#so look forward to that lol

[dandylovesturtles]

fic assumption: ... is it cheating to say 'you really like the disaster twins'

Damn what gave it away

I actually do really like all the duo combos - one of the things I like about Rise is the way the characters and their dynamics are written that means each duo has their own unique flavor. When I’m just watching the show, a lot of my favorite episodes and moments are actually PB&J-centric - Donnie and Mikey have a way of hyping each other up and indulging each other’s silliness in a way no other pairing with either of them has. But each duo has great potential for character building and conflict and shenanigans.

The reason why I write so much about disaster twins is because both of them hit on the part of my character analysis brain that produces the most dopamine lol

I actually had kind of a crisis midway through writing Corrupted Upgrade because I started to feel like it should have been a Brains and Brawn fic instead. Uh, I guess spoilers now, and I’m also rambling so let’s reconvene after a cut…

ANYWAY when I had the initial idea, it was always with the plan that Leo was going to go in after Donnie. A lot of my fics start when I get a sort of single idea in my head, and for CU it was Leo making the crack about how he’s not afraid of beach balls, then going in and realizing it’s not beach balls and now he has to put the clues together. And from that idea sprang the whole outline of how the fic would play out.

Partway through though, I thought, well, shouldn’t Raph be the one coming after him? Raph is the leader - in Donnie’s nightmare, Raph is the one who made the final decision to throw Donnie out. So Raph should be the one pulling him back in. And that made a lot of sense really!

…Unfortunately I had committed the fic for a big bang which meant I had a deadline that was at that point rapidly approaching and there were artists trying to draw fanart for it and if I had changed the whole plan then that would have upended everything. And it’s not like I can just find/replace Leo for Raph and change up some dialogue, they would have had completely different approaches to the situation.

So yeah I didn’t do that. And a part of me is sad because I think it would have made a great Brains and Brawn fic! And there aren’t enough of those in the world.

So I guess this is my confession that there exists an alternate version of Corrupted Upgrade in my head where Raph goes after him instead.

I’m not actually sure what Raph’s solution would be, though. I didn’t get that far in thinking about it. Maybe he just kidnaps him idk lol. Like “you are coming back right now young man we are TALKING about this”

Something fun to consider lol

[if-mirrormine]

And so, how did it happen that such an interesting person as Alex did not get a boyfriend/girlfriend? Why were they so focused on finding the MC, if they broke up as much as 4 years before the disappearance of the MC? Did they feel guilty about breaking up with the MC?

theyve actually had a quite a few relationships between the time of them breaking up with the mc and the mc coming back, its just that none of them have lasted more than a year or two. and they'll always love the mc but it wasn't because they were still hung up on them, the relationships just didn't work out.

but they do also currently have a fwb thing going on with a coworker that alex will end up with if the mc doesn't choose to get back together with them 🤷‍♀️

[xari-the-alienx]

Happy Halloween everybody! I know it's been a while since I've posted art onto this blog, but since I'm no longer posting on Instagram, I'm gonna try to remember to post on here when I draw something.

[morningstarwrites]

outfit swap! (aka two idiots)

[curemi]

Some Mew Ichigo poses 🍓

[snarkspawn]

I really enjoy playing through tnp again like hi it's been a while

[winnie-daze]

He looked familiar ok

[soosoosoup]

snowzone

[softerhaze]

last night in mt. komorebi 🍜

okay clark kent 🥵

[daeyumi]

“Tell me… Do you ever feel a strange sadness as dusk falls?” 🌅🦅

[Linktober 2022 Day 1: Bird]

[stealingpotatoes]

I FINISHED MY FINAL PAPER (and therefore my degree????!!!!) WOO!!!!

commissions are re-opening tomorrow (may 24) as planned!!

[varilien]

wednesday was the 1000th day since the fateful afternoon my roommate asked to see the space cowboy show i apparently used to talk about a lot and i wanted to do a big illustrated piece to celebrate but my job keeps me from drawing anything at all !!!!!!!

anyways i've been missing vash so so so so so bad u guys can anybody hear me it's so dark in here.

lines also cuz i really like how his hair turned out :3 reminds me of the couple shoujo manga i read as a kid teehee

[aropride]

[luna-loveboop]

Time. Worried about Wars.

Time. Worried about Wars. Time is worried about Wars- Time has to be so freaking scared for Wars I-

Warriors is going into his first dungeon which has challenges for how he should deal with it, and Time is stressed. Ima rant about it

At this point (update Entrance) Time is obviously... well, terrified. His concern for mr. stubborn after his injury is obvious and he wants to make sure it does not happen again

And his concerns are valid- they are all now painfully aware of their lack of skills in working as a team. And they are heading into a dungeon- where that instantly results in stuff like this lol

And then Wars openly says that he has never done this before

The group is obviously uhh concerned that he hasn't done this or had any dungeon experience

'No dungeon experience?' / 'Has he even seen certain monsters before?'

Time wanted to stay in a group for safety- but they have to split up. Dungeons are cramped and messy and small, and Wars is used to fighting on a battlefield - not this sort of setting

And they still joke around about it- and Wars instantly starts analyzing.

'Tell me. Give me the intel' / 'This isn't practical'

Honestly Wars' response to this is pretty cool- it's totally in line with who he is as a captain and hero. He instantly starts thinking about it and treating it as a different type of battlefield to figure out strategy. Also I think it's pretty cute that he said 'intel' even if he's grumpy about asking the others for advice and what a wallmaster is

Wars can handle it and learn what a dungeon's like- I think it'll be fun to see him go through his first dungeon :D

But. He's still never done a dungeon before. It will be interesting to see how that develops in this arc... and let's not forget he's pissed the shadow and his emo sword off before. This isn't where he fights best and Wars is particularly vulnerable in a major way.

Time was already stressed about mr. stubborn Twilight, but hearing that the captain, that Warriors isn't prepared for this is. Extra scary. I just think he must be really concerned for him- for all of them. And now mr. reliable is in a learning position and not a leading one

Their faces fjdkfsjdksjsk

But these are his boys and he'll have to trust that they'll be ok. Therefore I think this was Time's thinking:

Time, thinking: "Dungeon. A dungeon oh this is dangerous- no one can get hurt-"

Wars: "can't say I've really been in one"

Time, absolutely sobbing internally: "YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO BE THE RELIABLE ONE"

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Art by @linkeduniverse au :))

:)

Hey, don't worry too much about it I'm sure it'll be fine :) (mostly)

[jarrows]

Ah, Lestrade. I've always had a bit of a soft spot for him, and it only got bigger with the recent reread.

[yaminerua]

It’s so easy for my brain to trick itself into thinking they’re about to kiss here lmao