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sqwigeon · 2 days ago
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sonknuxadow · 2 years ago
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overall i think movie sonic being redesigned was a good decision but sometimes i wish they had never done it with how annoying people are about it with the constant spread of misinformation about how/why it happened + this attitude people have gotten from it thinking they can get anything they don't like in a movie or show or game changed if they complain on twitter enough regardless of what exactly they're wanting changed or how close the release date is or what company is making it or whatever
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brittie-frog · 7 months ago
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Some stuff I found while doing the summer cleaning of my room:
- 2 dead bugs on my desk, no clue when they died
- an eviromentalist silver medal to celebrate when I first slept over at their house 6 months after I was born
- my baby book of firsts, mostly filled in except for my first words
I was originally going to have been named after my grandfathers
First time I held a spoon "hit self in mouth, then head and then dropped it"
"I drank from a beaker [5 months old] bypassed the bottle but would only drink water not formula"
"I copied noises and screams like big sister"
- that I have half of series 3 of GoGos Crazy Bones (now on display on my bookshelf)
- A perfect line of my cat's hair
- all of my preschool and infant school report cards saying I need to improve in talking in groups rather than just one on one (never got better, still struggle now)
- A million and one hair bobbles (I have a short mullet so not really needed)
- A bag of gems I thought I lost when we moved
- my trampoline certificates (i was in the middle of getting my level 10 when the gym shut down)
- earring backs I thought I lost last week
- random shit my mum kept for no reason (asked her and she didn't even know why)
My authorisation slip from my infant school to take a week off in the year to see my dad stationed in Europe
Notes from my babysitter about how my day was when I was a baby (do want to highlight the "rejected new food, even gipped" though, that was funny)
My preschool and infant schools' acceptance letters
- and 4 pairs of 3d glasses
And I still have the bottom of my wardrobe but I'm pretty sure I know everything that's in there so no more fun surprises.
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SCREECHiNG
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WAKE UP HON WE GOT NEW OFFICIAL ROLLO CONTENT (thanks to curekibouka for the translation!) 😭 (Bless him, he came home so quickly at only 40 rolls…)
***Rollo profile, Groovy, vignettes, and chibi spoilers below the cut!!***
As you can see in the card art shown above, it looks like his official English name will be "Rollo Flamme", not some other variation.
His coffin icon has a bell on it! Very fitting.
Yes, he’s triple fire magic and has a Duo with Grim.
… LMAO his Buddies are Malleus, Idia, and Azul 🤡
He's a third-year student at Noble Bell College, Student Council President, (but we already knew this) and 18 years old
His birthday is Feb 2nd! (There was a mistake in the initial launch of the Rollo card and profile in which his birthday was incorrectly stated as Feb 4th, which is Cater's birthday. Man was so mad when he realized he shared a birthday with a NRC boy so he redid his birth certificate/j)
(Here are screenshots of before and after the change; I happened to take a picture before the update:)
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178 cm tall (LMAO I guess he doesn't meet a certain Ghost Bride’s standards)
Right-handed
Comes from the Shaftlands (again, we already knew this)
HE'S IN THE HAND BELL CLUB????? TF... HE JUST STANDS THERE AND RINGS HIS LITTLE HAND BELL????? ? ???? ?? ???
Best subject is Potionology
His hobby is cleaning malewife trait
He obviously hates magic 😂
Favorite food is not, in fact, croissants; it's actually grapes
Least favorite food is savarin, which is a ring-shaped cake soaked in flavored syrup and then garnished with cream and fruit
HIS SPECIAL SKILL IS GARDENING WHICH MADE ME LAUGH OUT LOUD... considering what he used that skill for... 🤡
His official description in the profile states that Rollo is admired by his classmates for his seriousness and no-nonsense attitude, but he also has a tendency to be… neurotic 💀 gee, ya think
His vignettes are set at NBC, not Night Raven College. They seem to be set prior to the events of Glorious Masquerade.
It's said that the reason he is at NRC now is because he is there temporarily to study.
We see Rollo going about his daily routine. He tends to the Bell of Salvation and the gargoyles early in the morning when the sky is still dark which probably explains the dark eyebags. He’s able to witness the sun rising as he does his cleaning. Rollo finds the dawn peaceful! and loves listening to the bell ring.
OMG the gargoyles are so excited when he pays attention to them 😭 They hop around like excited little puppies… NOT ROLLO WANTING TO GET RID OF THEM
Rollo also has his duties as a regular student. I believe he discusses grades with his vice president. He thinks his classmates are stupid 😂 and finds it ironic that these people look up to him and see him as a top student and a great magician…
Rollo eats his lunches alone because he finds people noisy. Bruh, he has 2 croissants, 16 grapes and 1 cup of cafe au lait (coffee with milk) for lunch every day of the year…
He shops in the City of Flowers and has a routine of buying a plain letter set, only all white paper and envelopes—even if there is a better deal on other sets. If Rollo is one thing (besides angry), he’s consistent and likes to stick to a routine and to things that are certain!
