#pebs rambles

[peblezq]

Alistor | Hazbin Hotel | Digital Sketches | peblezq

Diversity win! The asexual rep is a cannibalistic demon! (All jokes aside, this weirdo warms my little ace heart.)

Thanks Hazbin Hotel for inspiring me to draw again :D

[peblezq]

The best example of this is when I worked at the dollar store in 2017: a lady tried to get a refund, yelled about poor signage when I said we don't do exchanges or refunds, then I pointed at the sign on my register in clear view, and she proceeded to complain that she could have gotten better cheaper headphones at Walmart, and I said, "so shop at Walmart, then."

She was so shocked that she just grumbled something about never shopping at Dollarama again and I said "ok."

I still thrive off of that interaction to this day

"i won't be coming back here" is the funniest possible thing you can say to a customer service worker. you're at your place of work and someone comes in, acts like a jerk, ruins your day, and then, paradoxically, finishes up by reassuring you that this interaction is now over and you'll never have to see or hear from them again

[liminalpebble]

I have a little pill organizer for my meds. I decorated it with Halloween stickers and I think of it as my sanity advent calendar. I even get my vitamin D in gummy form so it feels like I'm getting a little treat with each window I open.

I'm telling you this to be funny, yeah, but I want to make a bigger point. Imagination, whimsy, making and appreciating these little acts of art, plug us into our shared human experience. This is what's going to save us. Art (real art, made by people) can save us. I really believe that. I have to believe that.

I used to (even until recently) think very little of my talents because they mostly veer to the arts and humanities side. From the time I was old enough to know this about myself, I hated it. I would have given anything to be smart in the "right" ways...to have it in me to be an engineer or a doctor...something powerful and influential.

Instead I was just a mentally ill kid who read, and danced, and wrote, and drew, and had an extrodinary vocabulary. I thought I was weak. I thought I must be broken, because all the A+ 's in the world couldn't convince me that I was good enough.

But I think I finally get it, now that I see what the world becomes in the hands of the most powerful and influential people on the planet who never learned to imagine anything or anyone beyond themselves and their greed, who never made anything empathetic and beautiful and gave it to the world, who never sent art into the world like a paper plane to say "yes, I see you. You see me. Let's be human together like our lives depend on it". And they do.

So let's be human together. Let's decorate our pill organizers, let's dance together in the kitchen, let's do our own stupid little stand-up comedy routine for the cat. Let's write stories. Let's make art, because without an imagination, without empathy, we become exactly what we're seeing all over the news and watching with horror.

It's not fluff. It's not bullshit. It's all we have.

@ladyofthestayingpower @acidcasualties @goblingirlsarah @sweetsigyn @lokischambermaid @loopsisloops @fairyysoup @word-wytch @munson-blurbs @ijuststareatstuffhereok89 @smolvenger @muddyorbs @mochie85 @coldnique @textsfromthetva @queenofstarsign85 @thenotoriouserg

[itsnotamatterofif]

Pebbles’ Stex fic request guidelines!

Hi friends! I’ve been getting a few requests for fics recently so I thought I would just make this doc with some FAQs and guidelines on what I will or won’t write! I love love love writing up ideas for people and the requests I’ve been getting through my tumblr asks, so I thought I would just scribe this up to give an idea of what I will and won’t write.

Please bear in mind that this is for free requests and I do not take paid commissions! My fic work ethic is too unreliable to comfortably take comms lmao.

Overarching rules!

I have the right to refuse any request given.

Requests are done on a first come first serve basis. I can say no if I’m too busy.

I have two kinds of works - simpler drabbles that get posted to tumblr (<2k in word count), and longer works (>2k in word count) that get posted to my AO3. Generally, requests sent through my tumblr asks end up as drabbles.

If you want a longer fic, please DM me to go over specifics! I am more than happy to write for your au or specific idea that might require a long fic

If you want something specific, also DM me no matter how long you want the fic to be. I am a very good ‘yes and’ person if you need a hand developing an idea before it’s written.

I will write for OCs, but I will need a very clear description of what your OC is like beforehand. A cheat sheet with a basic personality is helpful!

If we discuss a more complex fic that needs warnings, this will always be posted to AO3 no matter what. I do not trust Tumblr’s tagging system to be effective.

I work full time IRL and also am the primary carer for a disabled adult. If stuff is taking a while please be kind and patient with me! I also might just be working on one of my own ideas since I do actually get those every now and then.

