you can focus on what exactly you feel. Then, you can show it, using colours, symbolism, texture - anything, really.” He explained in full focus as he talked about something he knew so well as he patted the space next to him to invite Tina to sit next to him.

“So.. how about instead of missing your sister, and thinking of what she does, you think of what you feel and what you want to do?” He looked at her when he said those words and extended a paint brush if she only wanted to accept his offer.

You rang the doorbell as soon as you found yourself in front of Rafayels house. It was late by now, the mission took much longer than expected, and you felt bad about leaving Tina with Rafayel for so long while you were the one who was supposed to take care of her.

He didn't answer, so you used the key you had and opened the door yourself. After you closed it and went into the living room, you saw Tina and Rafayel talking and painting while sitting on the floor. They were so deep into the conversation that they didn't even notice you at first, until Rafayel spotted you after a few minutes.

“Ah, there you are! Started to think you forgot about us. You took your sweet time.” He teased as he stood up and walked over to you while Tina continued her artwork. She looked much happier and energetic now, you noticed.

“I'm sorry… the mission was much more intense than we all thought. I brought you some food though! And I found some pretty flowers nearby as well, I thought you could make some nice colours out of them.” You responded as you handed him the payment for taking care of Tina. You felt bad but you hoped that it would be enough to make it up to Rafayel.

“Hmm..” Rafayel inspected the flowers, before he picked one up and then tucked it into the hair behind your ear. “I think this one should stay with you, it contrasts your eyes nicely.”

His smoothness somehow always threw you off guard, even after dating for a while. A small romantic gesture yet it made your heart flutter.

“Thank you for the food though, but I ate already. We had some seafood for dinner.” He said as he took the takeout bag from your hands.

“Really? You made food?”

“Why are you surprised? I can cook if I want to, besides, someone had to feed the kid since you left her all alone.” He said as he pointed to Tina.

“She wasn't all alone, she was under your care!”

Tina, who probably heard her name being called, soon ran up to you holding her masterpiece in her hand.

“Look what I made with uncle Rafayel! Do you think she will like it?”

“I know she will love it!” You said as you patted her head. Uncle Rafayel? That was a new one, she seemed to have gotten along with him quite easily.

“Thank you for taking care of her, Rafayel. You really did me a favour.” You thanked him as Tina was getting ready to leave his studio. You were quite happy because Tina looked much more open now, you wondered how he did it.

“It was no issue, really. The kid is smart, we just talked a bit and painted, I did nothing.” He said nonchalantly, though in your eyes - he did a great job. It was endearing almost, how easily he got along with her and even without much knowledge on kids, he did his best to care for her. Perhaps in the future, he would care like this for other kids as well.

[sinning-23]

please please please do different arcane/opla character's kinks???? (preferably some Jayce but yk-)

OMG I was just returning to arcane roots. Mind you I haven't seen the recent season (Im waiting for my mom and sister since we all watched dit together) UHH take these smutty lil kinky lil headcanona!

P.s For as much smut as i write I have the hardest time remembering the differences between kinks and fetishes BUT I think I got it down lol. Bare with me yall.

P.P.S. I'll make a part two with some more of these guys lol I started to draw a blank on a few and get burnt out but I want to provide QUALITY writing to y'all

Enjoy-

Silco

Yknow every time I come on this god forsaken app I find myself thirsting over dead midleages if not older men....

Ahem

Smoking and Begging I feel like would be two kinks of his. And like he already is a smoker so just translating that over to the bedroom....oof.

I feel like he's the type to smoke after or before, but like in a way that relaxes him even further? YK what I'm saying? Perhaps he'll even offer you some with a firm grip on your face while he blows smoke into your mouth, just before he kisses you.

I also think the begging gets him hot under the collar. Just the idea of his partner asking so desperately for release knowing he's in control of whether they're allowed to or not really does it for him. He's ruthless but sweet in the most deliciously contradicting way. Saying things like, " Begging is so unbecoming of you my dear," or "You can beg better than that, I thought you wanted to cum?"

Sevika

Sevika my belovedddddd <3 come home baby the kids miss you lmao. Sevika seems like the type to be down for a lot but also has her limits? One thing that really gets her going though is overstim/multiple orgasms. Please let her pull as many as she can from you its literally her favorite thing watching her partner come undone. She likes to see how messy you get and how your thighs tremble and shake, damn near tensing up from the strain.

She starts slow. Maybe two...then three more.....how bout we shoot for 4 to 5? SIx you say?! Alright, let's just say fuck it and go for 7.

"C'mon, you can give me one more. Thatssss it, let go."

Vander

This is a harworking, loving, family man okay. He doesn't have time for a lot...However, he definitely has time to just have you squeeze down on him with those hot, wet walls, simply existing. Ahhh yes the art of cockwarming in cwich he is an expert in. Hes a sneaky fucker too, taking time to just position you in front of him so he can slip his cock into you, just enjoying your warmth. No movement, just there, your back to his chest, pretending like nothing is happening behind the counter.

He especially enjoys the late nights, your bodies melted into one as you just sinkkkkk down on him, just adjusting to his length, fighting the urge to move as does he. Just that's part of the fun. Expect lots of soft gentled caresses as yout walls memorize him

Vi

Babygirls got a thing for hot chicks in uniform. Be in business attire, military, or otherwise, she loves it.

I mean, honestly, I was not hot about clean white button-downs tucked into fancy dress pants adorned by emblems of silver or gold. A nice neat hairstyle, no flyaways, very much office siren.

And please god don't let you have a snappy domineering attitude, telling her what to do, sexily taunting. Babygirl will be weak in the knees.

Jinx

I don’t think she’d have any kinks if I’m being honest. I see Jinx as a very experimental and fun but soft and vanilla lover. She enjoys being treated softly and gentle, especially in a moment of vulnerability like being intimate with a partner.

Viktor

I hate to be the one to say it but stalkings/knee highs and glasses… Yall HEAR ME OUTTT HEAR ME OUT! I know that sounds really bad but if you see the vision. I feel like Viktor is a lover of pretty things, patterns and decoration. The feeling of lace or tights under his fingertips, the thrill of being the one who gets to remove your glasses before you go down on him.

All is truly a treat in his pretty yellow eyes. Especially when it's his beloved and devoted partner. He takes his time with you treating you delicately as he pulls the fabric off your kneesocks away to reveal pretty legs he gets to you all the way up to the main prize. He likes taking his time unwrapping his gifts. His favorite part is discarding it all from your body. Or at the very least, making you do it.

"Strip." He hums, leaning forward as you shed layers of clothes with a smile.

Ekko

At first I was thinking that mmm Ekko doesn't have any really kinks. Maybe he’s more vanilla but then I got thinking…

Nah nah this guy..

He likes being bitten.

Oddly enough he wasn’t sure why when you had first done it on impulse, the two of you in one of your more intimate moments. You hand grazed his shoulder, only applying slight pressure before stopping yourself from going too hard but the sound it pulled form him. Gorgeous.

“D-Do it again. Please?” He asks, lifting a bit above your too see your glossed fucked our eyes.

“Bite you?” You reiterate, trying to read him and it’s nothing but pure lust and adoration.

“Baby, please.” He huffs, lulling his neck to the side, giving you access.

Please mark him up he really likes it.

[whoopsyeahokay]

Canvas

summary: prompt fill. there's something truly special about the soft moments Wally spends with you in the Art Room. (request)

pairing: Wally Clark x fem!reader

warnings: fluff. drabble. slice-of-life. being dead isn't so bad.

bon reading, frens

___________________________🎨

Canvas

Sunlight pours through the large windows, music softly playing in the background, the Art Room empty at 7AM in July, apart from you and Wally and the army of Josés—the tabletop mannequins used for anatomical illustration.

Wally's topless, on his stomach across the table in the middle of the room, head pillowed on his arms and his eyes closed. Breaths slow and even. Relaxed even though you're straddling his hips, your weight both calming and exciting.

Every brushstroke sends little tingles shooting under his skin, and he hums or sighs or comments—feels nice—to encourage you to keep going, don't stop, this is the most at peace he's felt since the last time you let him keep you company.

This isn't the first time you've used his body as a canvas, and hopefully won't be the last.