LMAO Rollo hates the City of Flowers because it’s flowers blossom because of magic ✨
Rollo runs into some trouble when a community goat wants to chomp on rhe letter set he bought in town 😂 He’s calm at first but then gets mad because he considers the goat unsanitary and it’s trying to eat his robes…
I want to stress that this boy is suppressing his rage and disgust the entire time 🤡 He’s trying so hard to pass as well-adjusted… Man’s literally going to send this goat flying but stops because he realizes there are too many witnesses…
At the end, Rollo writes a letter to his parents to let them know he is doing fine. Apparently, they’ve been worrying about him ever since “that” incident 😔 The letter reads as very formal and stiff, as though he’s writing to strangers. Maybe he has emotionally distanced himself from his parents (perhaps as a result of “that” incident), although he isn’t outright rude about it.
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HIS LITTLE EVIL SMIRK... IT'S EVEN MORE FUNNY WHEN PAIRED WITH HIS VOICE BECAUSE IT'S SO SOFT AND CALM, THE KIND OF VOICE YOU'D NORMALLY HEAR IN LIKE AN ASMR VIDEO 😭
The fact that he writes with a feather quill instead of a magical pen………… ….. ….. … … . .. . … … . . . . .. . … .. . . .
Also the fact that he's by default in his big, bulky uniform with tons of extra material that would make it TERRIBLE for P.E. 💀 and has nothing else to change into... The last screenshot of the group above also looks like Sebek has leaned over to Rollo's ear to spread the GOOD WORD of WAKASAMA and Rollo is trying to do his very best to ignore him...
P.S. I want everyone to know that he does THIS whenever he has a Perfect in Magic History... ROLLO'S LITERALLY A CARTOON VILLAIN PLOTTING REVENGE AGAINST HIS CLASSMATES.... .. . .......... . .. . . . . . . . . . yes, I stuck him in a class with Malleus, Idia, and Azul :))
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AND NOW, WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, HIS GROOVY...
WHY DOES iT MAKE ME WANT TO BULLY HIM INTO THE DIRT 😭 jUST Lo0OKK AT HIM, HE'S tryING sO HaRD THAT I T HAS THE OPPOSITE INTEndeD EFFECT AND HE COMES oFF AS A MOREN SKRUNGLY L0SEr INSTEAqd 2reqrbhyygo13ogyt68p9egflbagj;jlg.DIHOBbyOFSYSvtdDOVFEILBcsnkmg2myoeqofadnm,vd..go0i424ph13nifIUSFVsofsgotfFIUOFOVUEWVOQEGYVbiypfpb OTL
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I'M SO NOT GOING TO BE NORMAL ABOUT THIS, I'M SO NOT GOING TO BE NORMAL
I aM SO ASPoRRY fOR THE PERsON I Am AbOUT To BecOME 🤡
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theninthlaw · 2 years ago
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JOB STONE WIPs I redid Urianger’s and Raha’s foundations to do a new set of those two since I wasn’t entirely happy with how they originally turned out. Long way to go with these as well as draw the rest of the jobs. Once all the basics are done for all the jobs, I’ll move onto colouring and stuff. Black mage: Yshtola Dark Knight: Fray Astrologian: Urianger Paladin: G’raha Tia Monk: Lyse Red Mage: Alisaie
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sunkeji · 1 year ago
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Heyyy can i ask for tsukishima and sakasu were them and the reader try those periods simulation things! The reader is all fine and chill while the boys are screaming bloody murder and asking how the reader deals with these on a monthly basis! Separately please! Thank you!!!!
Period simulator ft. Tsukishima & Sakusa
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a/n: I'm sorry I got to this late!! I didn't like how I wrote it originally so I scrapped the whole thing and redid it. Hopefully you like this (⁠^⁠^⁠)
Warnings: curse word used in sakusa's part, not proofread, if taken out of context it sounds pretty weird,it feels like i wrote a descriptive essay.
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Imagine you make a bet against your boyfriend that if he was a girl, he wouldn't be able to bear the pain of period cramps but he says otherwise. So after that conversation with him, you purchase a period simulator to try during the weekend with him. Sitting on the couch side by side with the period simulator between you two, he steels himself for what's about to come while you are brimming with anticipation.
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Tsukishima Kei
He was super confident at first that he would be able to withstand the pain. Not because he undermines the pain of period cramps but because he thinks he has a high pain tolerance. But little does he know...
At the first setting, it was still alright. It was uncomfortable, but still bearable. He brushed off your teasing comments, telling him that it's okay to back out now if it was too painful. He merely rolled his eyes and quipped back, saying he could go to sleep at this setting.
You crank the pain to level 3 and you see Tsukishima jolt. You give him a teasing smile and he quickly says that it was just very sudden and how he didn't expect it and blah blah blah.
You don't even give him a minute to get use to it when a mischievous smile makes its way to your face and you switch it to the highest setting.
Just as quickly as you switched its setting to the highest, you hear a quiet whimper come out of him. The both of you freeze and time seems to have stopped save for the ticking of the clock in the living room.