What I will write

The trains! Love the trains

Your AU

Most ships (see below for exclusions)

Your OCs, and ships for that OC

What I will NOT write

Intense gore or anything gross tbf. (Darker themes are okay but must be discussed first)

Intense bigotry or prejudice. Canon typical is okay (anti-steamer sentiment, for example), but I’m not writing X character being homophobic, transphobic, or IRL racist.

Fics focused around poor mental health. ‘X has ADHD’ is fine, ‘X grappling with suicidal thoughts’ is not.

(Really stupid one) 24!Greaseball x a male character fics. Sorry she’s a lesbian to me 😔 absolutely no shade if you do ship her with men I just personally won’t be writing it.

If in doubt, please just DM me! Always happy to chat about any ideas.

Hope this makes sense to everyone! Let me know if there are any questions at any point ☺️

[peblezq]

Weird personal tidbit: I attended Catholic school growing up. Where I'm from in Ontario, Canada, Catholic schools are run by another public school board. The main difference is just the inclusion of religion class and uniforms. We also had school masses in the gym that were painfully boring, but it always meant shorter classes that day, so we all accepted it as a breath of fresh air from the weight of schoolwork and responsibilities. I was in choir, and the curtains on the gym stage closed when we weren't performing, so it was easier for us to kinda look bored without being reprimanded.

Anywho, when Pope Francis was like sworn in or whatever it's called, our teachers were excited because our school was named after Saint Francis. Our school was different from the other Catholoc schools in the district. We had an LGBTQ club run by our openly gay English teacher. He's also the reason why I became a writer, but I digress. Having Pope Francis be a decent person was super normal for us, but when we heard about (mostly American) Catholics and Christians being upset about his open-minded views, it truly baffled us.

I was in 12th grade philosophy class when our teacher told us all 50 states allowed gay marriage finally. We were all confused since we assumed it was already legal there.

When I was 6, I was a flower girl at two men's wedding. They worked for my dad's family business, and all employees were like family to us, so when they said they were getting married and invited us, I asked if I could be a flower girl. Everyone was on board. It was a normal wedding. I barely remember anything except throwing cake at one of the groom's nice beige pants, and he retaliated by throwing me in a pool in my nice dress.

Seeing the state of America now, and how it's deeply affecting Canada, but mostly where I'm from because Niagara Falls shares a border with the US, it's made things very weird here for us.

Some people are afraid that America will invade us. Some think Trump is a joke. Some agree with him, though that opinion is only shared through whispers since majority of us are just annoyed with how Trump ruined a very old and previously solid relationship between our countries.

Niagara Falls didn't have a strict border 100 years ago. We intermingled with Americans because we were neighbours.

Now, our job market has gotten somehow WORSE because businesses are holding back on employing anyone on fears of how the Tarrifs will affect their money flow. Now we have to wait as long as Americans for Switch 2 pre-orders and deal with price hikes simply because our neighbours were annoying. My brother, who wanted to visit LA, is now afraid to travel to a country that would insist he is a woman.

Pope Francis passing away reminded me of simpler times in our little bubble of a school, where we just kinda accepted people for who they were and didn't fully comprehend how awful the world could be sometimes. I was taught that Jesus accepted all the little freaks in the world and he was crucified for it, and yet people crucify the very people he would protect in his name? Look, I don't consider myself Catholic anymore. I haven't since I was 18. But I believe in following good messages from compelling stories to teach us how to treat each other and the world we share.

I'm not the praying type, and I only have certain skills, but I promise to continue to share my silly stories. Because at the end of the day, when I get a comment on an old fic I wrote, someone talking about how reading it made their day better, that is enough to keep me positive minded and to not allow myself to spiral in all this negativity.

On a slightly unrelated note, I also remembered that gay teacher spending an entire writer's craft class trying to convince us that Destiel would be Endgame. I had no idea what he was talking about at the time, but now I wanna message him and just say, "You were so right about Destiel, and it completely went over my head in highschool, dude."

(Source)

[raine-st0rm]

ladadadeeee

based on that one meme image I cannot find

[kakyogay]

Lyss has ruined me... I can't hear any of the songs from alien stage without thinking of rainw orld...

[pebblesbian]

"Deoxys getting 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝒶𝓀𝓎"

- Milo

Pebble | They / Vys / Bun | Adult

Hiii I'm Pebble! I draw. This is my Main blog for what ever I want,, will prob be mostly mcyt. <3

Pokemon blog >>>>> @pokepebble

Ffxiv blog >>>>> @astroharu

Writing blog >>>>> @pebblesoap

I am an adult lesbian, I'm in a happy relationship and I will probably post abt that LOL. Big fan of Hermitcraft and pokemon and ffxiv, I listen to a lot am and tcw. I am AUTISTIC and have ADHD. I draw and write a lot but have a life so I'm like chronically here or not here.