He doesn't know what you're painting. Could be anything. Could be nothing but smears and squiggles. Could be lewd words. Wally doesn't really care much. He simply enjoys spending time with you. Being there for you when you're so deep in your head, you're about to collapse in on yourself and disappear.

Sometimes you have him model for you while you share quiet secrets about your life. Former life. You never have much to say about your death, and Wally respects that. Doesn't pry. You'll tell him eventually. Or maybe you won't, and that's okay too.

He probably shares too much, has a habit of babbling when he's nervous and, the first few times he found you in the Art Room, he couldn't shut himself up. Sat there nattering on while you painted the ocean right on the wall, never saying a word unless Wally stalled. Then you hummed or glanced at him and repeated the last thing he said to coax more of his story from him.

You listened in a way he wasn't used to people doing.

After several intentionally "random" encounters, Wally stopped trying to make it seem like he happened to be there at the right time. Just started showing up when he knew you wanted to purge your latest existential crises with acrylics on whatever surface made itself available.

During crisis six or seven, his arm became that available surface. From wrist to shoulder. A pastel horrorscape with forked-tongued demons in their lacy Lolita best.

Then his leg. His chest. His arm again, both. And both legs. Feet. Hands. Cheeks. Shoulders, neck, eyelids, hair. Now his back.

It soothes something in him, too, if he's being honest. Every sweep of the brush is like the swing of a pendulum, pulling him deeper into a meditative trance. For however long you need him to be still, his mind shuts down and he just...is. Existing without pressure or expectation or a need to react, respond, rebut.

Like a tree, he thinks to himself. Planted and immovable, accepting what comes, growing through the good and the bad, no thoughts, just reaching toward the sun because that's what they're designed to do.

Wally likes being a tree in the soft moments you gift him. He wishes he could be a tree all the time instead of fighting the noise in his brain that otherwise doesn't shut up until it exhausts itself.

Moments like this were sparse for Wally before you joined the afterlife in 2013. Rhonda isn't exactly a calming presence, and Charley's neuroses trigger Wally's more often than they don't. He loves his friends, but they aren't who he seeks out when he needs space to forget he's dead and can't leave school property and everything sucks, he just wants to go to the next block, to the store, to the mall, home—

"Stop twitching," You murmur, face so close to Wally's ear he can feel your breath tickling his skin.

Without looking, he knows you've got your lip between your teeth, eyes narrowed, both hands guiding the tiny brush you use to outline whatever image you've painted on Wally's shoulder.

He doesn't respond. Sinks back into that sweet, easy headspace, half-asleep and comfortable.

When you finish, it takes him several moments to find the energy to lift himself up and check out your work in the nearby bathroom. You follow him, critical of yourself, but, as usual, Wally's impressed. Amazed. Fucking awestruck.

He has no idea what it's supposed to be, but it's layered and deep and colorful, and he loves it. Wishes he could keep it on his skin forever. When he turns around to tell you as much, the words catch in his throat because you've got that look again. Eyes tracing the contours of his chest, and he can see the gears turning in your mind, another idea blooming.

You reach forward, bold, unabashed, and let your fingertips trace an invisible sketch as if trying to calculate the dimensions. Wally swallows when you brush over his nipple, his muscles twitching under your touch.

You purse your lips, consider something, and then, "Come on, I wanna try something else."

Wally nods, breathless, and follows obediently after you as you traipse back to the Art Room. This time he's on his back, hands on your hips, thumbs stroking the skin just under the hem of your shirt while you paint his chest.

He's too relaxed to be turned on by the position; there's time for that later. He just wants to coast on that calm sea and soak in the gentle attention you dote on him when you get like this.

Whatever is on your mind keeps Wally a half-naked evolution of your artistic expression for most of the day. Well until the sun begins to sink below the horizon and you've emptied every tube of blue and purple paint on hand.

When you finally declare that you feel better—"Done," and your smile is soft and a little relieved at the edges—Wally sits up and rolls the stiffness from his shoulders. You stay in his lap, his hands on your hips, thumbs still stroking your skin beneath your shirt.

"Feel better, baby?" He asks, and gazes at you through eyes heavy from dozing.

You nod, lean forward to peck a kiss to the tip of his nose. "Thanks for this." You murmur.

Wally gives you a lazy smile, "Anytime." And, no, really, any. time. because this is always the best he feels.

He looks down at himself, at the forest fantasy you made of his chest and belly. It's beautiful, of course it is, and haunting, and Wally tries to memorize it before it disappears. Either to a reset or—

"Shower?" You ask, your voice low and suggestive, clearly feeling like yourself again.

And as much as Wally loves what you paint on his skin, he loves the idea of having you under a hot spray, paint smearing from his chest to yours, the colors swirling at his feet as he holds you in his arms, against the tile, his lips on yours as he worships your body.

Touches like brushstrokes, kisses like dapples of paint. Making you his own work of art in the way you do to him.

🎨___________fin.____________

also on AO3!

Order Up! MASTERLIST

if you enjoyed this, you may also enjoy Marshmallow Miles.

fluff. smut lite. Wally needs to get the hell out of Split River. thankfully, he finds the perfect excuse and takes you along for the ride.

[thankskenpenders]

Sonic x ...DC Comics?!

We have our reveal of what our new Sonic comic crossover will be, and it's... not what I expected! We're getting a five-issue comic series mashing up Sonic with the DC Comics universe written by Ian Flynn, plus a slew of merch to go with it.

To be honest, I don't know how to feel about this? I don't feel the hype.

Okay, for one, cards on the table: I have more attachment to Marvel's cast of characters than DC's. Sue me. But it's not like I don't also like DC's heroes! I grew up watching the Batman movies and the Justice League cartoons and Adam West's Batman and whatnot. I loved Teen Titans so much as a kid that I was Robin one year for Halloween. DC's cool! People have been comparing Sonic to the Flash for years! So... why does this collab make me feel nothing?

Well, for one, it might be that I would prefer a series like this to be about Sonic and friends meeting the Justice League, as opposed to them being the Justice League. To me, personally, that just seems a little more interesting. Seeing how those characters play off of each other. People have been asking "who would win in a race, Sonic or the Flash?" for years, so that was kinda the thing I was latching onto as the impetus for this crossover. And yes, in the interview they tease the possibility of the actual characters meeting, but they're marketing it primarily via these mashup characters with Sonic and co. cosplaying as the Justice League, so I have to assume that's the main focus of the story.

But I'm also just sitting here like... why DC? Why is this the highest priority crossover to do with Sonic? It seems so arbitrary. Just mashing two random popular franchises together. It doesn't feel like something that resonates so heavily with Sonic that we just NEED this crossover to exist. The DC universe isn't something that has much of a thematic connection with Sonic. Like, you look at the TMNT x Naruto crossover, and THAT feels inspired. That's something you never would've thought would happen, but the second it's announced it seems so obvious, and the sick cover art sells the idea that it's gonna be something fun. (Hell, speaking of TMNT, that feels like a crossover that would've made way more sense to me. No, the single panel of the Archie comics they appeared in doesn't count.)

When the Sonic X DC thing is announced with a series of stock vectors of the Sonic cast cosplaying as the Justice League and the news that there will be a ton of merch for this, well. It just makes it seem like this is first and foremost a collab designed to generate new Funko Pops.

I don't know. I'm sure that whatever the actual story looks like, Ian will do his damnedest to make the comic fun. It'll probably be pretty decent. He's the perfect writer for this assignment. It's just not the crossover I would've requested. Maybe I'm just being a hater here. I know a lot of people are excited, with speculation about what other Sonic characters could take the roles of DC characters. Maybe showing something from the actual comic would've been a better sell. But, well, that's how I feel about it based on the announcement!

[enemywasp]

Alright so someone on tiktok sent me a link to a compiled list of arguments against proshippers and so I wanted to put a sort of brief response of my own thoughts of each point.

Long post warning!

"Proshippers are non-offending minor attracted people in a fresh paint of coat"

What a start, am I right? Okay so first off this is a huge generalisation, not every proshipper engages with or is even comfortable with anything that sexualises fictional children, or ships them with adults. And of those that do ship adult/minor ships, it doesn't always mean they're attracted to the character themselves or gains any sexual pleasure from that.

