#poppy rambles

[poppybros-jr]

Thank you, Cosmo fans, for all your support! Sure, the little fuzzball may be out of the tournament for good now, but his ask box is staying open! He’ll also still be ambushing other competitors with propaganda.

I intend to have him continue to get up to his usual antics until the end of the tournament, and I may have something planned for him after it ends. Stay tuned. 😉

[poppyseedxx]

An idea popped into my head for a Hosie Amish AU where Hope is an excommunicated/accused witch from her village after a mysterious illness begins killing people off. They assume it's the witch putting a curse on them out of revenge, but it's not. After Lizzie contracts the illness, Josie goes to Hope in secret for help and risks getting caught and punished. Hope - excommunicated witch Alaric - the drunk, abusive Bishop or pastor? Josie & Lizzie - daughters of the pastor Landon - arranged marriage to Josie Kaleb - Cleo - MG - Ethan - Finch - Rafael - Perhaps other Mikaelsons? ..... still thinking of what other characters would be I mostly blame Amish Witches: The True Story of Holmes County special on Hulu for this one, but even if it says "true story", I know it's fake Hollywood because the Amish would never allow themselves to be filmed as far as I know and seen on TV and in person (I live about an hour away from Amish country). I can't help but be curiously entertained by the idea though that this exists somewhere in the world. (It was that good of a movie even if it was supposed to act like a documentary. Think Blair Witch Project) And the magic I'm talking about is like with healing magic (using traditional medicine and other methods). If there's any former Amish that could enlighten me out there on this subject, I'm all ears. I know that's a long shot though. lmaoooo

There's also this 2nd idea I have for this fic that Hope is an English girl (which literally means non-Amish for those who aren't familiar) that meets Josie one day in their local Amish supermarket and makes an excuse to see her more often.

[strawberrysniffer]

Just got some previews of our new charms! I'm so excited~ I can't believe how well treeko turned out! That green really did not want to be in cmyk

The chao is a @namonaki-arts design, btw! We put our orders together sometimes for convenience and discounts.

Mog probably won't go up for sale, I just wanted to see how it would look with a liquid bit in the chalice.

[janebonbon]

I am #1 Barnaby defender but bro this is so your fault for saying that shit

[l0ganberry]

Since I did Barnaby, why not do all the rest of the neighbors? (Including home)

All of this started because of one simple and funny thing I did with Barnaby

[star-phobia]

WE’RE GETTING MORE EPISODES YAHOO

I loved hog wild and I’m excited to see the rest of them :D

Though I really hope Catnap’s is as wholesome as the others. Don’t get me wrong I love some scary catnap but I really hope his episode isn’t a horror-esque one 🥹🥹🥹

[ceratedfish24]

I'm really not a ship person (nothing against shipping its just not for me usually) but something about Scott rarepairs really intrigue me

Scott rarepairs are so awesome. That’s a man who cares so deeply about those he loves and never expects to be loved back with the same caliber.

The people who he’s commonly paired with are the same people he hangs out with a lot, so they’re more inclined to be aggressive with him when not allied with him. That’s their friend! Of course they’re gonna mess with him.

The people in Scott rarepairs usually don’t talk with Scott as often, but they know his kind of humor because most of them hang out with Cleo and Gem a lot. They also tend to know from the life series that Scott is not a force to be reckoned with. That means that they have a lot of respect for Scott AND a lot of affection for people like Scott.

Something that helps is that Scott is one of the friendliest people in that social circle. I believe that myself, but I say it aloud because so many other people in that social circle have stated such, which is absolutely a testament to how pleasant Scott is to people. People are SO quick to get comfortable around Scott. Tango, Etho, Grian, Bdubs, and Skizz don’t get to talk to Scott very often, and yet they’ve all had on camera moments where they expressed how cool or sweet they find Scott to be.

“Scott’s awesome. Scott’s awesome.” - Tango during his 2nd MCC, which was at Twitchcon, when Scott found him to check on him and encourage him.

“We all need to have people we can trust no matter what’s going on. Bdubs… Scott…” - Etho during Secret Life to Cleo

“Scott is the only person on this server who I trust right now.” - Grian during Third Life

“A birthday party? That sounds- that sounds like Scott or Jimmy- no that’s Scott. Scott’s a very empathetic person.” - Bdubs answering a trivia question this past episode of the Life Series

“Smajor was this other… guy on the life series, and, every time I passed him, he’s kinda nice, and then we talked more and he’s really nice, and now I admire him, and now I like him, and now I- I really like this guy!” - Skizz on the Imp & Skizz podcast describing how he didn’t want to make connections with people for their clout when he joined Third Life, but he couldn’t help but be drawn to Scott. This is also, coincidentally, how crushes tend to develop, Skizzleman.