Frequently I will mention my friends! Go follow them:

@o--milo--o (milo (drew the 2nd image)) @harcosine (harcos(drew the first image!)) @salemstarz (salem) <- big fans of those guys !

[peblezq]

Ask me about Little Lavender or my upcoming sequel Adolescent Aconite!

✍️ even more fic writer asks!

This one is a behind-the-scenes dive into a specific fic. Followers can send an ask with a number & the fic they’d like you to talk about ✨OR✨ you can decide what fic you’re focusing on and just ask for numbers. (Or reblog and answer everything like a Q&A)

Start to finish, how long did it take to plan and write? Did you take breaks during the process?

How did you come up with the idea?

Did the idea change at all by the time the fic was complete?

If the fic required it, what did you research in order to write it?

Did you outline the fic?

How did you decide what tense and POV(s) to use?

How did you decide what character(s) would narrate the fic?

Did you cut something out of the outline or an early draft? What was it and why did you decide to cut it?

Did you get stuck at any point? How did you get past that?

How did you approach writing the fic? (e.g. wrote it start to finish in order, started with the ending, starting with the twist)

What was the most challenging aspect of writing it?

What program(s) did you use to write and edit?

Did you write any of the fic by hand? If yes, which parts? Do you find you write differently by hand vs typing?

Talk about the fic’s opening scene & how you approached it

Talk about the characters’ struggles & how you decided on those

Talk about the fic’s biggest moment & how you came up with it

Talk about the fic’s ending. Why did you end it where you did?

Talk about your editing and revision process

While editing, did you kill any darlings? What were they?

Did you work with a beta? How did that affect the finished fic?

Did the fic end up shorter or longer than you had planned?

What is something you learned about yourself as a writer from the experience?

How did you come up with the title?

How did you celebrate finishing?

Share your favorite line

Share your favorite detail

Share a piece of lore you made up for the story

Write a new summary for the fic, but badly

If you made a playlist, talk about the songs on it and share a link

Would you ever return to the story’s universe and write more?

[peblezq]

A sketch of Tony Stark and Doreen Green from my new fic "The Mechanic & the Squirrel"

[ghostlycoze]

I just fucking realised.

my motherator au.

bug iterators.

bugs in mazes.

WHAT HAVE I DONE

[peblezq]

My dad was diagnosed last year with stage 4 Melenoma. It has spread everywhere internally. He basically had a bunch of cancer's. Lung cancer, brain cancer, and lymphoma.

He had a very rare version of Melenoma that he was perfect for this brand new biologic medicine, immunal therapy. Basically, biohacking to teach your immune system how to fight cancer.

He qualified to be a test subject, and his only question was, "Will I lose my hair?"

Doc said no, and he was like, "Alright, sure, why not. I'm already dying anyway."

It's difficult to get chosen for this treatment in Canada because the government covers our healthcare, so millions were spent on his treatments for a year.

It was hard on his system, and he even almost died, but he's so spiteful and stubborn that he refused to die, so he dealt with the pain.

April 11th, he went to see his oncologist. She looked pale, and he immediately knew something was off.

"You're not getting anymore treatments," she said.

My dad sighed, dejected. "Did my bloodwork come back bad?" He drinks a lot of beer and smokes hash. He was warned multiple times to stop.

"No, your bloodwork is perfectly fine. It's your cancer. It's gone."

My dad was in disbelief, but she reaffirmed that even she was baffled. She's so baffled that my dad is going to another hospital to get a nucular yest to verify that his cancer is 100% gone.

When he asked if it would come back, she said, "There is a 93% chance it won't come back."

Yesterday, my siblings and I went to his place to celebrate that he is 100% cancer free. My dad is an actual medical marvel, and I would not be surprised if a bunch of studies are done on him in the foreseeable future. Everyone else that had this treatment had to be taken off because it nearly killed them. It also nearly killed him, but he survived. He is cancer-free.

My dad is also half Florida Man, so we like to joke that he survived because of his strong will to live, but idk, maybe that's what it was. Scientists will have to figure out why it worked for him so this technology can be used for more people.

Now, he is determined to cure his deteriorating spine, and I believe he will because he's fucking insane.

hey say something nice to me

[liminalpebble]

Cw: personal life stuff, death, grief, mental health issues.