They then went on to say that although they might be non-offending, they still fantasise about and romanticise children- in the case of proshippers by creating art and stories. And I am not personally educated enough on how people's minds works to go in depth here, but I do know a lot of pedophilic thoughts can be intrusive and unwanted. And I would much rather people engage in this and deal with their thoughts through fiction where no actual children are harmed, than actually go touch a real child or engage is any form of CSEM.

“People can draw and ship whatever they want!”

Here they went on to say that surely to ship and create content you must justify these things in some capacity regardless of them being fictional. And immediately I'd argue, the justification it that they're fictional. And that sometimes you want to read about things you'd never approve of in real life, it's a natural curiosity. And again, regardless of what the dark content is I would take someone engaging in fiction over harming a real person any day.

They compared this to alt-right groups and dark humour justifying racism and transphobia, etc. And whilst I think something we should always be aware of in fiction is stereotypes and how we may be representing people. Youtube videos like this are usually a type of propaganda that AIM to change people's mindsets and turn them against groups. Whereas fiction tells a story, some may have meanings and connections to real life, be a political piece, etc. Not everything is that serious and has a clear distinction from reality.

Think for example, reading/watching about murder and gore. More on that in a second.

"Fiction doesn't affect reality!"

I'm going to be honest I rolled my eyes at this as their main example was slenderman. If you don't know about that, those girls were schizophrenic. Anything could of set off and caused delusions, it just so happened to be fiction. Those girls needed help- not to just read purer content. They also basically brought up propaganda again, which is again deliberate and designed to warp peoples perceptions. Its based of lying and spreading misinformation and passing it as facts. The only thing I strongly believe can be directly harmful is stereotypes if not handled with care. But I think that's something for anyone who writes and consumes content should be aware of regardless of their stances.

Again here they implied that all proshippers are peodophiles. And that they normalise abuse of children. I'd also like to point out that most proshippers I've interacted with online have age boundaries to avoid interacting with minors depending on how graphic or sexual their content is.

"What do you think all stories about murder should stop existing?"

Here they basically argued that killing in media isn't the same as its not romanticised or condoned. YA Novels disagree- mafia stories being the most immediate example to spring to mind. Furthermore, morally grey villains. One of my favourite films is Mr Right. It's about a hitman killing people. Anna kendrick falls in love with him and its framed as a romantic comedy. Funny how its only fanfiction that's criticised like this? I actually have more thoughts on this if anyones interested.

Again they bring up kids not knowing adults pursuing children is wrong, and I'm questioning why children this young are unsupervised on the Internet. How young were you when you were allowed to watch anything with graphic blood or violence? This content isn't made for kids! Especially not anyone so young they can't seperate fiction from reality as most sites have a specific age you have to be to join. And I'm sorry to say it, but on websites and social media where adults can interact with kids, anything can be used to groom kids. (The real thing you should be mad about here is how there's no websites aimed just for children and safe spaces on the Internet anymore cause it can't be monetised as easily)

"Artists are allowed to draw and write about dark people"

They basically said, yes but it's not the same as promoting. Writing something under a romantic light and not saying "Don't do at home!" Isn't promoting. No ones encouraging these things in real life. Or rather, if they are its not because they're a proshipper but rather who they are as a person and their intentions.

The trans example they used is very extreme and honestly something I agree with a little more, fiction can definitely be used as an excuse to say and act out hateful and discriminatory things. Whilst I do think it's something we should discuss and unpack more, I'm not certain of my view on how I would fix this without risking silencing people talking about their experiences.

"Its not my responsibility to look after other people, just block me and the tags"

Here they threw all kinds of accusations. And says that we're making traumatised people jump through hoops to avoid getting retraumatised. I hate this argument, you know people have actual triggers they may not be able to avoid in real life? The world can't bend around you. And I am very sorry if any content online is traumatising to you, but someone could also be traumatised by a certain breed of dog and not want to see it. Should no one post dogs online ever again? A bald man reminds you of an abusive ex? Bald men get off the Internet! You see how this thing can just keep escalating? The tags and warnings are important because they're the best you can get. You can't control the world to protect everyone from everything ever. No ones forcing you to interact, and if you're on any algorithm based content that will encourage that content on your for your page more.

The only thing I think we should take from this is the reminder that warnings and tags are always important.

"You only care about censoring creativity"

Here they defend themselves that oh wouldn't you want freaks out the community! Which again immediately makes me lose respect for you, if you're just going to brand us all as freaks as an argument and generalize us.

No comment on that first line when you can easily argue antishipper do the same.

"Proshippers are not remotely innocent of targeted harrasement" Neither are antis. There's people who take things too far both sides and I'm not going to defend either for that.

"Real kids get assaulted and all you care about is censoring people online!"

Here they shout "oh I can care about both!" But what I don't think they realise is censorship can make it difficult for kids and to learn about how to speak up and to look for signs, or to speak up about their experiences. How do you plan on removing the topic from the Internet whilst also letting victims speak up? And people may want to write fiction based off their experiences. Who are you to go through it and proclaim what is too far, what romanticises it too much? More on this later.

"Antis are reducing my trauma"

They compared this to saying "date rape victims are reducing my trauma because they weren't taken advantage of in the same way as me" which is a disgusting parallel?? Date rape is still rape. Someone writing about something isn't the same as it happening. Although it can be used as harrasment, grooming, etc if directly addressed to you or being constantly sent to you, written about you. But the content existing in general? No.

"I'm coping"

Compared it to self harm, and such. Poetry and diaries are also used to write about your experiences and unpack trauma. Some of which may write it in an unrealistically positive light cause that's how they want to unpack it or explain those thoughts. And yes these things get posted online.

I can't imagine a single therapist or professional psychiatrist of any kind disapproving of creative writing because, again, it's much better than any alternatives of doing real harm to yourself or people around you. Although I do agree that if something is traumatising for you to read about and just upsets you further, be aware of your own boundaries but not everyone is the same so how are you going to police people's own thoughts and emotions.

Also I can't remember who or where as it was years ago now, but I have heard of people who actually realised they were being groomed or abused and just how bad it was through reading about it in a fanfic and seeing it in an outside perspective.

They also say to do it in private, but doesn't everyone on the Internet now have an understanding of finding a community and looking out for eachother and sharing experiences?

"There's more nuance here than just calling proshippers peodophiles"

Here they say no matter what it still comes down to whether it's ever okay to sexualise minors in certain contexts. And again, not every proshipper does this or is even comfortable with engaging in this kind of content. And further, no one is sexualising real minors in this context.

"I'm a proshipper and a minor tho!"

I'd agree minors should be wary of the spaces they're in but proship spaces aren't always necessarily sexual, graphic or 18+. Saying they're being groomed feels like you're watering down that term. I was a proshipper at age 13, I didn't interact with anyone online about it though, I didn't even know that was the term. I just came to the conclusion that it's just fiction all on my own. Minors aren't idiots.

At then end they talk about their own experience being groomed and I'm obviously not going to nitpick or criticise their experiences. I will point out that one person being bad and taking advantage of you and using content to do so doesn't mean everyone is like that. I am sorry to anyone who has been taken advantage of by someone who claims they're a proshipper though. There are people who have turned out to be horrible on both sides.

I am ill and it's late but I want to get this up sooner rather than later so please ask for clarification on anything. I'm always up for a discussion on this topic as I do believe some of these points do have merits at times and that this whole topic is not black and white

[cherrielatte]

genuine question do you even understand what a proshipper is ? like youre okay with people romanticizing pedophilia and shipping minors and adults ? you think thats okay?? GENUINE question.

Hello! Judging from the way you worded this - I'm gonna be honest: I don't think you know what proshipping is. I was very close to not answering this because it was sounding a bit in bad faith ( and this isn't the first time I've gotten belligerent asks on the same topic) But well, I decided to give it a shot and give benefit of the doubt.