You hit him with the:
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You open your mouth and are about to say something but he quickly interjects in a quiet voice; "no, keep it to yourself, I don't want to hear it" all while avoiding eye contact. You know he's not being mean, just a bit embarrassed or sulky maybe 🤔 so you don't take it to heart.
After that whole fiasco, he made you promise to not utter a single word to anyone about this. And one more time you bring up the fact that the great Tsukishima Kei had actually whimpered, he might actually strangle you for real this time.
Jokes aside, He's left speechless that you actually have to deal with this each time you get your period. He's much nicer to you now when you're on your period, You get less sass from him when on your period and he's more understanding of your situation now.
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Sakusa Kiyoomi
Can’t believe you actually bought it. Scolds you for wasting your money but since you’ve already bought it, might as well try it. He pretends like this whole thing is a nuisance but he is actually very curious.
He’s kinda nervous because from what he’s seen with you on days where your period cramps are really bad, it looks like you’re suffering from an unknown stomach disease that’s plagued the entire female population in the world and you are just another one of its victims.
Some very tiny part of him wants to be tough and show you that he’s strong but in actuality, he’s in for a rude awakening. He takes level 1 and 2 like a breeze but when you turn it up to level 3, beads of sweat are rolling down his forehead and he’s gripping the armrest of the couch and the veins in his arm are visible.
You glance at him, waiting for another reaction but when nothing else happens, you feel a tad bit disappointed and tell him you’ll put it to the highest setting now. He’s about to protest and reaches out to grab your arm but the intensity of the period simulator takes him by surprise and instead he ends up grabbing your thigh and squeezes it hard.
Now the both of you are screaming profanities and are thrashing around. If he doesn’t let go, you can’t adjust the setting of the period simulator. And if you don’t adjust the settings of the period simulator, he can’t let go because it hurts like a bitch. It’s a whole never ending cycle.
So its a few seconds of the two of you thrashing around before you reach under his shirt and yank the wires and simulator off of him. Then, it’s just the sounds of the two of you heavily breathing and trying to catch your breaths. You turn to him and your eyes go wide when you see he actually has a few tears rolling down his cheeks as he stares at you blankly.
Now you’re left wondering what’s the appropriate course of action. Do you start cackling like a maniac because you never thought he’d start crying then console your boyfriend or do it the other way around? Well you didn’t have to think about it for long because a few seconds later, his head fell ontop of your lap with his arm covering his eyes.
You ask him if he’s feeling okay with a goofy smile plastered on your face from the event that had previously unfolded. You hoped your boyfriend wouldn’t move his arm now otherwise he’d pinch you for smiling at his misery. He mumbles softly about how he just needs a few minutes to recollect himself and then he’ll be good to go. So in the meantime, you brush your fingers through his hair. After a few minutes or so he asks you with a sigh; “You’ll never let this go will you?”. You laugh and plant a kiss on his head “Nope!”
You remind him how it feels even worse by adding the nausea, dizziness and low blood pressure you may get. So now he takes extra good care of you 🫶 he feeds you lots of red meat, refills your water bottle and even gives you massages anywhere you're feeling sore.
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rageandroarcustoms · 5 months ago
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Recently, I got to refurbish a tail I made for a suit back in 2022!
I redid the entire mouth and added in a hidden belt loop ^-^ all teeth from DVC (cut down saber fangs and then full set of manokit teeth)! Also, I tried my hand at a bendable tongue, just a nice fun extra feature! Also, all teeth glow in the dark :3
Really love getting to refurb older work of mine 🥺💕
Video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/C-rrLlCuBxd/?igsh=MWNlMGF3YXFyMGkxbA==
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thefollow-spot · 2 years ago
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A Leap of Faith by Misery_C_Epicaricacy & Ynnéalay
Merlin confesses his magic, upending the trust between him and Arthur; when he goes missing from Camelot, a conflicted Arthur must reckon with his fears and prejudices as Merlin’s life is put at stake.
Fandom: Merlin (TV) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Archive Warning: Graphic Depictions Of Violence Category: Gen Relationship: Merlin & Arthur Pendragon, Minor Gwaine & Arthur Pendragon, Minor Gwaine & Merlin Words: 40,475
Fanbinding of A Leap of Faith. Process, commentary, and additional pictures under the cut ♥
First of all, thank you to all the lovely folks from the @renegadepublishing discord for enthusiastically encouraging me to fanbind my own work, though this is not entirely just-mine. This fic was co-written with the awe-inspiring @whoawhataconcept (Misery_C_Epicaricacy on AO3) and this binding is as much a love letter to her writing, her mind, and our creative collaboration as it is to my own contributions.
On: Textblock & Typesetting
I've bound a couple fics at this point, but was saving Garamond for this one because I fell in love with how these particular words look set in Garamond. The headings are done in a simplistic all-caps Calibri with expanded spacing to pay homage to how many hours editing this damn thing were spent looking at the font in question. I've also used font 'Merlin' for the front title page—which I got linked out of the @merlinbingo discord server—and Felix Titling for the interior title page.
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The body is printed on EarthChoice colour cream paper, and stitched with red crochet thread.