Scott is a very earnest and caring person, even in the life series, a death game, where that’s not particularly rewarded 100% of the time. Everybody has so much respect for Scott, both because they know that he’s a lot like Cleo and Gem and they have a lot of love and respect for Cleo and Gem and because their personal experiences with Scott have made it clear how sweet and competent he is.

I love Smajor rarepairs, because I’m not into relationships where one person is pulling all of the weight. A lot of mainstream Smajor ships reduce Scott to his relationship and let the other person have their own things going on. There tends to be a lot of focus on the other person, like they’re Scott’s whole world. Rarepairs tend to have Scott’s partner(s) treat him with reverence, which forces Scott to confront his insecurities, how he feels like he needs to earn other people’s affection.

Tango is immune to flirting, but he’s very responsive to Scott’s teasing and eager to banter with him. He doesn’t talk to Scott a lot, but he clearly really likes Scott and how earnest Scott is.

Etho absolutely thinks that Scott is incredible. You can see it in literally every single interaction they have. Etho and Scott probably talk the least out of everyone I mentioned, but I think Etho pays the most attention to Scott and has simply become endeared to him because he sees so much of Cleo and Gem in Scott.

Grian ALWAYS has a compliment for Scott. When he first met Scott, he didn’t trust Scott because “no one’s that happy”. When he learned that Scott’s just like that? Instantly loved Scott. How could you reject someone who’s clearly so happy just to spend time with you? He loves to tease Scott. I think he sees Scott as someone he can properly match wits with, what with how they both love to make short little games and are usually chaotic until they’re the least chaotic in a group and immediately become the responsible one.

Bdubs is terrified of Scott. There’s no other way to put it. Bdubs is more afraid of Scott than he is of Cleo and Gem. He commented during the fourth episode of Wild Life on how Scott is a really hard target. There was fear in his voice. He later tried to convince Tango not to go after him. He really didn’t want to upset Scott. He’s so traumatized after that game of tag. HOWEVER. Bdubs knows that Scott is a man of reason. Bdubs isn’t usually worried about attacking groups that his group is on neutral grounds with, because he knows that they’ll eventually attack him first if he doesn’t beat them to the punch. That’s how this game works. Scott doesn’t do that, and Bdubs has taken note of that and trusts that. Bdubs trusts Scott not to attack him without a reason.

Skizz? I could go on for HOURS about Skizz. Skizz has literally admitted to subconsciously treating Scott like he’s Impulse, who Skizz loves to death, who Skizz trusts when he can’t call anyone else, who Skizz kisses on the temple when they haven’t seen each other for a while. Skizz is a very kind person, but, in game, he’s not the most levelheaded person. Scott is both kind AND levelheaded, which Skizz has a lot of respect for. Scott doesn’t even have a temper to lose when it comes to verbal conversation. Hurt him or his friends and he’ll make you wish you hadn’t, sure, but words will never hurt him. I think Skizz honestly sees a lot of Impulse in Scott, whereas most people see Cleo. People compare Cleo to Scott, because they’re both petty and witty. Skizz compares Impulse to Scott because they’re both petty and survivalists. Skizz has commented many a time on how Scott is so much better than Skizz at PVP and how impressed he is that Scott can evade the entire server when they’re hunting him. Apparently, Skizz (and Impulse) thinks that Scott gives the BEST hugs. Apparently, Scott is the only person whose hugs make Skizz feel like he could fall asleep right then and there.

Another thing I’ve noticed about my favorite Smajor rarepairs is that they all love to make Scott laugh. When Tango teases Scott, it’s never about anything serious. It’s always to make Scott giggle. When he’s around Scott, Etho LOVES to do and say things that would make Cleo or Gem laugh, and they work on Scott too. It’s the “wet cat” behavior he emphasizes when he’s with Cleo and Gem, because he knows that it makes them laugh. Scott has never poked fun at Etho for being “washed up” or “a wet cat”, but he does laugh when Etho emphasizes the “lost puppy” behavior. Outside of the life series, Grian isn’t particularly interested in making Scott laugh, but he does like to impress Scott. When Grian knows Scott’s watching, he really challenges himself. I think it’s because he, himself, is very impressed with Scott. Bdubs absolutely loves to make Scott laugh. You can see it in Scott’s escape room videos. He says so many silly things just to get a reaction out of Scott. You CANNOT tell me that “Bdubs, there’s something in this room that will allow you to swim up lava” “the bed” “no, think something you can drink” “the lava” was genuine. I’m completely sure that Bdubs knew Scott meant that there was a hidden fire res potion but just wanted to be silly. Skizz LOVES Scott’s laugh. He’s said it before. Skizz loves to make Scott laugh so much. He loves hearing Scott’s laugh. It’s so giddy and full and joyous.