 I know it's common ground to jump onto proshipping with the idea that it means you romanticize pedophilia, abuse, toxicity, etc. It's the typical high ground taken when people hear that dark fiction enjoyers exist. But that's not actually what it means. It just means that YOU, as an individual, understand that a drawing is not the same thing as human being. Written characters are not the same as human beings. Harassing REAL people over a non existent character because they put them into situations that make you uncomfortable says more about the harasser than the writer/artist. Proshipping is about taking personal responsibility for your experience online. Not long ago, the idea of a proshipper was just considered having fandom etiquette (ie: Don't like; Don't read type of tag lines. ) I'm a proshipper and there are plenty of things I don't like & make me uncomfortable. But I also understand that I can easily not engage. I can filter tags so I don't see it. I can block people that make that kind of content. I can refuse to click on something clearly labeled as the content I don't like. I can control what I see. And I can also understand that that if someone draws something I don't like it doesn't mean anything about them in real life nor what they enjoy in real life. Besides, a lot of people that consider themselves proshippers are victims of abuse or have had to endure traumatic events in their lives. Engaging in what you might consider dark fiction allows people to cope and navigate through complex emotion/trauma and express themselves in ways they are not allowed to or haven't allowed themselves to. I've seen some people say "I've been through trauma and I don't engage in proshipping." And okay, I'm happy for you. But not everyone copes the same way you do. And no one should be held to the same standard. If we were all carbon copies of each other, maybe I would understand that argument. But that's not the case. I should also mention, that it's become a bit standard for people to only excuse those that have been through trauma to make dark fiction. But only if they publicly acknowledge what kind of trauma they have endured. I am 100% against this way of thinking. I do not think it is anyone's right to demand an account of my or anyone's personal traumas just to validate the existence of certain piece of art. No one is entitled to anyone's abuse story. If a person is willing to share, because they want to, that's the personal decision of the individual. But look, much of the horror genre (movies, books, tv, etc) wouldn't exist if we put these high censorship rules onto art as a whole and unfortunately, I see this happening more and more these days like discussed in this post about someone's experience in publishing gothic horror.

Going back to an earlier point, you have to really understand that the characters are fake. 100% fake. If I ship Sora ( KH) and Ash (Pokemon) neither of them are going to be upset about it because they don't exist. If I draw them kissing, it is a drawing of anime looking characters kissing. That's all. They don't look anything like real human people. Wasting energy fighting over fictional characters is just that. Wasting time and energy. Who are you saving? Ash? Sora? They don't need help, because they aren't real. Fight for real people that actually exist. I have seen people outside of the Soriku fandom genuinely upset about people shipping Riku x Sora because they are underage! Mostly because they are both male but without fail, they always slap on the argument: "they are kids, you sicko!" But you know why they go to that? Because assuming the moral high ground wins over arguments quickly. People are eager to be superficially perceived as morally good. I have seen people ship Riku x Ansem SOD, which could fall into that age gap - problematic shipping you referred to in your ask. But you know what? I get it. I see people interpret their relationship as one of abuse, metaphorical SA, manipulation, etc. I completely understand and see that interpretation and where it stems from. And unfortunately, there are many people in fandom that have had this exact experience. Honestly, without me needing to ask anyone specifically, I KNOW there are people in fandom projecting their experiences onto Riku and Ansem as a means to replay it with a bit of actual control. And even if there are people who don't. I'm not going to ask, because it's none of my business. So again, as a proshipper I am completely in control of my online experience. I can block, mute, filter, and not engage with the things I don't like or things that trigger me. But as long as it is fiction, it remains as just that : Something I don't like between characters that dont exist. I don't have to harass, bully, nor threaten people over fiction. Of course, there are bad apples in every circle. But to me, whether someone is a bad person or not is expressed through action toward real people and the intentional harm done onto them, whether it be through inappropriate interactions, abuse of any kind, exposing personal information, harassing family/at work, or encouraging harm. Those are real actions on real people and engaging in these actions is what counts to me as markers of a bad person. Not someone drawing two fictional characters that haven't aged in the last 20 years kissing or having sex. 

[jasina85]

Okay... Hunter the Reckoning 5th edition. I unfortunately have opinions not many people will be surprised about.

The game still feels like it has an identity crisis between wanting the player characters to be the everymen who said enough and started biting back against the supernatural and being very special with access to special powers. This was true in the legacy era with the Imbued and the Numina, it's still true with Edges. Now, having the characters be special - there's nothing inherently wrong with that, because special characters tend to make for natural protagonists, but it feels like the game can't decide if it wants everyman or special more and it ends up awkwardly reaching for both.

I've heard people say that just as VtM 5 took some mechanics for Chronicles' own Vampire the Requiem (which looking at both systems side-by-side is fairly obvious), so did HtR 5 do the same with Hunter the Vigil. I can't comment on it, as I've neither read through or played the Vigil, but I wouldn't be surprised if it was true. Speaking of Vampire though...

The attention to detail in places in this book is god-awful. The example presented for the Linguistics merit IS THE SAME LEBANESE VAMPIRE IN MEXICO CITY WORD-FOR-WORD. Seriously?! You couldn't even be bothered to rewrite that to fit the book it's in now? That just feels lazy.

Hunter Creeds... feel utterly pointless. The only mechanical difference between them is what you can use Desperation dice for and their fluff text all reads so similar for the most part that if you were to remove their names from text, I wouldn't be able to tell most of them apart. They feel like they only exist because the designers needed to shoehorn in some kind of character class system, because ttrpgs need to have those, right?

The Drives meanwhile are fine. Nothing much to say here, since they're primarily a narrative tool, rather than a mechanic one.

Edges! I'm very divided on these. The Asset and Aptitude Edges feel okay... until you realize that stuff like getting your hands on say... a car, a custom-made gun or explosive would fall under Allies/Contacts in other splats, but in here getting those is a special ability, implying you need that Edge to have any chance getting it. It feels very messy.

Endowment Edges on the other hand feel pretty fun! They're obviously supposed to be the choose-your-own-flavor Numina, and they feel like the best fit for representing True Faith, but you could flavor then as Hedge Sorcery or in some cases even Hypertech, as long as you accept most of these only work against the supernatural. It's not ideal, but it's probably the most fun part of this book.

Lastly, I want to talk about how HtR5 uses Chronicle Tenants. In short - it doesn't. Oh sure, it tells you to decide on them, but there's no actual mechanical consequence for breaking them. In Vampire, breaking a Chronicle Tenant usually means Stains on your Humanity, in Werewolf you have Harano... in Hunter you have nothing. Chronicle Tenants, at least to me, have always been half about setting a theme, half ideas to be challenged during play. Do you break one when doing so would be the right thing? Hunter leaves no such considerations, because when there's no consequence, does the choice even matter? Instead it treats them as closer to lines and veils for the players, which is just not what they're meant to be.

Oh, right, the orgs... meh? The returning ones like Arcanum and Saint Leopold are mostly the same as they were in legacy, only with questionable rewrites and squandered old plot threads. Also, who thought having an org who's name abbreviates to KKK was a good idea? No, they're not actually the Klan, but seriously? And yes, the choice for not letting players be a part of an org is still dumb.

I'll be honest, I'm not sure I'm going to read much more of Hunter 5. This has been a highly frustrating experience.

On one final note, I've said this before but god damn it, the actual art style of this book? The actual drawings in black and white punctuated with splashes of blaze orange? It is soooo good. I wish this was a consistent art style across the 5th edition World of Darkness with a different color for each gameline. It is simply just so striking.

[komihoyinsblog]

Thank you so much for such a great post about Team Minato relations from Obito’s pov. I really looked at the Team Minato’s relations from a new perspective and this, one might say, makes the Team Minato’s fate even more tragic.

You mentioned that Minato and Kakashi have their nuances too. If you have time and desire to make a post about what you think about them, or Team Minato’s dynamic from Kakashi’s pov, it would be really great. 🙏 As not a long time ago I saw an interesting post on another platform that despite Kakashi spending his free time at the cemetery at Obito’s memorial stone, Rin’s and his father’s graves, he doesn’t visit Minato’s one and another post from a different fan who mentioned how Edo Minato didn’t spare even a moment to say goodbye to Kakashi. So since then I think sometimes if they were really close

Glad you appreciated this post! Okay, part two: Minato's team and Minato himself from Kakashi's perspective.

I'll be honest, I don't really have much to say about Minato and Kakashi's relationship. Like... Kakashi just respects Minato? He trusts him and listens to him, he cares about his opinion. Even if it's something he's relatively sure of.

On the other hand, the way Minato relates to Kakashi... When everyone on the team was alive, he didn't single him out in any major way. I mean, there was no overt favoritism. Sure, Minato relied on Kakashi, he trusted his skills enough, but that was it.

After Rin and Obito died, he sent Kakashi to the anbu. I can't say for sure if that was a bad or good decision. On one hand, Kakashi was close and Minato could keep an eye on him. He didn't want to lose his last apprentice and even trusted him with his most valuable asset, guarding Kushina. That's a sign of supreme trust. On the other hand, the anbu is a pretty bad place for an overly traumatized 12 year old. It's almost as if he doesn't belong there.

Here I want to mention something I didn't mention in the last post. Minato is fine with the existing order in the villages and the shinobi world. We haven't seen him condemn Konoha's treatment of Sakumo in any way, or speak out against the situation with genius children and their use. He seems to be fine with everything.

See, I love the fanon too, that Kakashi and Minato were something like family. That Kakashi and Minato knew each other even before Sakumo died, that after his death, Minato took Kakashi in and helped him. That they had a close and trusting relationship. I love reading fics like this and saving arts with them to my gallery. But canon paints a pretty opposite situation it seems.

Yes, Kakashi officially admits that for him, Minato was one of the people who helped him deal with the hollow in his heart. But in reality, Minato was also someone who didn't do anything about Kakashi's condition after his death. He didn't talk to him about how his conclusions about Sakumo's situation were wrong. He just remained silent and that was it.

The reason Obito's words about Kakashi's father being a hero had such a strong impact is because Obito was the first to say it out loud. Not Minato. I think it's important to their relationship. It may have been another nail in the coffin of the relationship between Obito and Minato. The fact that Minato supports the current shinobi system and isn't going to change anything, even though he was one step away from being hokage at that point. Just another pebble on Obito's scale and the realization that this whole world is shit and needs to be fixed, since even his sensei can't see anything wrong and is already blind.

At the same time, I want to emphasize that out of all three of Minato's students, Kakashi took the most from him. Chidori is inspired by Minato's image and rasengan. Kakashi also inherited that unwavering loyalty to the village that Minato had. The desire to protect Konoha at all costs. Even at the cost of his own life. And in the future, when Kakashi became sensei, he too behaved in a similar manner. Many people forget this, but it wasn't Obito who instilled in Kakashi the importance of teamwork, it was Minato. Though how successful that was, everyone can judge for themselves.

Kakashi is Minato's legacy, along with Naruto. And like dear anon said, during the fourth shinobi war, it kind of got overshadowed. We hardly ever see them interacting or even saying goodbye. There was even one particular moment that really pissed me off.

It's your job, Minato, wtf???

It's like Minato is shifting Obito's fixing to Kakashi. I didn't get the joke at all. Yes, Kakashi was responsible for them too and was a little adult to them, but to say it so bluntly? It's one thing when Obito sees Kakashi as his pillar and compass of action, it's another when Minato directly puts the blame on Kakashi. That's something I can't understand or forgive. Especially considering the fact that Kakashi was hyper-traumatized at that point.

His dead little hero friend turned out to be a very much alive supervillain, and now he's getting extra kicks because of it. Yes, thank you. Of course, he can find a million appropriate words to fix Obito right now. And we'll completely ignore the fact that it's Minato who is Obito's sensei and it's his role to set Obito on the right path. That's the reason why Minato and Obito didn't build a great relationship. Because in all the moments when Minato had to do something and be there for him, it was Kakashi who did it.

There was even a moment where Obito turns to Kakashi and says "you see me as a kid again"(415 episode). And Obito smiles happily at that. He's fine with the way things are, with Kakashi taking care of him and helping him out. Maybe it's nostalgia for the past, or maybe a desperate need for love and care, who knows.

Either way, I did a joke post about Kakashi being forced to be a babysitter for other kids from a young age. And Obito and Rin being the first test case, so to speak. Kakashi has always had a slight arrogance (understandable given his status as a genius), but in his younger years it was even more noticeable. It partially complicated his relationship with Obito (Rin was more tolerant of Kakashi's arrogance because she was in love).

I'm quite critical of the system of putting the best and worst student on the same team. In life such a dynamic is not workable, people cannot find common ground due to different performance and common understanding of the matter. While one is solving the fifth equation, the second is only on the first. At the same time, the first cannot discuss the results and any of his thoughts, while the second feels dumb and incapable of simple actions. The ego of the first grows even more, and the self-esteem of the second falls.

In the world of Naruto, this kind of system ruins people even more. Since shinobi academies are all about becoming a ninja, the ultimate test of how well you learn skills and fight is essentially just one test. There's no such thing as one is good at math, one is good at chemistry, and one is good at literature. You're either a good shinobi or a dead shinobi. That's it.

Kakashi, as the best student, was actually carrying the team on his back. Rin didn't fight and just stood there while being protected. Obito made frequent mistakes and generally showed incompetence(hello candy). That's not to say Obito is completely useless, no, he's just on a level far removed from Kakashi. And Kakashi tends to make the same demands on others as he does on himself. And Obito, while desperate to be more powerful, didn't meet them. Kakashi didn't like that at all, hence their conflicts.

I'm not saying Rin and Obito were useless. They just weren't at Kakashi's level. Rin and Obito had great qualities as people and shinobi, it just wasn't something Kakashi could appreciate at the time.

I think this team was doomed to failure from the start. Maybe if Sakumo hadn't died, they would have worked out and worked together. Or, say, if Minato had noticed the hollow in Kakashi's heart and intervened (something Obito later regrets not doing, even though it was Minato's job, again).

I love Team Minato with all my heart and soul. I love all their flaws and all their virtues, the ones I considered and didn't consider in the post because, again, the post came out too long. But I have to admit to myself that they are the right people for each other, but not in the right circumstances.

Team Minato in canon originally had no chance of a future in any version of it. Even if all four members had survived, they would have been separated and someone would have definitely stopped communicating with someone else (Minato and Obito, for example). They're just victims of other people's mistakes and bad choices. And their own.

Maybe somewhere in another life, they're all together and have a good, warm, friendly relationship. But not in canon.

(I didn't touch on their whole love triangle because that would have made the post twice as long, but things are pretty sad there too - no one would stay with their first love, which would further complicate their relationship and dynamics)

[freakenomenon]

Love that u make messy fucked up art and character dynamic stuff without being profic. Ik this is super random it’s js I see proship people claiming that you HAVE to be profic if u enjoy anything slightly dark in media but like . No lol ur allowed to explore weird uncomfortable dynamics without fetishising it. I’d argue being anti-profic and letting things exist to be uncomfortable without it just being for personal pleasure is a way more nuanced and interesting way of consuming media and making art. But idk whateve r

EXACTLY EXACTLY EXACTLY EXACTLY EXACTLY

proshippers seem to think that they are obligated to place people under their label because they display even miniscule amounts of nuance within their idea of fiction, which is funny because most proshippers don't have any nuance when it comes to their idea of fiction.

being okay with the portrayal of messy taboo topics within fiction does not mean you agree with every single weird opinion of every single weird nigga in the industry. that's like saying you have to buy a necklace because you bought bracelets made of the same material.

