#solly mention

[djannell]

“AITA for Wanting to Kill My Entire Team Because I Want to Prepare for My Med Exam?”

— Mr.Foxtrot, contemplating on how many bodies equated to years he’d spent in prison.

[scrunckled-idiot]

DOING THIS BECAUSE MY G/T BUDDIES ARE EHEEHEHHE :D

pocket and their relationships with their co-workers:

(relationships might have changed from their original post)

scout: literally the yapper and the listener. will hang out with the boy when things have been too quiet for too long. will listen to him go on and on and on about miss Pauling, the enemy team, how much he hates spy, how he's hungry and wants to go out for food, how he doesn't know what to draw next and that he needs some better pens- just general stuff, and they just nod along to every word. usually goes out into town with him or just uses him as fast travel. both are actually really creative together since pocket will go out and find scraps of magazines or trinkets scout can use in his scrap book. team work baybeeeee. scout sees them as like his tiny older uncle/aunt thingy, because believe it or not, pocket actually has some authority over the boy, like jiminy cricket. if jiminy cricket had no voice. especially when it comes to think before you act. you do NYATT annoy heavy when he's just woken up to do the night shift.

soldier: pocket... pocket isn't really sure. i mean yea he's ok, a bit handsy and brash, and loud, but in a- charming way? i mean- they're not that big of a fan of him when he has his little episodes or mood swings, because then more than likely THEY will be his outlet. WILL out of the blue start bolting after them around the base no matter the situation. off day? MOVE THOSE LEGS! sleeping? UP AND AT 'EM SUNSHINE! getting dressed? NO TIME FOR THAT! GO GO GO!!! thinks he's helping keep them on their toes on this gravel hellscape of war, but its just causing them even more stress (and cramps in their legs OW-) will also kidnap pocket and explain some sudden delusional idea he came up with and drags them along with him, which pocket reluctantly allows (not that they really mind it anyway. they kinda dig the fact of how much of a wild card he is :3). sometimes insists on covering pockets back during matches, which often pays off. how nice! :3

pyro: he doesn't talk, they dont talk, perfect. pyro sometimes follows behind pocket like a lost puppy, going wherever they do. pocket doesn't mind the company. sometimes has to endure a few tea parties with them though and reluctantly let themselves be roughly dressed in (partially burned) doll clothes and sit for an awkwardly long time with them in their room as they play pretend. pyro handmade them a tiny house out of an old mint box the second day they arrived. pocket still uses it sometimes, even though they have their own room. its just a nice gesture y'know?

heavy: heavy usually doesn't allow pocket near him and makes up some excuse that he's ill or something. pretty believable with how pale his face goes and how shivery he gets. but after hearing some gossip from medic about his Microphobia, pocket understood, keeping their distance. but slowly over time came closer and closer after medic asked pocket to conduct some exposure therapy. now you could see pocket sat on the armchair of heavys seat as he reads his book, possibly explaining the story or going off on a tangent about how its written to them.

engineer: pocket and engie are like this 🤞fr fr. goes to him for anything and everything. usually hangs out with him after missions or on off days. weather that be tinkering in his workshops, helping him in the kitchen when making dinner, or even just lounging around with him in general. pocket looks up to him (no pun intended) as a farther figure and sticks with him during missions when they aren't entirely up for it. willingly a test subject for any crazy contraption the guy makes, weather that be a sentient smart kitchen, walking sentry girl bot thing, miniature rocket boots- you name it. one time engie made a growth ray to see if pocket would like being well- normal. hated it, threw up and got REALLY REALLY ill for some reason, the perspective change was NOT GOOD ON THEM. interesting for everyone though (but hahah turns out they were taller than engie HAHAAHHA). engie has since locked it away somewhere and forgor about it.

demoman: demos pretty fond of the wee fella in all honesty, like a... like aaa... like a pocket buddy! (how creative) sometimes snags them up subconsciously when hes drunk off his ass and just carries them around with him all night in his hand, rocking them side to side as he mumbles under his breath. its- yea a little weird, but no harm done in the end (except for that one time where pocket nearly became his "hangover cure".) he's always saying how much they remind him of the wee folk in his childhood stories and shows them pictures from his books. listens to him during his piano time, tapping their foot to the tune, flipping the pages for him, sometimes even trying their hand at it by hopping from key to key. pockets getting better at it slowly but surely! doing these little jazzy duets with demo.

