#really really happy with that pose though

[wrightingwithalex]

Eyyy a new writer! Could I request some headcanons for Joel with a shy s/o?

A/N: Absolutely! Here are some I thought of, I hope you like them!

Joel Miller x GN!shy!reader dating headcanons!

Warnings: a bit of implied violence at the beginning, but nothing more than that, just fluff :D

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To start off, he thinks your shyness is absolutely adorable, and it makes him even more protective of you.

If anybody were to comment on it though, he'd have to control the urge to bash their head into the ground right then and there.

He's more than happy to order for you in restaurants and trivial things like that.

If he senses you're getting overwhelmed or anxious in group settings, he would wrap a comforting arm around you or pull you aside until you're ready to come back out again.

However, your shyness also poses a bit of a problem with communicating boundaries in your relationship.

Usually, Joel can read you like a book and see if something he's doing is bothering you. But, at the end of the day, he's not a mind reader.

One day, he noticed that you're really off and decided to ask you about it.

You kept denying that anything was wrong every time he asked, and at that point, he started to get extremely worried, and it took a lot of reassuring for you to finally tell him.

When he realised it was just you communicating a boundary, he began to laugh.

"W..Why are you laughing?" you asked in a quiet voice, your pretty little head already overthinking the whole situation, "I'm sorry, I-I shouldn't have said anything at all, it's-" He took your hand into his as you rambled, his other moving below your chin to make you look up at him.

"Hey, hey, listen to me. I promise, I ain't mad," he drawled, his hand moving to cup your cheek, his calloused thumb caressing it, "I'm proud of you for tellin' me, darlin'," he murmured, pressing a kiss to your forehead.

You felt your worries melt away the more you two talked about it.

With time, you managed to grow a bit more confident in yourself and with communication, and you're more than thankful to have somebody like him by your side to give you reassurance when you need it.

[karoiseka]

🪺 We'll Meet Again / Long Time No See / Good News! for the trio!

This came to me almost immediately when I saw this prompt. Have very very beginning of 6.1 Karo/Thancred/G'raha. (I'm very proud of the screenshot-pose)

The morning fog was bright in Sharlayan harbor as the sun arose behind the clouds not yet chased away by the warmth the day would bring.  A quiet trio stood on the docks, heads together and arms wrapping around each other creating a tight circle.

“I’ll send a Moogle whenever we get to a new location,” they had been over it all several times the past few days, but the words being said aloud by Thancred did seem to change things–make them more real.  Karo’s wounds were finally healed to the chirurgeon's satisfaction, and had the clear to start wandering the world as she saw fit once more.  The trio had been stationed at the Annex waiting until that happened, allowing G’raha to slowly integrate back into the Students, while Thancred took quick excursions with Urinanger to Labyrinthos.  

A recent quick trip to Mor Dhona to see Tatatru had cemented the fact that she was ready to get back out in the world–as long as she was being treated just like any other adventurer again that was.  The wanderlust was starting to itch at her, and Karo longed for warmer climates than the chill of the Scholar’s city.  She also hadn’t seen her parents since getting back from the End of the Universe, and despite having Estinien stop in where they were still staying in Thavnair to assure them that she was going to be fine, she knew that a visit was long overdue.

The thought of leaving Thancred and G’raha for an extended amount of time however, was chipping away at her tightly shielded emotions.  Estinien had been the first to escape the island, Vrtra offering him a place to stay and a message about possible work.  Urianger had followed, off to Labyrinthos, making visits to the moon while patiently waiting on Thancred before the two left for the East.  They weren’t sure where their wandering would take them, hence Thancred’s quiet reassurances to Karo and G’raha.  Y’shtola hadn’t left until she was positive that Karo’s wounds were fully on the mend, but quietly slipped away one morning headed back to Dravania to search for answers in the Gubal Library.  The fact that Master Matoya was still standing watch over the Antitower not far from it was “just a coincidence” that she would stay with her old mentor while digging for her research.