I will say this, I don't think everyone who has a fetish for things like rape and abuse is a horrible terrible person who needs to die. that would be obscuring the existence of trauma responses and paraphillic disorders and other such psychological factors that absolutely are a thing.

but none of that simply gets rid of the fact that the way you portray rape , and abuse, and incest, and so on and so forth. is undoubtedly going to effect how people view those under that umbrella, whether or not you are of the people under that umbrella.

also, the idea that fiction doesn't effect reality or that the way they interact with fiction is harmless is. also kind of pro-censorship in itself. hear me out.

implying that fiction has no place in reality is. implying that the way , lets say a black character, or asian character, or disabled character, or queer character is portrayed simply doesnt matter because it wont effect reality. it's essentially saying representation doesn't matter.

it's also essentially saying that basic fucking education in comprehension , reading and writing, for children and teenagers, doesnt matter. if im being honest.

why the hell would there be entire classes teaching you how to dissect the message and motivation behind a piece of fiction if not to keep that in mind when interacting with fiction outside of that.

in fact, if fiction doesn't effect reality and at the end of the day, doesn't matter. then why the fuck create at all. why even write. or draw. or create a game or visual novel or write a song or even do anything creative if it doesn't matter what it means or what it is. it's almost nihilistic.

it's especially annoying when this mindset is in.. ( and im absolutely vaguing some people here, but im sure it's so many of them that it'll feel like a simple gust of wind if anything. ) a fandom like. the I HAVE NO MOUTH AND I MUST SCREAM fandom.

i am absolutely all for having fun and doing so with a story you like, but why the hell even consume the story if you aren't going to acknowledge the message of the god damn story. you can't even say "but that wasn't the writers intention!" IT IS QUITE LITERALLY LABLED, AN ANTI-WAR , ANTI-AI MESSAGE.

meaning, and I shouldn't have to spell this out, that you are supposed to be taking away a lesson from the story. meaning that you're supposed to be taking away SOMETHING from what you just read.

what do you mean I shouldn't be upset about how people interact with a piece of fiction from the 50s.. 1. are you mentally challenged. 2. have you seen the CREATOR?

ughhhh....... my entire point being, im very passionate about the way i go about writing or drawing or portraying fucked up topics and i absolutely never want to be read as someone who doesn't care about such topics and is only doing it because they have some kind of fetish.

fiction does matter.

uhh white people when you don't want to hear about their rape fetish

that's all. im hungry and im gonna go eat

[tinyfantasminha]

Okay so I KNOW that you're a selfship kinda gal most of the time, but I recently saw this jp artist on one of my feeds that's been drawing some kinda really cute Idia/Jack things lately? What are your thoughts, queen 🎙

I think I know the artist you're talking about 😳I've been sharing a few of their art too,,,,,

Since Idia is amongst my top faves, I always liked to imagine him and Jack interacting more 😭I'm mostly indifferent to shipping them romantically, like I don't think I'd go on my way to look for fanfics or whatever but I always go crazy seeing fanart of them together since it's so rare! The fact they are completely OPPOSITES makes for such a fun dynamic but it makes them also rarely interact or want to do anything with each other 😭*puts them in a small pot so I can force them to be on the same space*

Tbh I like to think that Idia is secretly salty and envious of Jack because Jack looks like a cool shonen protagonist irl or a superhero... kinda like the type of character Idia envisioned to be when he was a kid before the tragedy with Ortho happened and he's just like ''ugh that macho guy thinks he's a chad doesn't he🙄'' when Jack is just existing 😂

If I'm going to be honest, I think Idia does have a few fictional hunk oshis on his own but he feels conflicted when seeing an irl buff guy bc it's a mixture of simp admiration and repulsion (bi ace king imo) like it's funny to imagine Idia spying on him with his tablet and being like ''look at those HD muscle definitions... omg it's just like (insert hunk character)'' but getting close to Jack irl makes Idia viscerally recoil and want to run for his life 😭 (as seen in his recent room relaxation vignette, FINALLY my crumbs!!!)

also (conveniently ignoring the whole context of this scene) HEY?? 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈❓❓

Also this is mostly an AU I keep in private in discord servers but sometimes I think of how..... fitting it would be for a hercules AU where Idia is (obviously) Hades and Jack is Herc 🫢CAUSE HHJGDHNfdjjgXX...... PURE HEARTED, SLIGHTLY NAIVE, STRONG, BEEFY...... ITS FITTING FOR JACK RIGHT??? (and twstvic as Meg for... for obvious reasons.... b-but this isn't about my yumes)

Realistic it wouldn't go like that cause Idia can barely stay within a 3-meter radius from Jack...

[cursed-sonic-opinions]

Ive been in so many fandom, and a lot were toxic.

The sonic fandom is actually pretty mild when it comes to how big it is. But the most common reoccurring issue is everyone with canon.

Sonic ranges from so many different things, games, comics, music, shows, movies, toys, art, writing. So many things. Its been around for ages. Canon doesn't exist. What someone THINKS is canon does exist.

There is no true canon. Lets be honest, if youre on tumblr, youre in the fandom. That means that you consume media from fans who all have their own opinions, alternate universes, or depictions of characters. People say that The Murder Of Sonic The Hedgehog is canon to Sonic Frontiers because Sage is in it and Sonic references it at one point too! But that doesn't mean if one person doesn't include it that they're wrong. Thats just how they consume media and how they advertise it!

If someone truly, TRULY believes in every single source of Sonic is canon to the same universe, then that is not only one crazy fucking universe, but that's okay. Sure, I dont think that the ChuChus from Sonic SEGA All Stars Racing are characters that actively exist someone at the same time that Sonic Adventure 2 is happening, but so what? Someone might? Its funny. Its that persons own perception of a media.

Dont destroy the connections we make in fandom by getting upset over creative liberties. Fandom is supposed to be fun. Why can't we act like it? Lets just go back to playing barbies and stop telling people "no you- you can't- princess Gloria super sugar sparkles is nice! You can't send Mr georgiumton to kill her! I dont wanna play like that! Princess Gloria Super Sugar Sparkles is immortal! There! Now you can't kill her, BRIDGET"

🦔‧₊˚✩彡

[pyjamaart]

Every time someone complains about Fully Charged Airmans design, my love for him grows even stronger.

I feel like most people are mad that he isn't blue. Like back in 2014 when people complained that Sonics arms were blue in Sonic Boom. But I honestly don't think it's that big of a deal.

But if you see Fully Charged as an alternate universe to the classic series (which it is), then I don't really get why you'd have to complain about Airman not being blue. I think it's good they tried something fresh with the robot masters. They didn't have that much personality in the classic series, to be honest, compared to Fully Charged. I just think he needed a little more screen time to focus on his character. Just like many other robot masters on this show.

Okay, I have to admit, I did change around his colors a bit for a joke that would have gone along the lines of "Just hire fans, lol", but it actually ended up looking pretty cool, so I can't really make that joke anymore……. Really shot myself in the foot with that one. Anyway, here's blue Airman:

I still think that an episode featuring an air race would have been really really cool. They could have introduced a robot master like Gyroman as his rival. Maybe losing that race could have been the start of his character arc where he finally confronts his inferiority/superiority complex. Along the lines of "Flying is all I have left! If I can't have that, what else am I supposed to do?" Well, now that we're already in headcanon territory, I might as well tell you about all my other ones involving Airman. I believe his family is suuuuper rich. All his siblings have well respected careers and probably make his parents buckets of money. Meanwhile Airman is like the youngest sibling who dreamed of becoming a professional racer, which his parents didn't support at all. Kinda reminds me of another robot master under Lord Obsidians command whose dreams were crushed by his parents......

And as we've seen in that one episode, Airmans siblings are assholes. They just pretend he doesn't exist, like he never belonged to their family at all. Like they're ashamed that he's such a failure.

Oh damn that got dark again, sorry. But just like Drillman, he gets better in the end. While Drillman gets Woodman to look out for him, I've had the headcanon for a while that Airman gets taken in by Blastowoman, since she's also a flying robot master like him. Maybe she even gets him a job as a cargo bot alongside herself. I feel like he really needs someone supportive who's not afraid to call him out on his bullshit in his life. And because I have another headcanon that Blastowoman actually has an adult child (Blastman, lol), she's like the perfect woman for the job. ;)

Coming back to Airmans design, I did change some things about it for this particular piece of fan art. When I was trying to come up with an awesome pose to draw him in, the first thought I had was "Damn, I gotta give this man some heels." And that's exactly what I drew.

Sorry for not posting anything for 2 months btw. I got addicted to Metaphor ReFantazio ;) If that doesn't become game of the year, I'm gonna be real mad.

Jenny out.

[another-random-paradise]

Hiii! I saw ur account is open to Twisted Wonderland requests and I do hope I can make one request!

Maybe a request for Mozus Trein with an S/O(ofc they’re the same age as him) that is shy and timid but was once an outgoing teenager when they were young and how the two bond now that they’re seeing each other again with both of them knowing that both of them obviously had a crush on one another since teens but separated due to familial circumstances(def didn’t inspire this by an oc of mine, hahahahahaaa-)

Thank you so much for the request!! and yeahh, many of my ideas are based of OC's- Since you didn't specify, I decided to write this as a short fic, since i've been wanting to write one for quite a while now, i hope that's okay!! (tbh I'm so used to writing headcanons, that if you really want to, you can also read this as headcanons) Hope you enjoy :) Also, i refuse to take Treins girl dad privilege's so i simply turned his marriage into an arranged one-

---------------------------------------------------------

Trein and Childhood crush!Reader reconnecting after years apart

Characters: Mozus Trein

Format: Short Fic (972 words)

Warnings: None that i can think of

Trein was rummaging through some old stuff, with his wife's death a few years ago, he decided to declutter, when he stumbled upon an old box. An old box, filled with memories of his time as a teenager. Many of them included pictures of the two of you, how could they not, when he used to spend most of his time wishing he could spend every waking moment with you. Trein has always been an orderly person, perhaps that's why he loved you, you and your outgoing personality, never shying away from anything. If he was completely honest, he still does, and there is nothing he regrets more, than not marrying you.

He still remembers the day like it was yesterday, when his parents told him he was to be married, to a woman he didn't even know, once they were both eighteen, how it broke his heart. Of course, it had to be the same day he planned to finally confess to you. So, when you met him at your favorite spot, instead of a carefully planned speech about his feeling, one he knows he would have messed up anyways at the sight of your smile, he blurted out that he's engaged. He had never felt more pain, than as he watched your heart break, seeing the pain in your eyes. He only wishes that you were able to see how it hurt him too. And the two of you coming from a generation before phones existed made it hard to stay connected, so, in the end you lost sight of each other. Oh, how he wished he could have rebelled against his parents, he still wishes he did, but he always followed the rules his parents set, believing they only wanted the best for him, so how was he supposed to just stop? He is truly happy with his life, there is nothing he loves more than his daughters, and yet to this day, you have never left his heart. To this day, it wishes it were you with who he lived this life.

And it seems that his wishes were heard for once, as the doorbell rings. He is confused at first, the person at the door seems familiar to him, he just can't quite pin point it, at least not until the familiar stranger speaks-

"Long time no see, Mozus"

No matter how much you've changed over the years, the way you speak his name as you smile at him is something that remained the same, something that he could never forget. He invited you inside, the shock of seeing you so long painted clearly on his face. The two of you sit down at the coffee table, as he hands you your drink. He has many questions, and he can only assume you do too. It doesn't take long before you two are talking as openly as you did when you were younger, reminiscing about the older days, discussing what each of you did during your time apart; he tells much about his lovely daughters, talking about each of them as if they're a piece of art, before asking what you did during your time away. He noticed rather quickly that you spoke much quieter than when you were young, holding yourself back during stories instead of making them as big as can be, where he wouldn't have gotten a word in when you were young, he was now leading the conversation. But he couldn't say that he minded, it was only normal to change with age, and he's afraid his aged body wouldn't be able to handle the adventures attitude you had as a child; the change is welcomed with open arms, just as you welcomed everything that changed about him. The conversation lasts well into the night, it is already dark out when the two of you finally become tired. Being the gentleman that he is, and always was, he invites you to stay the night, perhaps even a few more if you have travelled from afar to meet him. As he goes to sleep, he feels a warmth he hasn't felt in years.

It was an early morning, when the sound of meows awoke you. It seems it didn't take long for Lucius to warm up to you either, as the tuxedo cat lets you pet him, albeit only for a few minutes, before elegantly walking of to eat breakfast. Deciding to follow suit, you get dressed and make your way to the kitchen. When you arrive, Trein is already making breakfast, wishing you a good morning, before returning his attention to the eggs. He is already dressed to a tee, you can only imagine how early he woke up. You decide to help him, carrying the finished food to the table, as you started to properly wake up. "Didn't you say you work at a college? don't you have to go to work soon?" you ask as you both sit down at the table. "Luckily, you visited me during the holidays, I have three more weeks before i need to return to work." He responded, a smile on his face. Very quickly the two of you made plans for these weeks, to reconnect.

And reconnect you did. Your plans very quickly turned into dates, as the two of you realize that neither of you ever got over your feelings. You finally do all, or rather all the things that you can do at your age, that you wanted to do as teenagers. Eventually, you even meet his daughters, who luckily seem to like you. They know their parents marriage was arranged, and seeing their father happy with you, makes them happy.

It may have taken many, many years of longing, but it seems that, in the end, fate still had a happy ending in mind for the two of you.

Very fun to write, very happy that i finally had the chance to try and write a proper fic!!

Feedback is welcomed, just be nice please :)

Hope you have a nice day/night!

[creationandcalamityau]

Andrew and...Andrew??? Yeahhh

So I decided to draw Andrew Harper and his very outdated design. To differentiate the both of them, I'll call his old design Drew for now (even though Andrew also goes by Drew sometimes too uhhh just forget about that XD)

It's hard to believe these are both the same person.

More yapping under the cut!

The reason I wanted to talk more about Andrew and his origins in the early versions of this AU is that yesterday marked the 1st anniversary of when I created him (February 1, 2024, to be specific is when I created his first concept art) Happy late birthday buddy!!

So for those who don't know, Andrew Harper was originally going to be evil in the earliest drafts of the fanfic. He was a vengeful creature with violent tendencies. He was honestly almost as bad as Joey himself. Which is wild to think of now that he's changed completely. Drew (as I'll call him to avoid confusion) was inspired originally by the once-popular theory of the ink demon being Joey Drew. Though BATDR clearly disproves this theory, I like the concept. I wanted a character who was like Joey but not actually him.

So then I remembered, "Hey, memory Joey exists!" and wondered how Joey managed to actually create memory Joey. Because I am not sure if he has a soul, or even truly what he is. He's stated to be a ghost or in his own words "A Memory." so I took this idea and was like "There had to be a prototype for Memory Joey." Thus Drew exists.

Joey to me comes across as the type of guy who wants to be immortal in his own creation. This lore is actually still very much canon to Andrew's backstory, but it was also the same backstory for Drew, though he had hardly any depth at this point.

Drew's backstory goes as follows; He was a sort of "Prototype of Memory Joey." A clone basically, but a very imperfect one. He was very similar to how Twisted Alice acts in many parts of the plot, wanting to become better than Joey Drew himself. He was very selfish and terrible overall. Not a chill dude.

When I was writing him in Charlie's section of the Creation and Calamity Fanfic, things shifted from Drew being evil to being just another victim of Joey's stupidity. Which is how Andrew Harper was born.

Andrew Harper was created in a similar way to Drew but I changed a bit of his backstory, providing him more of a personality than just "Angry Employee Who Got Screwed Over By Joey Drew" which was basically all he had to him. Andrew really started to grow on me while I wrote scenes with him in them. I got attached more to him being something other than an evil creature.

The whole thing about him being a clone of Joey is kind of less explicitly there in his current design. I like to believe it's because Joey is not smart and didn't realize it wasn't going to work.

Andrew himself actually doesn't really have many features of Joey at all, in fact, he's got more features from the Ink Demon than Joey. Kind of funny how that works. If I'm being fully honest I have no clue how the process of making someone into an ink clone of yourself works so this is really vague on purpose uhhhh yeah...

Andrew like Drew was also seen as a failure by Joey Drew, however, Andrew was mostly angry about the fact his identity was ripped from him. Drew was angry because he wasn't perfect.

I prefer Andrew over Drew. Andrew is more tragic than just evil because, idk he's angry or whatever Drew had going on.

For those who actually have no clue about Andrew Harper and have not understood a thing about this post, that's okay. I can try to summarize his current lore for you (Without going into too much detail cause his prequel will do that)

Andrew Harper is my oc and a major character in the fanfic for this AU. Andrew was an animator at the studio and a cartoonist. He was a hard worker, got things done on time, overall a good guy. He met his future wife Delilah after she was hired as an animator at the studio as well and took the vacant seat beside him.

The two of them got along well and Andrew clearly was very terrible at hiding that he had a crush on Delilah. Delilah and him both got married on May 6th, 1936 and got the date engraved in their wedding rings (THIS IS AN IMPORTANT DETAIL.)