On: Endpapers
The endpapers were a tricky one for me! They are prints of my own fanart which was not the correct aspect ratio to use as endpapers for a book printed on letter paper. This was also the first large map I created, and if I could go back, there are things I would do differently. But in the end, I decided to use it as-is because I'm proud of it. To fix the sizing issue, I up-sized the map so the width was correct for a letter-sized print, which left a border on the top and bottom of the image—this I filled in with black and red checkerboard pattern to match the banners and standards of Camelot.
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Originally, I wanted it printed on this textured, pearl-finish linen paper, but then the print shop I use didn't have it in a large enough size to do endpapers on and I was heartbroken. I ended up using topkote gloss paper by Oji.
On: Endbands
Hand-sewn in red and gold crochet thread. I redid these like three times to find a core I liked, and ended up doing them over tightly rolled paper.
The Dust Jacket
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I'm not a graphic designer, so the jacket design is simplistic. It includes a cover, back cover (with a 'praise for' section), and two inside flaps (which contain the fic summary and author bios). I took some cues from this dust jacket post. It's printed on a thicker weight of topkote paper by Oji, this time with a dull finish.
Closing Thoughts
I'm so proud of how this turned out! It's my best work yet in terms of straight-ness of the spine/cover paper, and I learned a lot about printing. Lots of firsts for me here, and I feel that every time I make a book, I improve. I've gifted this copy to my co-author, Misery. Seeing her flip through it, and seeing it on our shelf, is giving me a lot of joy today!
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zombeebunnie · 10 months ago
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Game development Trembling Essence progress:
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Hello and welcome new followers! It'll be some time before there's another update for the '[Extended Demo]' so it will no longer be in the title of game development posts to avoid confusion. Also the next couple of game development posts for April might be a bit short and/or spread out. :]
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Behind the scenes:
So far a lot of what's been going on has been brainstorming/going over the script with breaks in between!
I had a very long talk with one of my play testers and it was very fun! One hour ended up turning into several and it really helped me get a better idea of what I want to do for some of the routing/paths and the overall story in general. I believe that this entire month+(?) will just be overlooking the script and brainstorming more ideas/quality of life changes for the game!
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My writing style has developed significantly and I'm trying my best to fix all of the multiple pacing issues in the story in a certain order. Noah's backstory is one of the focal points being thoroughly worked on since he expresses sections of his past throughout the game depending on your choices. I can't really share too much else because a lot of it has spoilers and happens later on in the game so right now I'm just writing everything down. So far, I'm still in the early writing stages and I would consider it about 20%(?) done.
I was browsing through some files and happened to across something interesting! This is from when I initially redid all of the old backgrounds in the game for the March 2023 demo and just for fun, I wanted to show some of the different Day/Night settings from this CG. This will be something I'll talk about later when I get to this part! :]
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I'm still in the process of creating Noah's reference sheets too but I think I'll end up ditching some of the sketches since angled faces/poses are still difficult for me to draw. :,]
Q&A / Ask box is still open:
If you have any questions about Trembling Essence/Noah feel free to ask here please. This makes it easier for me to see and answer accordingly! I would really like to hear from you guys!
Thank you to those who have sent in asks! I'll try to get to them when I can. I just need time to answer since I like to respond with doodles/drawings as practice. :]
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Right now this is all I have to share so far, thank you to everyone for the continued support while I continue working on the game. :,]
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dailypokemoncrochet · 4 months ago
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What pieces did you have to do retries and start-overs the most? And was it because it was difficult shapes/techniques or because you didn't have much experience?
Off the top of my head:
Misdreavus that I remade entirely because I used the wrong colors (original one ended up like a Mareanie/Toxapex color palette that looked okay in the lamplight but not so much in the daylight)
Gloom because I had so little experience at the time (before I actually started this project, <40 Pokemon at the time). I remade the feet over and over for 5 hours, literally. I think I was even doing just the same thing with varying levels of tight stitches thinking that was the problem. I just didn't know enough yet how to make an oval shape as opposed to a round shape.
Totodile for similar reasons to Gloom in that I didn't have a lot of experience at the time. I couldn't get the open jaw with teeth to look quite right.
Aron and Lairon that I redid the heads because I wanted to have a certain effect for the "holes through the armor" part of the design but that level of detail meant the overall piece would end up being too large and so I kept scrapping those.
Shieldon for a similar reason to Aron/Lairon in that I wanted the eyes/face to be set a certain way with the head a specific shape that just didn't come out right and so I ended up doing a really simplified thing.
Tapu Fini because of the shell design being complicated to make as a technically flat piece made into a curved shell, in a way where only the outside showed the design and the inside was blank (still have not found a satisfactory way of doing this)
Venusaur because it kept looking...like a toad, but not in the right way, and I was making one for a giveaway and thus had a higher standard for it
A lot of my redos are for shape reasons (ovoid/flat need different approaches than spherical), or size/detail reasons (too much detail makes for a larger overall piece than I want). Also I will frog a row or a few in most of my crochets as I go to fix small details, but I generally don't get far enough with those that I consider them actual redos or remakes.
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skekdris · 1 year ago
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The Visitor - Behind the Scenes
"The Visitor" is my first big story of mine that saw the light of day. In this post, I'll be explaining my thought process behind why and how I made it. In a future post, I'll be explaining my Arhulian species, and my character Niadris in more detail. But for now, I'll be on to explaining my creative process. Firstly, a few months ago I got back into tumblr after finding the blogs of @chocodile and @kwillow. Their characters, their art, their stories. They moved me, they inspired me! Drawing was never my strong point, (I had to enlist @aryeonos to graciously sketch my species reference for me <3) but descriptive writing is something I can do! So through that, it was the avenue I expressed my creation. That said; Ary being my editor and proof reader really helped me achieve a level of polish I don't think I could have accomplished on my own. <3 The Amaranthine characters are so rich and vibrant, I just wanted to write for them. Their personalities just seemed really fun to write for, as well as gave me a clear picture of how each character would behave in a story. A solid baseline for my weirdo badger-pede to contrast with. So I poured over Kwillow's and Chocodile's art pages for information about the characters and the setting. I wanted to respect the lore and setting as best I can; as well as the fact, the more information I had, the easier it would be to write.
Feelin' A Bit Drafty In Here
In a very early pre-draft version of the story (where I was still ideating over it), I thought I would try to tell the story from Niadris' perspective, but Aryeonos felt it would ruin a lot of the mystery and suspense surrounding Niadris, as well as deprive me of character interaction moments for the rest of the cast. So I redid the entire tone and course of the story to focus on the Rising dawn quartet, (sans snoozing bunny) with Niadris being the add - an apt decision since the cast literally considers them an intruder! In the new story format, I thought about Theo being so nerve wracked by Niadris that he would try to poison them, only for it not to work, and for Niadris to then reveal their life-sensing ability to Theo and tell him that they are not mad because always knew where he stood as a veiled threat. The story would have had a more adversarial tone; but then after doing some more lore spelunking, I learned that Theo prefers to handle confrontation openly and honestly as opposed to taking the scoundrel's way out.
So after learning that wasn't a very gentlemanly move, I decided to shift gears and redo the story (again) to what you see today. After that, I looked up the other characters for pertinent lore and information about them. I was already pretty familiar with Hyden, and Theo was the first character I discovered since I'm a diehard rat/skaven fan and always combing the internet for rat characters!
Then came to Alex and Ridge. After having my "cast" in hand, I figured out what to do with them. In the current iteration of the story, I wanted Niadris being self-conscious of their frightening appearance (they've certainly been screamed and shot at enough) and opt to meet the cast in a way that does not end in violence. Hence the Arhulian observing the cast for a long time and then making their carefully planned move. Likewise, first impressions are very important, and Niadris trying to approach the situation in a delicate manner (whether or not it worked) was one of my central goals in depicting them, and Arhulians as a whole. They are far from mindless brutes... Switching back to the the Amaran quartet, they are not my characters obviously - I'm just writing for them - so I tried to make educated guesses on how'd they react based on the information I had at hand. So keep in mind these are my personal head cannons of these characters!
Character Dynamics
Hyden - Due to the way the story was structured, he was not utilized very much. Which, is a shame on one hand, but on the other, it leaves my options open for how he would react in a future story. He could be just as lost as the rest of the cast, then shift to be deeply fascinated by the unnatural being that is Niadris. Treating them like magic buddyTM Ambroys 2.0. (Though he may find it much more difficult sink his roots into Niadris, as they are far sharper, and not blinded by idolism like Theo.) Or, alternatively, Hyden being a time displaced scholar could know something about Arhulians the present day cast does not, and is trouser-browningly terrified. But that is as much as I'll reveal for now. We'll see what way the coin falls. :) Theo - Theopolis North was the most fun to write for. Poor little Rat man pinballed through many different emotions across the story. Firstly, fear. Secondly, he's even more unnerved by the fact Niadris can go toe-to-toe in his smartassery which means it's intelligent. And that's extra dangerous in his eyes. I thought about writing Theo being even meaner and more hostile, but I decided Theo has a few reasons to keep himself reeled in. 1) Theo - though a poorly adjusted meanie - has enough sense to know that trying to stress-test this thing's patience would not go in his favor if the matter escalated. Especially with a thing that could throw him across a room or eat him alive. Unmetaphorically. Best to let a sleeping dragon lie so to speak. 2) I've noted that Theo appears to be a dire misanthrope, so a thought occurred to me that Niadris is just so alien they just end up in a loophole of sorts. And I decided that is a funny dynamic, and I'm going to roll with that. :) 2.5) Theo's aggression seems to be heavily rooted in his own insecurities. Niadris is somewhere between socially illiterate to too logically minded to care. So in a way, from theo's perspective; that's big wall that isn't there for him. 3) As much as it agonizes him to admit, the alternative is telling this thing to sod off, resulting in them just roaming about unaccounted for entirely. At least this way, he can keep an eye on them... 4) Granted, he does not want to admit it outright and 'encourage' them, Theo is personally intrigued by Niadris. Although he hasn't quite put it together it yet; Arhulians are intelligent, sentient, beings that definitively exist outside of "ascension". The implications would be defining to say the least. Theo's name would go down in the books for sure... And lastly, this being gives him a sense of deja vu he tries not to think too closely about. Henceforth, I laid down the roots of what may be the beginning of a very odd "friendship" as hinted at in the closing paragraphs of the story.
Alex - From the lore I got on her, she jumped out to me as the most rational and calm-minded of the group. She's a cool, collected soldier. Her perception is sharp (and unlike Theo, it's not calibrated in entirely the wrong direction via paranoia). Her nature as a sniper means it's natural for her to sit back, absorb information, and think about a decision before making it. Because of this, it felt natural that she'd fall into the role of "team mom" because she's the most level-headed and surprisingly enough, the most socially adjusted of the group. Especially since her competition is: 1) Hyden; a washed up noble that doesn't know what century he's living in - whose social resume is bossing around servants and bullshitting noble asses.
2) Theo; a misanthropic, paranoid, bulgy-eyed weirdo that's a reclusive shut in. 3) Ridge; Likely the best of the three. But if I remember the lore right, it's heavily implied that Ridge was in jail for some time, so I'd wager that has not done his social skills any favors. So with that in mind, Alex is the glue desperately trying to keep (the now) quintet from unraveling.
Ridge - Of the four characters here, Ridge has the least information available that I could find, so a lot of his character is implied from his surface level details, like him being big and brawny, that he had spent time in jail, and is at the very least in a non-hostile relationship with Alex. With all that said, I guesstimate he has the least amount of emotional baggage and personality extremes, so I felt that Ridge would be the best fit for a layman character. Niadris - Beyond what I already mention here, I'd rather keep their inner workings hidden, as they are both a mysterious, and a still developing (both in-universe and in a meta sense) character...
What's Next?
Without giving away too much, the logical path forward to the story is that Niadris is playing it safe as they have never been around multiple people for an extended period of time before. So they take on a passive role to learn and observe the... odd group dynamic the rising dawn quartet have. There will be a great deal of funny character moments and learning experiences for all involved! Over time, Niadris will start to make their own waves as they get accustomed to the group, and begin manifesting their own wants once they feel comfortable exerting their own social pressure. Likewise, everyone is wary of the big, scary Arhulian. But on the other hand, their value as an asset is undeniable! And they would be a pretty definitive tie-breaker should a schism arise... Various parties will likely be setting plans into motion to try and vie for Niadris's loyalty now that this wild card has scuttled their way into the group. With the groundwork of Niadris' and the Arhulians' introduction laid, I have to spend some time thinking about the path forward; as this is the point where things can really diverge, so I must decide what direction the story is going to head in. So alas, I don't really have an ETA in mind for the next chapter of this fan-story.
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manymanydolls · 8 months ago
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Since I recently redid my meet photos for all my girls, I thought it’d be fun to do a post with some fast facts about my original characters. Look under the cut to learn more about them!
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Jennifer:
Favorite season is autumn
Plays with her mother’s Miss America Barbie doll
Loses track of time easily and will stay up very late working on her knitting projects or watching TV
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Katherine:
Has sensory processing disorder and is especially sensitive to loud sounds
Favorite holiday is Halloween
Puts glitter stickers on everything she owns
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Evelin:
Favorite musician is Rufus Wainwright
Sets up a hummingbird feeder outside her bedroom window every summer
Got into making amateur radios as a fun way of communicating with her friends during the Covid pandemic
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Nancy:
Favorite holiday is Valentine’s Day
Listens to at least three Talking Heads albums a week
Wants Amanda to play drums so that they can be like Van Halen
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Amanda:
Favorite book is The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate
Broke her wrist skateboarding when she was 11
Watched a TV program about volcanoes once and now is a little afraid of them but also fascinated by them
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Rosemary:
Never sleeps with a blanket because it feels too constricting
Favorite food is a grilled cheese sandwich with a fried egg on top
Bakes lemon bars with her Mama at least once a month
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Daisy:
Is afraid of ghosts
Loves foxes and has a beloved fox Squishmallow
Pours soy sauce directly on rice to make her grandparents mad (manners in Japan dictate that you dip a bite in sauce instead of pouring it over your food) (and Daisy knows it)
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Ruby:
Has a scar on her ankle from a Razor scooter with a vengeance
Most treasured possession is a sunflower-print fleece blanket from her grandmother Marie
Favorite food is 4th of July hot dogs
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Marguerite:
Wants to live in an old Victorian house
Has a huge collection of interesting rocks and crystals and wants to have an entire rock display wall
Once had a really intense cottagecore phase and refused to eat bread that she didn’t bake herself
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valsnonsense · 9 months ago
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The HollyVal Family
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I redid this one like five times kkjhsakjdhakjhsdk
Also changed Holly’s lower half to match her upper body color more, instead of the blue. Still not drawing the Country Trolls with pants, I’m sorry I just can’t do it lskdfjsdkl
Okay story time. As anyone who’s watched Trollstopia, we know the relationship between Holly and Val is a close one. The two, alongside Poppy, become best friends over their time in Trollstopia.
Well, eventually, this friendship begins to turn into something more, at least on Val's side. Val begins to slowly fall for Holly, loving how caring, sweet, and attentive she was to everyone she knew. Especially with her and Poppy. At first, Val keeps these feelings locked deep down inside her, because despite how much she had grown to be honest with herself and her feelings, talking about crushes was NOT something she was willing to disclose with ANYONE!
Until Poppy found out.
Poppy didn't even need to ask her or have Val tell her. She figured it out on her own. When Val asks how the hell she did it, her only answer was, "I'm Poppy! I thought we established this?"
Well, Val caved and asked Poppy to help her ask out Holly, which the Pop Queen was MORE than happy to do so. The two began concocting elaborate scheme after elaborate scheme, each one more grandiose than the next. Val thought Holly was one of the most amazing Trolls she knew, she only deserved the best!
And when the moment came for Val to finally confess to Holly, the entire thing blew up in her face. Something about setting up an elaborate song performance with bright lights and giant speakers out in wild attracts wild animals or something. Making them destroy said equipment.
After putting out several fires and calming down a series of wild animals, Holly asks Val what she was trying to convey with all the lights and speakers. Val ends up nearly sobbing, saying how she wanted Holly to know her feelings, how she deserved only the best and biggest things in the world, and that any other method wouldn't be NEAR enough for a Troll like Holly! She needed to tell her how much she loved her and how she meant more to her than any other Troll in the world!
And before Val can start apologizing for the mess, Holly shuts her up by pulling her in for a kiss. That's you had to say, silly!
Holly and Val begin dating, and only a year or so after that, the two tied the knot.
The two moved to the main city of Trollstopia together and settled down, while still performing their duties as Councilors for Country Corral and Rock Hollow. Several years passed, and two decided they wanted to try for a family, after seeing all their friends start raising kits of their own.
Imagine their surprise when Val went to the doctor and found out she was carrying a whopping FOUR eggs.
Val and Holly were overjoyed at the news, and began preparing for their new babies. Since Val had four eggs, she lost a lot of energy to them, and was bed bound most of the incubation. Having so many eggs was considerably dangerous, and since both Rock and Country Troll eggs are naturally tougher to endure harsher environments, they took up a lot more energy then Val was exoecting. The incubation was a bit frightening since Val became very weak towards the end. But after a few months, their four little kits successfully hatched.
In present day, Holly and Val continue to raise their babies. With two having successful music careers, one pursuing a floral career, and their little free spirit, the two couldn't be prouder of their little herd. Knowing that their kits will be adults in a few years makes the both of them emotional, they're not ready for their babies to grow up yet!!
And that's the HollyVal fam!! Since none of their kids are adults and moved out, there's not much to describe about their present day lives xD
Also I added a little headcanon in there that depending on the environment, a Troll egg might take more energy to develop. Since Rock Trolls live in a fuckin volcano, Rock Trolls eggs have super thick shells, almost like rocks, to endure the intense heat. And since Country Trolls live in the desert/flat lands, their eggs are tougher to endure harash winds and heat. So put that together, and you've got eggs hard as steel that suck up a LOT of energy.
Will be starting the Lownote/Dante kids tomorrow (if I don't forget lol)
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writingquestionsanswered · 1 year ago
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Old Characters in a New Story
Anonymous asked: I have a ton of OC's, and many aren't being used since I redid the plot to make it less confusing and complicated. My issue comes with how many of my older characters that I 'put in storage' mean to me. I love them still as characters, but they couldn't make it into my plot, otherwise it'd be crowded. How would I bring back old OC's effectively without jamming them into one plot just because I like them? Is it better to make a new plot for them, or make a series to introduce them slowly to the newer plot? I know it'd be useless and not impactful to have a character that doesn't benefit the story in some way. Except I'm not sure how to deal with old OC's that I already had pieces of information and ideas on, to be changed up drastically into my re-done plot from the one they used to be in.
Quick PSA: The term "original characters" is primarily a fan-fiction term used to differentiate between canon characters and fan-created characters. It can also be used in discussing things like historical fiction to differentiate between characters based on real people and characters who are entirely imaginary.
When you use the term "original characters" I'm going to assume you're talking about fan-fiction, not original fiction, and that changes my answer.
If you're talking about fan-fiction, I would strongly suggest limiting the number of original characters, as canon characters should generally take center stage in fan-fiction. Unless you're intentionally writing a story that centers on an original character, in which case you will want to gauge reader expectation. If you know your readers expect or won't mind a lot of OCs, have as many as makes sense for the story. However, if you cut out some OCs because they no longer worked for the story, keep them set aside for now and work them into new stories later.
If you're talking about original fiction--in which case the correct term is "main characters" or simply "characters," you're right in that you don't want to fill your story with characters who don't need to be there, even if you really love them. If you can find a really good reason to work one or two of them into the story in an impactful way, that's fine, but otherwise I would strongly suggest hanging onto them and working them into future stories. Don't think of them as wasted potential or as something useful being thrown away... you will almost certainly find ways to work them into other stories. :)
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apprenticestanheight · 2 years ago
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Nothing Beats That- Eggsy Unwin x gn! reader
Okay, first ever eggsy fic! I watched the kingsman movies a few days ago and I have been debating writing for Eggsy ever since. I redid the entirety of this account because of how bad the eggsy brainrot has gotten and this is the first but definitely not the last of the eggsy fics I write lol.
However, I'm a little short on ideas as far as Eggsy is concerned so if you have anything, I will write just about anything if anyone sends a request into my inbox!
Fic type- this is just straight out fluff
Warnings- there's one mention of death
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You couldn't explain why, but you'd been awake since 2:30 in the morning. You were entirely sure it was due, in part, to the eight hour "nap" you'd taken from 6:30 onward after an exhausting day at work, but the craving for brownies you woke up with begged to differ.
As such, you'd done the risky thing and visited a 24 hour convenience store in search of boxed brownie mix--you would've made them from scratch but boxed brownie mix was quicker--as well as oreos and premade cookie dough. You bought two energy drinks to sustain yourself later in the day, when 2:30 would hit and you'd find yourself awake for twelve hours and then again at 6:30, when you would've been awake for sixteen.
And then you went home, preheated the oven and got the bowl, spatula, and greased pan ready before you got to baking. By 3:45, the brownies were in the oven, a thirty minute timer set, and your heart hammering as you heard a rustle outside of the door. JB trotted over to the door and sat by it unafraid and stubborn.
You watched the lock turn as you grabbed a knife, and the anxious racing pace your heart had set off at eased a bit as you heard a voice you could've recognized even when you were half dead.
"Shit!" Eggsy cursed as he closed the door behind him. "Shit, that was too bloody loud!"
You watched JB trot over to Eggsy as you tucked the knife you held back into it's drawer of origin, small smile crossing your face as you checked the ovens timer. Twenty of the 35 minutes of required baking time for your brownies had lapsed.
Eggsy bent down to give JB the attention he craved and righted himself, jumping and giving a shout as he noticed you, leaning against the kitchen island, smile on your face as you watched him.
"Bloody hell--you scared the absolute shit out of me," he said with a laugh. "What, has four days without my rather annoying presence in your life fucked your sleep schedule? Too many nights laying awake missing me, love?"
You snorted. "I have thought about you every single day since you left, and I have indeed missed you quite a lot, but no. Took a nap and it got away from me. Woke up craving brownies, so I ran to the 24/7 convenience store a few blocks down and grabbed all of the necessities. Wasn't anticipating you til six or seven this morning, but this is a nice surprise indeed."
Eggsy snorted, loosening his tie before he took it off completely. "Merlin congratulated me on my efficiency, which he never does. Harry has given me two days off and Roxy was the most jealous I think she's ever been. It was amusing, really, but nothing beats this."
"Nothing beats what? Coming home to your partner at nearly four in the fucking morning to find the amalgamation of oreo-cookie dough brownies in the oven and your partner in a pair of your sweatpants and one of your kingsman tailored dress shirts?"
Eggsy nodded, grinning as you approached. When you were within distance, he pulled you into a tight hug. You'd not seen each other in four days, and knowing that he had two days off made the hug that much more important.
They were two days he could use to sleep, to say nothing when he noticed you in one of his sweaters or to experience the sheer joy that it was to watch you sleep, to run his finger along the outline of your lips and press a kiss to your forehead in the light of the early morning.
The days off Eggsy got were few and far between, but every single time he got a day off that lined up with yours, it was almost like you became the center of each others universes.
"Yeah," he said as the two of you pulled away just enough to look at each other "You in my sweatpants, one of the shirts I've left behind, with brownies made of brownie mix, oreo cookies, and chocolate chip cookie dough? Nothing beats that. Nothing at all."
You grinned, pulled him into a kiss and found that your heart had set itself on fire.
Your moments with Eggsy had always been and would always be some of your happiest. That night, it seemed that things were no different
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alphashley14 · 1 year ago
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An autumn kiss in front of the Crystal Cove sign! 🥰
Sooooo… I actually finished this like a week ago but didn’t post it for some reason.
This line art seized my entire being and I ended up turning it into an exercise in lighting, color, and backgrounds because I couldn’t decide what I wanted the background to be.
Literally I was just going to stick the original art of them with a Crystal Cove background but then I realized that the shadows in the background wouldn’t match the shadows I rendered on the characters which bothered me to no end, but by then I’d done too much work on the background to change things, so I just redid all of the coloring on the characters with a color palette that matched the background better and altered shadow patterns. Yes - that background isn’t copy/pasted. I made it myself based on the artwork for SDMI owned by Warner Bros.
But I still wanted to use the original shadow patterns in another one so… I think you can see where this is going.
In the end are three different locations I’ve set this kiss in as well as the plain pink one, each with its own lighting. The second one is finished, and another is still not quite finished. I will post those at a later time. Enjoy the Rickidy, people!
Big shout out to @lesbian-duck-lord, who I first drew this art for, and who unknowingly supplied most of the references I used for this. Thanks, Duck.
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