Alphinaud and Alisaie had left from the Rising Stones, after the “disbanding” of the Scions.  Karo had barely been able to stand during the farewell gathering, pushing her limits to the max, some of her wounds not even fully sealed.  Watching them walk out the gate to leave for Ishgard on their way to Garlemald, she thought her heart would burst with pride.  They had both grown so much emotionally, and were headed to becoming amazing young adults.  They had skipped away from having to say a long goodbye to their own parents by doing that, and she had to chuckle at Fourchenault’s face when they had arrived back in Sharlayan without the twins.  She knew a visit to the frozen North would be in order once she had seen her own parents, hoping that the heat of Thavnair would bolster her before heading back out on the road.

What type of road would it be?  Would she still be able to find the wonder and hidden treasures the way she had when she had first set off from Gridiana?  Would it feel tiresome and tedious, or full of new experiences and trials to overcome?  Would it be lonely?  Karo’s arms tightened around G’raha and Thancred, eyes closed, willing herself not to cry.  It wasn’t the end of the world.  They had stopped that.  For now at least.  G’raha nuzzled his head against her’s, sensing her distress, no matter how she tried to hide it, even as Thancred squeezed them both back in return.

“This isn’t Ultima Thule, we’ll just be a quick aetheryte trip away,” G’raha’s voice had a slight rasp to it.  The three of them had talked many times the past few moons about this moment, and Karo’s fear and anxiety of being separated from everyone.  Thancred had seen it on the First, and G’raha had gotten to see it first hand when they had been marching after Meteion in Ultima Thule, and he had expressed his distress about it afterwards.  The need to keep hope alive in that moment had him looking ahead, as had been needed, but he had hated to hurt her, and had spent quite some time begging for her forgiveness as she recovered.

Karo took another deep breath.  G’raha was right.  If she was lonely enough, she could jump back to the Annex to stay the night, or even have a quick meal, before continuing on her journey.  She could wander the world and stop in on all of her friends, scattered as they might be, leading her footsteps to one familiar face to another, and beyond to wonders she had yet to see.  She had a home to come back to.  People to come back to.  It was a new beginning, but one on her own terms.  One that she could hopefully guide along the path she wanted.  She was beholden to no nation, only her heart, and it sang now with the freedom of the thought.

“Alllll-aboard!” The call from the ship startled them out of their own little circle of comfort and peace, realizing it was time for Thancred to depart.  He and Urianger would be on the ship for several weeks as they headed east of Thavnair, while Karo had opted to teleport directly there.  

Kisses were shared all around, cheeks, lips, and to sweep away unbidden tears, finally falling as peace was finally being felt.  A final embrace, a final declaration of love for them both, and Thancred was darting up the gangplank to stand at the rail with his travel partner.  It wasn’t goodbye, only farewell for now.  The sails were unfurled as the ship slipped away from the dock, and the two Miqo’te stood to watch it disappear into the morning fog.

“I should go as well,” Karo was reluctant, but knew if she didn’t pick up the bag at her feet and start the teleport spell now, she would make another excuse one after another to stay at the Annex even longer than planned.  Nodding, G’raha held her one more time, kissing forehead then lips before stepping back to watch as she prepared the spell, popping out of sight, as the sun broke through the fog at last.

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

License to Kitty.

[beatcroc]

there's no way the bathroom at peppino's pizza is actually that big but ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ . hey ummm anyway.... i care them...... anyway there's a lil ramble on my take on fake pep's like psyche or whatever in tags on the og post if ur into that kinda thing :y

hey! it's a series! fake peppino world tour: [noise] [noisette] [peppino]<- u are here [gustavo] [gerome] [noisette again]

[crumboat]

Teeheee ;3

[murdleandmarot]

@acuriouscat THE THEM FOREVER 🫶🫶🫶

[xylo-art]

why what nice chompers you have there sir....

Fredbear transparent rotation for your fredbear transparent rotation needs!

[angelogistics]

新年快乐！！the straw hat lion dance troupe are always busy on lunar new year, trying to win in hongbao gathering competitions... zosan argue the most in lion but nami can't deny they always bring in the big bucks

[cracked-jade]

Do y'all rock with a Soul Eater x World Trigger AU?