As the studio starts going downhill and the checks don't seem to come in on time anymore, Andrew gets asked by Joey Drew for a deal of sorts. Andrew is reluctant but agrees, confused as to why Joey would pick him. There wasn't really any reason for him to be chosen, Joey just sucks.

Without going into far too much detail, the next thing Andrew knows is that he's become an ink creature. He is deemed as a failure by Joey who locks him in a room for the time being.

One day Andrew hears Delilah asking Joey about her missing husband and Andrew is unable to leave the room to tell her he's still alive. Joey lies to Delilah and basically just tells her Andrew is dead (he just says he's not sure but essentially Delilah takes it as he's dead for good)

Somewhere down the line, Andrew breaks out of the rooms Joey keeps trying to put him in, and he runs off into the studio, finding his way into The Cycle. There he struggles to remember who he once was.

The majority of his prequel story I will one day write will explore what he does during this time along with how he and Delilah met and all that.

During the main events of the fanfic he serves as a friend to Sammy and Charlie and helps them escape Twisted Alice and ends up remembering his past a bit more as time goes on.

He later on reunites with Delilah who is now a Lost One and they, after the events of Wilson taking over the cycle, take over what remains of Sammy's cult of followers. (THE LOST ONE SUPPORT GROUP is what it basically is now lol)

But yeah that's him. The silly guy. Feel free to ask questions about him lol. I don't mind. I am horrible at explaining things sometimes so I hope this was clear enough.

I have no idea what this post is but I'm giving it a new tag probably "From the Archives" will be the tag. All oc yapping posts are going to be tagged this from now on.

[pingurusama]

End of (my) 2025

Hello, it's Pingu. It's been a while and it's been a long journey when i first started this Tumblr art account. I've met a lot of wonderful people here and i never been more grateful to had chance to made friends with people on my Tumblr, especially the CallOfDuty fandom ones. I remember i said i will be back on early January this year, i thought i was so positive about go back managing my art journey better.

But life said otherwise, unfortunately. Maybe from a few past of my life updates i was once mentioned about i'm taking care my mother, as i was the primary caregiver for her. Well, my mom didn't make it. She passed away on early february this year(2/2/2025) just 10 days after her birthday, after battling the illness for months, and had intensive medic care for almost two weeks. My mom, well, she's not hurting anymore, at least.

The doctor said it's between Blood Cancer or Aplastic Anemia, we haven't yet sure, but i think it was up to god to know what is really happening, we didn't have chance to know exactly what's wrong between the two, we were running out of time. I watched my mom (TW : Blood) bleeding from everywhere. Nosebleeds, blood coughs, bleeding under skin, excretion, her gums torn due low platelets count can't tie the blood cells so she prone to have open wounds/bruises on skin. For months. She has to take blood transfusion a lot, but it feels like filling a holed bucket. I still remember the last day, fresh still in my mind, playing back and forth like a broken tape. Doctor gives her CPR, no response, and declared her passing as her heart already stopping. But she was still breathing, i was hyperventilating calling her, like i don't know doc, do something? but yet again, maybe mom want to rest. When us moving hospital she's already stressed, her heart rate was up to 200 bpm, she doesn't eat anything since her digestion bleeds and not capable to digest food, but she keeps excreting. Her last request was a cold bottle water, since it was pretty hot that day. I give it to her, we talked a lot about future. What food she wants to eat when she's out of hospital, when she's better, how she wants to move out from the house and rent place with me, her dreams to open restaurant of her favorite dish specialty. She mentioned about how she used to fear death, she wasn't anymore, but she was sad of the illness. Everything was fine until comes the blood vomit. Her condition drops drastically as we are still waiting to be transferred to the HCU room for 7 hours. All of that yet, my mom still manage to smile everytime she saw me. She mentioned about how she's tired, she's feeling tired, and i told her to rest, "it's okay just rest mom, we will be in the room soon". (well, i don't mean it for forever, though/j) and she's just smiles and nods, trying to sleep. We made it into the HCU room, and everything seems slowly getting better -or so what i thought. I get to see and talk to her the last time when she was on the HCU, she was asleep but the doctor told me to wake her up. so i did. I asked if she feels any better and she said yes, it feels a lot better. "Okay, just rest, okay mom?" (bro takes it literally and seriously/j) 2 AM in the morning and she was gone. But she was sleeping when she passed away, I hope she passed in peace, she looks just like sleeping, smilling even... I bathed her for the last time, funny how when i combed her hair i remember yesterday morning i still do the same, i told her to tell me if it's pull, but that morning i can't told her the same thing anymore. My mom's gone, for like, forever. So yeah, i vanished and grief. It's been 4 months, it gets easier but it doesn't get better, to be honest. The painful memories keep surfacing back and forth everyday, at some point i even asked about the existence of my mom, she was here yesterday suddenly she wasn't, was she really existed in the first place? I stop asking myself about that because it chipped my sanity, tbh. I don't have desire to live and thrive anymore honestly. It's "what the hell, sure" everyday for me. Maybe it needs more time, maybe... The only thing i want now is to have my own place, and to be at peace. Funny thing, I can still functioning like an adult, i worked on comms, i made art, i went to con. Maybe i just try to live with it, adapting, because what else to live the life's given? Last word, i'm so sorry for vanishing from lots of social media. Sometimes it's hard for me to maintain a lot of stuff, i can only maintain my twitter & discord (and its not even everyday update) My intention of this post is just for honest update of what's going on of me gone for almost a year. I'm sorry for a lot of unanswered dms. I missed my friends, i missed a lot of people here and i really want to reconcile... I hope one day i can fully back and learning how to peace with the grief. Until then, please take care of yourselves guys^^ - Pingu

[cryptids]

.

Mannnnnn....... I just saw some art posted on here that's clearly traced from one of my older drawings (maybe not traced actually? If I had to guess it looks like they were using mine as a reference and just replicating it onto paper from sight, but you know what I mean lmao, like it's the same image line for line) but to be honest, at this rate I'm really losing the battle with myself to give a fuck lmao like I'm just tired..... 😭

Like it's not the first time and it definitely won't be the last, and I don't even know how often this happens on other websites since tumblr is the only one I use daily and there's barely anybody on this site. It doesn't have a ton of notes and they're not making money or anything off it (having my art used for commercial purposes without permission is really the only thing I have no tolerance for), so it just doesn't feel worth the hassle at this rate.

Honestly though, I wish people would just ask me first with these things?? Bc I am genuinely so chill about what people do with my art, I don't have anywhere near as many rules as most people, and I actually enjoy a lot of it!!! I love when people colour my line art and I'd be totally fine with anyone colouring or even tracing my art as practice, or tracing some parts while adding their own details, especially if I can help beginner artists that way. Hell if I still have the file with layers I'd be happy to send people lines only versions of drawings I already coloured myself for them to play around with. Its the reason I make so many free bases too, I really like when people use my art to create their own! All I ask for is credit.

I think it's worth clarifying this bc I'm an outlier in the case that I dont mind tracing (though most artists are 10000000% justified in their reasons for not allowing it), it really is not the tracing itself that bothers me, its the lack of asking if its okay first and then passing it off as your own work instead of crediting me.

UGHH I dunno, it's like..... I'm a very laid back person about this kind of stuff and I won't be angry at anyone for asking questions, so it hurts a bit when people won't just talk to me first..... 😭 to be fair in this particular case I wouldn't have agreed to let them post this as it is bc its just the same drawing 1:1 and that makes no sense to post lmao, but I would have let them post a coloured version (which I'm mentioning bc they said in the tags that they wanted to colour it sometime).

Since this is an old drawing I suspect this person found it reposted somewhere and couldn't find my account since the signature on there is my previous username, so they probably assumed I wasn't active anymore and therefore wouldn't care. But if you dont want to contact the artist or can't find them or don't know who they are, the answer isn not to just go ahead and copy their stuff then post it with no mention of their existence regardless......... like?? 🫠

ANYWAYYYYYYY thank you to anyone who actually read this far omg. I'm fine and will go about my life, but I just needed to vent for a bit jsjdhfjs

One thing I WILL be doing though is reading the really lovely comments on their post and siphoning serotonin out of them as if they were on my own bc they're mine now sjhdhsvfbds. Like actually 🫳 I'll take those if you dont mind