Maybe I’m projecting a little bit. As a lesbian, you can’t believe how grateful I am that the only traits my mother has ever asked me to find in a partner is 1) someone you can trust and 2) someone who makes you laugh. She doesn’t ask for my partner to be rich or cisgender or a man or conventionally attractive or of a certain race or religion. That’s kind of what makes me love Smajor rarepairs so much. They respect and trust Scott, and they love to make him laugh.

[mammoth-clangen]

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Loooooong moon that i started making in August and only finished now (1st October)

So long, in fact, that i have actually split this page in half since typing this bc it was Bothering Me (and wouldn't upload to comicfury, so enjoy a small bonus moon update coming shortly)

I think the break was good for me bc I'm a lot happier with the characters and anatomy on this moon c:

Colours in the first panel are a paintover/photobashed from a sunset I took on my phone, but I like how it turned out

Lilac has a bow tie in game, but that's... that can't happen he's a 300kg+ sabercat not a domestic kitty

Snares will mess u up though! I had to do a lot of research and I did fudge some things (woven artifacts don't preserve very well) but hopefully it's clear Lilac can't get his head around to bite it without swinging+ claws are actually terrible for slicing (especially Homotherium ones which are only semi-retractable and therefore dull)

[skelexguts]

Here are some songs that fit/see their dynamics with some of my favorite smiling critters ships inspired by one of my mutuals on twt

Bonus!!!! (SAVE ME DIMWIMP,, SAVE ME,,)

[splitterregen]

I keep thinking about how Rin's kiss embodies death, and how Nezha's kiss serves to save a life - I keep on thinking about her nature turned to violence and how he's soft at his core but duty commits him to war despite his love for her instead. I keep thinking about how, in the end, Rin breaks the cycle by condemning Nezha to follow his duty and shoulder the burden of a new world alone; violence and peace all at once

[critter-covenant]

"ooooh thank you! Thank you! Thank you!!!"

They'd be good friends I like to thinmk

[poppybros-jr]

Important post!

I think I need to take a break for a day or two.

I’m trying not to take the loss too personally, since it is all just fun and games at the end of the day, but since Cosmo was winning for a bit, I got my hopes up a bit too much. No shade to Pink Lemonade Driblee, though! She’s a fantastic character who deserved the win. I’ll be rooting for her next round!

That said, once I feel better, I will still be answering asks for Cosmo! People have been so kind about my silly little fluffy noddy, and I really want to keep the asks going once I’m back in the right headspace for it! So please keep sending them in! I also plan to continue drawing art for any competitor who sends a question, and hopefully a few more bits of surprise propaganda too, since drawing the magic show was fun (if exhausting!).

I would especially like some asks about things other than magic, since it gives me more opportunity to explore him as a character. Heavy hitting questions or lighter questions, all are welcome!

To everyone who’s supported Cosmo, voted for him, drawn art of him, answered his questions etc…. Thank you so, so much for everything and for helping me get involved in this event. It’s been an absolute blast so far.

By the way, if anyone wants to add me as a friend on Discord, please hit me up! If you’re on the tourney server, you know how to find me.

[poppyseedxx]

1375 words for tonight so far on the newest chapter for my dating app fic. I may start making my chapters a little bit longer. Normally I would go for about 1200 words a chapter, but I think I'm going to stretch to about 2400 or more. Just so the drama can start at the very end of this chapter.

I'm still debating on when Josie will meet Rebekah, but since this new chapter is a 6 month time skip (basically the half-year anniversary mark), I highly doubt that will happen. But I can only imagine the snark from Auntie Bex trying to embarrass the fuck outta Hope every chance she gets. It's out of love, of course. lmao

[enzo-rambles]

Dog day because why not

Also quick drawing of my design for the player

[arianwyn-art]

do not market me something as enemies to lovers and then have them be flirting with each other the whole time. no. i need them to detest each other. i need them to wrong each other on so many fundamental levels no matter what they do they’ll never forget it. i need them to hate themselves for their love and yet be all consumed by it. i need rinezha

[opikiquu]

goobly goob gooberton