Version without filter under

[morrigan-sims]

P:WotR Portraits: Wenduag & Daeran

I did the one for Wenduag back when I was testing her legs, but today I got the idea to recreate Daeran's portrait image. I think it turned out really well, even if the colors aren't quite right and the pose is a bit awkward.

[reference pics and alternate crop of Daeran's portrait under the cut]

[piiinkfreak]

Mlp human designs pt.2

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[seaofreverie]

Sparkstember Day 19: Lil' Beethoven (Ride 'Em Cowboy)

First of all, let this very important fact be known: the love I have for all three albums in the Lil' Beethoven trilogy cannot be overstated. I think I can safely call them my favourite pieces of art ever made. You know, when you look forward to something and it not only lives up to all your expectations but it's also just SO SO much more? Something about this neoclassical / dada / deconstruction of pop music / whatever-you-should-even-call-it approach is absolutely PERFECTLY suited for my tastes, and I didn't even know I was looking for something EXACTLY like this until I found it.

I think the circumstances of my first hearing of this album are pretty funny and something I got pretty lucky with actually (I often think about this with Sparks in general, as much as I wish I've known about them sooner I also do feel like they appeared in my life when I needed that the most. But anyway.) I was very eagerly looking forward to hearing it and finally seeing for myself what the genius of this album is all about. But I insisted that I can only do it through a physical format because yesss, let's make it even more *special*! The moment I've been waiting for! So yeah let's gooo, I need to wait until my CD arrives in the mail (that was one of the longest weeks of my life). And then I started to wonder, well, maybe I actually won't like it that much. To hype myself up to this extent and then be severly dissapointed - would have sucked!

Well, I was NOT dissapointed. Instead I was perplexed, confused, but also very intrigued and quite, ok not just quite, *completely* amazed already. That was the initial reaction and I think it's a rare but very beautiful moment when this happens - no need to *fully* grasp it right away, but enough to be all like "oh that was SOMETHING. I need more." As I said after that first listen (and I actually have my whole LIVE reaction to hearing LB written down lmao, that's how much of a big deal this was for me), I felt like it actually has to grow on me a bit still, gradually but surely with each next listen, rather than the 1st listen being THE prime listening experience. And that was very true! But it wasn't even gradual, it was very fast, seriously. And something very important that stood out to me right away too were the melodies - something about them, and that continues into HYL and ECOTD too. It's this classic feeling of: this always existed, or at least it feels like I've known it for years already. And as I listen more and become more familiar with them the magic still grows.

It's of course no coincidence to me that an album that relies so much on extreme levels of repetition is so addicting, even hypnotising. And once upon a time I thought that I couldn't like something that's too repetitive and therefore could be considered monotonous or "predictable". But nothing is predictable about LB actually. (Besides... ok, I'll get to that one bit later). But yeah, it's good for the brain. And it's been said before by others but this music definitely has this certain neurodivergent appeal thanks to all this, and, well, I love that aspect of it so much and I definitely relate to it on some level that goes even deeper than just song topics and instrumentation choices. It's in the structure and the fundaments of it all too.

I legally can't finish this without a dedicated paragraph to the 2004 Live In Stockholm performance because HOLY SHIT. Feeling so lucky again that all three of these albums got this treatment and we have recordings of these half-concert-half-performance-art pieces that we can now marvel at. I will say that like, a pretty big part of the sum of the appeal that LB has as an album is stored in this show and its visual and narrative elaboration on its themes. And also it's just so fun to watch! Sometimes I thought about how this might be an even better introduction to LB / this era of Sparks / Sparks in general than the actual album but well, never had a chance to test that and you know. Maybe shouldn't recommend Sparks with one of the most leftfield things there is to be found from them. Either way, very good, very important, felt like experiencing the power of LB for the first time all over again.

So now, please hear my exact reasonings for why I so deeply love (almost) every single one of these songs......

The Rhythm Thief

NO song made such a big impression on me the first time I heard it as this. I might have gotten more used to it after all this time but man, The Rhythm Thief, you will always be the realest one to me. This is what made me look forward to the whole album so much and convinced me that it would be like nothing else I've heard before. And that turned out to be so very beautifully true!

How Do I Get To Carnegie Hall?

I could listen to this one a hundred times in a row over and over and not get sick of it one bit. That's it, idk what else to add, beautiful and ethereal in every way

What Are All These Bands So Angry About?

Mostly I just want to direct everyone's attention to the bridge section, at the 2:26-2:52 time mark, which as far as I can say is the most heavenly piece of music ever made. Feeling like that Winnie The Pooh soul leaving his body gif each time I hear this

I Married Myself

Aromantic anthem, to me. Not that much to say actually but it's just, a very sweet and pretty song even when it might be taken as just this sort of ironic piece, I think it's this situation where a song can be taken more or less literally and it doesn't lose anything, rather the sincerity takes on a new sort of meaning? Because yes, maybe this hyperbolic situation (marrying yourself) COULD be the solution to the heartbreak of failed relationships. Ever thought about that??? Ok, stopping right here and leaving my I Married Myself analysis for another day

Ride 'Em Cowboy

My mind is blank on this one suddenly. But it's so good believe me. I love it a lot. It just has this LB spirit that makes it very addicting to listen to

My Baby's Taking Me Home

This was sort of the first Sparks song I've ever heard, or maybe that I quote-unquote purposefully listened to, and I think that's pretty important considering that it was the moment that ultimately lead to... all this. This song has always been incredibly beautiful and powerful to me, but lately it just makes me emotional to an extent that makes it hard to listen to most of the time. I WOULD sell all my material possessions for even one chance to experience this song live by the way

Your Call Is Very Important To Us. Please Hold

Earns soooo much as a live version, but even without that I think it's genius in the same way as The Rhythm Thief, and maybe the most disquieting piece here overall... If we ignore the next one maybe

Ugly Guys With Beautiful Girls

Sitting there hearing the intro of this song all like "huh, this is so chill and calm... too calm..." and then being hit with, well, everything that's going on in this song afterwards was truly THE MOMENT back in the day (and re: the predictability thing. idk though, it's not like, really an issue). Later on I decided that this sort of narrative nature of the song makes it have less replayability value than the rest (???) but I abandoned that opinion soon enough, thank god. I love it how long it took me to realize that this song and the ending of MBTMH are the only times when drums appear on this entire album (I mean no, I'm not very proud of that fact actually, as the self-proclaimed biggest LB fan in my area. And The Rhythm Thief literally saying "say goodbye to the beat"... come on man). So yes, sometimes less is more! I adore this song now it's such a treat I would gladly terrorize my neighbours with it

Suburban Homeboy

Ok, I'm sorry Suburban Homeboy fans but this is the only song here that I'm not a HUGE fan of. I still think it's brilliant and an incredibly fitting ending for the whole thing - the mood whiplash is amazing as this is the only "vaguely happy sounding" song on here, per my words from months back. And what's better than yelling WE ARE THE SUBURBAN HOMEBOYS! (I'm actually awaiting today's Sparks karaoke rating reveal very impatiently lol the reveal happened before I posted this and I'm very happy about it)

One more actually, a quick word on Wunderbar because it gave us two things that we might have not been able to do without: 1) this whole album actually (the fact that LB exists because of Wunderbar giving the Maels the idea to continue meddling with this style. Up there as one of my fav pieces of Sparks trivia) 2) anddddd the 21×21 performance of it of course

[pagesofkenna]

me days ago: i want to get some marcille/falin figures to match, but theres no falin merch yet :(

me: i'll get the marcille popup parade figure for now, in the hopes that someday they release a falin popup parade figure to match

goodsmile company, making my day and taking my money:

[jimahalangel]

okay so I just got back from the Drawfee live-show (incredible I had such a good time🩵🩵🩵🩵 probably gonna be talking about it for a while)

and I wanted to post pics of my Todd (From Mario) shirt that I made last week because everyone was so nice and seemed to like it :D

this was the shirt straight off the embroidery hoop before I realized that Todd's hat looks a little like a penits and had to fix it lol

and this is it the night of the show!

(bonus my brother and I took a picture with Julia):

[emily-mooon]

Did a little sprite recolour for Neil and Stacey to make them more accurate to their actual colour palettes :]

[punkbirdie]

bunch of doodles playing around with how i want to draw them :]