Recently, my dad lost his dad. I asked him how he's feeling, how he's processing it. He said he doesn't know yet and joked that his tendency to procrastinate with some things extends to his feelings too, that it hasn't hit yet.

In this way, I'm so so much like him. I'm containing deep feelings about a lot of things (the loss of my grandpa, included), but they have a way of burying themselves until I'm just vaguely aware that somewhere in there I'm deeply stressed, and anxious, and feeling guilty and paranoid, and foggy, and angry, and frustrated, and defeated, and tired, and just so so sad.

Mentally, I know this, and I have good theories about why its happening (death, the political diasaster that will lead to horrible things for all of us, the changes in my routine, survivor's guilt, burnout from a busy few month, hell, even the increasing darkness and cold...it all adds up). But emotionally, there's a big pane of frosted glass between me and "it".

I don't "have" feelings. That implies control. I dissociate from them and work on all the practical things until at some random point they'll hit me out of nowhere, like a train wreck. It hasn't hit yet...not quite, but I'm braced so hard that my jaw hurts.

Please, just tell me I'm not the only one. Tell me I'm not alone.

[dandysworldhcs]

I have so many headcanons on their designs and such so just bear with me

- I honestly see Astro as a sort of centipede, a nocturnal arthropod that is actually pretty chill if you don't antagonize them. I also see him as having ADHD combined with narcolepsy, he's always moving his hands underneath his blanket and his mind is always racing despite constantly being fatigued.

- Razzle and Dazzle are rats, why? The rat king phenomenon! This is one of my only voice headcanons but they sound like ENA, specifically the newer one

- Dandy is a False Dandelion. I also base my design of him on a Ammit, which has the head of a crocodile, the upper body of a lion, and the lower body of a hippo, his Twisted form reflects this the most. I also see Dandy as bigender. Him and Sprout are also brothers with Sprout being the older one.

- Speaking of Sprout, I honestly see him acting like a MMO healer while on runs (Examples; “No, I'm not out of tapes, I just don't like you”, “If you get in the way you deserve to get hit”, “You got one shot, I can't out-heal stupidity”.)

- Shelly has other dino features, although it's actually based on cephalopod’s using tools, her tentacles hold onto replicas of fossils that give her the illusion of having a tail, horns, etc, and she can change them out. Also she has ADHD, she just matches the symptoms more instead of autism (Autistic and even AuDHD Shelly's are valid tho).

- Vee has high functioning ASPD that's comorbid with Autism, yes I did as much research as possible as to not demonize either, but I personally see her with these two disorders, as due to being a robot she doesn't feel complex emotions and has a weak sense of right and wrong (outside of her programming, that is), she doesn't feel guilty for being blunt, rude, or for not noticing others feelings, but she does try to make up for it if someone points it out, even if she doesn't feel bad about it.

- Pebble is a Toy Poodle, and Coal is a Saint Bernard, with Pebble being a service animal and Coal being a search and rescue mountain dog, in the cartoon they were both used to show kids how dogs can help people outside of being companions, that service dogs shouldn't be distracted or pet without permission, and that they shouldn't be scared of working dogs in certain situations no matter how big or intimidating they seem. Also they're very much ‘Old dog, young dog' dynamic.

- Shrimpo has low functioning ASPD and struggles to hide his symptoms. No pronouns and AroAce.

- Gigi is a chameleon, simply because chameleons will grab onto whatever you hand them, self explanatory.

- Goob and Scraps are chimeras instead of being a dog and a cat, Looey is their oldest sibling, no reason for this, it just showed up in my mind and I can't get rid of it, Goob and Scraps honorary circus members as a result. Goob also has Ataxia (Impaired balance and coordination, specifically in his arms, which causes clumsy movements) and Hypotropia (downward facing misaligned eye) which causes weaker vision in his ‘lazy’ eye.

I'm going to stop now because I'm just rambling at this point.

- Wisteria Anon (if that isn't taken just yet)

These are all so interestiing... especially the rnd one I have literally never seen that one proposed before !! Little rat rnd d'awww..

I'm also very much an ataxia & hypotropia Goob enjoyer, as well as the Coal & Pebs one... these are so neat!

[pebblesbian]

I'll probably end up posting snippets of mine and starvein's modern au .. crunches them

It's very mumscarian and ranchers focused SORRY I love them deeply

[pebblesbian]

The list post, Achieved via wayback machine.

Aphmau deleted her tumblr, which includes deleting “The List” post, I don’t THINK anyone has posted any screenshots of it since I can’t find any on tumblr, so, for archiving’s sake: