#see how often im postin now?

[sookicide]

[irradiatedsnakes]

[ID: 7 drawings of monster!mechanisms designs. they are as follows: 1. a colored drawing of ivy alexandria that has been partially passed through the deep dream generator neural network, giving parts of the image a swirling, surreal appearance, often resembling eyes. 2. a digtal sketch of nastya as a ghost. her eyes are obscured by her glasses shine and she is covered in blue wisps, and dripping blue from her mouth and hands.  3. a digital sketch of drumbot brian as a centaur sitting down. his horse half is also mechanical and resembles a clydesdale. he also has horse-ish ears. 4. a sketchy bust of vampire marius. he looks smug, and looks to the side with a fanged smile. 5. digital sketch of partially-transformed werewolf gunpowder tim with doglike ears, claws, and a tail. he says "ok why did getting turned into that somehow give you a pitchfork." with a quizzical expression. 6. digital sketch of jonny d'ville as a devil or demon, with horns, pointy ears, cartoony wings, and a thin tail with a heart-shaped tip. he's holding a hellish pitchfork, looking confused and says "what? i already owned this.” 7. a traditional sketch of harpy/siren raphaella. she holds here feathery winged arms out, while her mechanical bat wings are unfurled behind her. her lower half is that of a bird. end ID]

ok ill post a couuuple. self indulgence machine go brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

ok so u know like back in the gravity falls fandom there was that really popular au called monster falls where everybody got turned into some sort of monster/mythological creature? i fucking love that scenario and have been making my own little “everybody gets cursed by a witch or something so now i get to draw these fun designs” aus for like everything i like (never did it w tma oddly enough? good inspo just never struck.) so here.......is..........this. not everybodys pictured here but go under the cut for a list of what everybody is plus some extra notes and stuff

lets just goooooo alphabetical order

ashes - OKAY HONESTLY STILL NOT 100% ON ASHES im THINKING half-dragon. yes i know i already went dragon for them in the furry au its just a good fit and also looks Cool, but also waiting out to see if i can think of anything better

brian - CENTAURRRR also again. yes. i know i went 4 horse for him in the furry au. its just good and has fun brian vibes. wanting to draw centaur brian was the thing that led to this au happening

ivy - ELDRITCH SOMETHIN OR OTHER...idk what youd call that exactly. but you get the gist. cosmic horror, eyes, unfathomable patterns and things. doing the deep dream stuff for her in that picture was very fun and im very happy w how it came out...definitely something to revisit in the future. not sure how i wanna draw her when...not doing a whole colored digital thing, but well cross that bridge when i can draw again

jonny - he’s. he’s a devil? a little demon guy? like. yeah. of course. this guy was fucking meant to have little wings horns and a cute little demon heart tail. he has somehow become MORE bastardly

marius - VAMPIRE MARIUS ONCE AGAIN HES JUST FUN. hes just fun and the aesthetic suits him. i cant wait to draw him in a fun little cape with one of those big dramatic collars you know the ones. vampire marius is of course @ alientoastt’s idea!!

nastya - BANSHEE...or ghost in general but there some banshee stuff i feel could be fun to integrate. apparently in some tellings banshees can turn into crows? i love that very much. but anyways hmm..some notes abt the design in thsi post shes not quite where i want her to be. this was done on that collab canvas the other day and like...was mostly noodling things out having fun, those flamey looking bits are a very nice motion very fun to do but NOT wwhat i want for ghostya. i want her to be more. drippy. very drowned person vibes. fire and upward-floating motif not what i want. but it was fun to draw. also i think theres some potential comedy in there with “person who predicts deaths” among crew who habitually murder each other

raphaella - SOMEWHERE BTWN HARPY & SIREN (the bird kind not the mermaid kind) very excited abt her. lots of fun potential poses here. doing her design was a bit tricky- sirens tend to be just like- big birds with human heads? but i didt wanna do just that that takes away too much of her design recognizbility yknow to Just have her head. so she has a people torso, bird from the waist down, plus her arms are wings. which means she has Two pairs of wings. which i for one think is incredibly fun like you remember in httyd2 valka’s dragon w the four wings? yeah. also avent figured what bird in particular shell be based on- for the ufrry au i went w african grey parrot but dont feel like that here. ill think on it

tim - WEREWOLF TIM DUH. DUH. also i think werewolves are especially funny in scenarios like thse cus like- okay everybody suddenly ahhh cursed ahh monster whatever. but then tims just there like. i mean i feel fine lol and u get to have the fun surprise of Oh Suddenly Werewolf. also the question of how exactly werewolves who change based on the moon function in a. spaceship. i like to think its entirely fucking random i think thats funny

TS - ANIMATED SUIT OF ARMOR!! I DONT HAVE MUCH MORE TO SAY ON THSI BUT I LOVE . THIS IDEA. and i will never draw it. because fuck drawing and designing armor oh my god

anyways i think thats??? all i have to say on this??? agdvjdkb. if you wanna talk about this at all (or if u wanna see more doodles...) im totally open to that. ill be real i get weirdly embarrassed about specifically this kind of au (like. monster stuff in general especially werewolf/vampire stuff i could not fucking tell you why. gotten better abt it over time though hey im actually postin this shit!) so im just happy i posted it afhcgvjdkvdg .

as for story type things like how. this happens. frankly i dont know thats not my forte. but the little bit of whatever ive got going on my head has the Terrific Trio of ivy marius & raphaella doing Research Science Whatever down on a planet somewhere get into contact with a Cursed Artifact or whatever the fuck and eventually get back to the aurora like. oh. uh. it happened to you guys too, huh. but thats like whatever honestly im not in it for the writing im here to draw fun centaur man etc.

if you made it to the bottom of this winding fucking ramble know that i love you. mwah. that was fun to write out i like thought barfing about stuff like maybe 3 people will care about

[shoezuki]

i think my biggest issue with how twitter handles drama is just my my issue with twitter is how fast they respond/react... like the hivemind of seeing one thing with little context and going wild with it and spreading it to everyone and everything before the creator probably even knows whats happening (not saying what fun.dy said was okay at all but like... some of the stuff the people on twt are adding on without the context is... :|)

Oh absolutely ur right like. This instance not As much but

I remember when eret was on james charles' love or host and one other guy was talking about his own experiences and struggles with realizing hes bi. And twitter blew up because they thought eret had Laughed at him?? Even tho literally it was cuz they werent paying attention n was on they phone n like

Twitter is Built in a way thats like. What is given the most attention in a short period of time is put up and teending high n stuff. So often if something is said that is Shocking and makes people concerned, it gets spread So quickly often without much context or its jus. Not easy to Find the source for things. N like u said sometimes ccs dont get the chance to even See what its bout before its spread so far

But ya w fundy's situation Right Now. Yes. Absolutely i understand whats upset bout like ya that sucks. However im seeing So much spread without context or even warping whats the big deal. Literally seein ppl trying to involve schlatt somehow and like the specific tweet that had me postin that thing was something like 'this is why you cant say sapnap, karl, the dream team isnt funny' like. What?

[hattafan2593]

Couturiere - Chapter 4: More Lies

“Pick up the pace, Alya! We don’t have time to waste!”

At Couturiere’s singsong voice, Alya’s body practically trotted up to her. She honestly couldn’t believe that she had made them walk all the way to Le Grand Paris. Her feet were killing her!

“Now remember, this is a surprise party. So act natural, ok?”

Alya tried to protest, only to realize her vocal chords weren’t working.

Couturiere walked right up to Mayor Bourgeois, who was waving to a guest.

“Pardonne, Monsieur,  but my friend and I were wondering if we could use your ballroom? We’re planning a party tonight.”

Mayor Bourgeois furrowed his brows. “I’m sorry, Mademoiselle, but our ballroom is reservation only. You’ll have to...”

His words drifted off as Couturiere chuckled darkly.

“Let me rephrase that...”

Couturiere’s hand suddenly shot out and touched the mayor’s chest. His body was instantly cocooned in glowing purple thread.

Then, before Alya’s eyes, the thread seemed to be absorbed into the mayor’s skin, and in place of his regular attire was a white tuxedo with a red cummerbund and matching top hat.

“We’re using the ballroom.”

Mayor Bourgeois’ face twisted as if in pain as he grunted out, “As...you wish...Mistress Couturiere.”

“Much obliged.” she nodded. She then pulled out her phone and began texting someone.

Jagged Stone and his assistant Penny Rolling stepped out of the elevator, smiles on their faces. They just got a text from Jagged’s honorary niece, Marinette Dupain-Cheng. She said that she was throwing a party for a classmate of hers here at the hotel, and she knew it was last minute and he was probably busy, but could he please please please come and play, just a song or two?

And how could say no? After everything she’d done for him, surely an hour or two out of his day was the least he could give her.

As they approached the ballroom, they saw a familiar pig-tailed figure, and quickened their pace.

“Oi! Marinette! Where do ya want us to set up?”

But as the figure turned around, and they got a good look at her, the smile on his face faltered.

“Uncle Jagged! Penny! You came!”

They stared at the creature that was walking towards them with arms wide open. She certainly sounded like Marinette. She even acted like her somewhat.

But they both knew better. Even before they saw the bespectacled girl in the back, silently pleading to them with her eyes.

“Jagged...” Penny clutched Jagged’s arm and pulled frantically.

“It’s alright, Penny. I got this.” he whispered. To the akuma, he said, “So...Marinette...you want me to play some songs, yeah?”

“Marinette” nodded her head. “Oh yes, Jagged. I’d really appreciate it. And do you think you could sing that one song for Lila...what was it called again? Oh, I’m sure she’ll just love that you’re playing the song you wrote just for her -”

“Wait wait wait. I’m sorry. What?”

“Marinette” blinked. “The song you wrote Lila. Lila Rossi? After she saved your cat from that runway?”

Jagged stared. And stared. Then he spoke gently and slowly. “Marinette. Love. I think that akuma might be messin’ with your memory a bit. I don’t have a cat. I have a crocodile. Fang, remember? And I think I would remember if I wrote a song for anyone named Lila.”

“Marinette” fake gasped. “Really? Well, imagine. My. Shock.” She slowly turned her head towards her friend, who had gone very pale, with a predatory grin. “Well, this is embarrassing. I mean, I can’t imagine why Lila would lie like that. I mean, my friend Alya certainly thought she was telling the truth. Even posted it on her blog. After all,” she dug her nails into the girl’s shoulder as she hissed, “‘A good journalist always checks their sources.’“

The girl, Alya, was now turning a sickly green.

Now Jagged Stone was a lot of things, but stupid wasn’t one of them. As he looked between the two girls, he put two and two together.

“Hang on. So you’re tellin’ me that not only has this girl been makin’ up stories about me, but that she,” he pointed at Alya. “has been postin’ it on the Internet where anyone can read it?”

“Pretty much.” “Marinette” said with a smirk. Alya seemed to visibly shrink.

Jagged glared at Alya. “Let me guess. Marinette tried to tell you the truth and ya didn’t listen to her, did ya?”

“To be fair, it wasn’t just her.” “Marinette” said. “It was our classmates, the teachers, the principal...pretty much everyone.”

While her tone was light, Jagged could see the bitterness in her eyes. His glare at Alya intensified. 

Alya bowed her head in shame, her eyes filled with tears.

Jagged sighed. Getting angry at Alya wouldn’t fix things. She was a dumb kid who made a dumb mistake. Right now, Marinette was his concern.

“Listen Marinette...” Jagged knelt down and gently grasped “Marinette”’s shoulders, who gasped in shock. “I know what you’re goin’ through. I know what it’s like to feel like no one’s listenin’.“

Jagged had no memory of his actions as Guitar Villain, but he did remember the emotions. The anger and resentment. The feeling that everyone is tuning you out, and no one’s on your side.

“But you’re not alone.” Jagged continued passionately. “You have so many people who care about you! You have me! We’ll go to your school, have a press conference, somethin'! We’ll tell them the truth. We’ll fix everthin’! You don’t need to do this! You don’t need Hawkmoth!”

“Marinette”‘s eyes seemed to soften as she listened to Jagged’s words. 

“I...”

“Th-that’s right!” Alya spoke up, apparently having regained her voice. “You don’t need Hawkmoth! He’s using you, Marinette! He’s taking advantage of your pain to suit his own ends.

“I...I know I haven’t been a good friend. I messed up, big time. But I know the truth now! Please...give me a chance to make it right!”

“I..I don’t-”

And what about next time?

Couturiere and company gasped as the familiar glowing mask appeared on her face.

“What do you mean?”

“Don’t listen to him, Marinette! He’s lying!”

Sure, the truth may be exposed now, but what about the next time some liar decides to slander your reputation? Your friend has already proven she cares more about her ambition than your feelings. What’s stopping her from turning on you again?

“Jagged...said he would help me...”

“That’s right! I’m gonna help you, Marinette! Ya hear that, ya winged tosser?! She doesn’t need you!” 

Hawkmoth’s voice was filled with pity. Oh you poor thing. Don’t you see? He shouldn’t have to get involved. Anyone with access to the Internet would have realized Rossi’s claims were rubbish, And yet...none of them did.

The simple fact is, they believed her lies because they wanted to. They compared the two of you and found you lacking.

And really, isn’t that what they’ve always done? How many times have they watched Chloe Bourgeois mistreat you and say nothing? How often do they come to you when they need something?

You are a means to an end. I have kept my promise. Can you say the same for them?

“Come on love! Fight it! I know you can! You’re strong, Marinette! I know you can beat ‘im!”

“Couturiere.”

Jagged’s face fell as his akumatized niece gently grabbed his hands and removed them from her shoulders. She backed away from him slowly.

“Marinette...”

She smiled sadly. “Marinette is gone, Uncle Jagged. There’s only Mistress Couturiere now.”

She turned to Alya, a cold, blank look on her face. “And I don’t need to be told how expendable I am, Alya. Believe me, I learned that the hard way.”

Alya reared back as if slapped.

“Now then, enough drama.” Couturiere’s eyes brightened mischievously. “We have a party to prepare. And you two...”

With frightening speed, she was suddenly behind Jagged and Penny, pressing her hands into their backs.

“...are underdressed!”