medic: least favourite, but doesn't hate per say, just a bit jumpy with him. keeps scaring them and popping out of nowhere and grabbing them, cackling. its not like that can do anything about him, he's their co-worker! AND he's the one who found out that they're indestructible! so they're gratfull for him getting accurate and speciful results from him but... still though he just kinda freaks them out with that- huegehh- smile of his. but they can somewhat tolerate him. from afar. a good distance away. in another room. out of reach. Mabey with engineer as a meat shield.

sniper: both are socially awkward so they dont mind each others rare company at times. sometimes joins him, demo, and scout on their mini trips into the dessert. he's a little weird and freaks pocket out sometimes whenever they catch him eating bugs or roasting a gecko over a candle but i mean- we all got our quirks right? (tastes great tho) likes to scared pocket by laying traps around the base or telling them fun facts like "you know an iguana or something could eat you and we wouldn't know, right? pocket has a fear of animals. he knows this. it makes it so much fucking funnier when he pulls one of the fuckers out from behind his back or car seat. pocket usually gets back at him by cock-blocking him and demo. other than that they're just chill like that bro.

spy: barely ever interact really, aside from the few times spy lent a gentleman's hand in their time of need. pocket knows spy, and spy knows pocket. they acknowledge each other sure. spy sometimes keeps some of his "relaxation tobacco" spare for them when he notices they seem particularly Shakey.

bonus!:

entire blu team: out to get the fucking traitor

miss Pauling: doesn't know

admin: KNOWS

Archimedes: THE ULTIMATE SHOW DOWN OF ULTIMATE DESTINY!!! *gets pecked to "death"*

wanted to do this cus @circushaven and @bluespace-skull did and i hav severe FOMO :')

[sollyraptor]

|| Oops, it's a Crona Sketchy (Minecraft-sona) lmao

Something, something, kinda Herobrine, kinda dinosaur, 100% unstable, 100% nonchalant

Not sure why but traditional arting gets me in a real good mood lately. Nifty!

[shyartistscorner]

Forgot I drew this a couple days back in between studying

First bit is my OC The Showman and Sniper (with mention of @nobidoodles oc ‘the Chef’ that I have yet to draw in a way that looks anywhere close to their quality, go check them out)

Second doodle is inspired this fucking screenshot that drove me to tears and reminded me of Engie

[xenocollector]

Lovers Rock

an enjoltaire fic..

The dance was finally dying down, and as tradition holds, it's customary to hold a slow dance. Soon, the jazz died down, until a slow, amorous song began to play. Many of the Amis, and other goers coupled up, Joly leading Bossuet as he tumbles over his own feet, Courfeyrac forcing Combeferre. Many snagged their friends to dance. The only two remaining were Enjolras and Grantaire. Enjolras had been lingering around the whole dance, conversing about whatever he could. Grantaire was usually active and loud, keeping the energy up, but during the slow dance, he found himself alone. He glanced around, only seeing the fierce revolution leader, the man who made it clear he disdained, being the only other one alone. The leader, though, remained leaning against a wall, watching the crowd with scrutiny, he seemed almost lost in thought. Soon, Grantaire felt his face heat up, his head spinning as Enjolras began taking graceful, yet purposeful steps towards Grantaire. Grantaire stood, in his hand-me-down suit, one that wasn't even tailored to the man, but still fit him quite well, watching Enjolras, in a tailored and fitted suit with a red cravat tied around his neck as he approached. Soon, Enjolras stopped in front of him, not speaking a word, simply holding his hand out. A wordless request.

Grantaires world shattered in front of him, the surroundings seeming insignificant, he found himself frozen in response.

“May I have this dance, Grantaire?”

The simple words might have sent him into a frenzy right there, the sound of his voice falling from the mouth of this leader, was a new feeling. Something indescribable and yet something he yearned to feel more of.

“May you?”

Grantaire responded, his voice low and still confident as he finally took the other hand, immediately finding a hand on his hip as their fingers interlocked. Grantaire found himself struggling to stay focused, his mind going awry as they danced, thankfully keeping up with the others pace, the slow, yet pithy dance continued. The only few words were from Enjolras commenting on Grantaire's efficiency on keeping up, and a few heads up on the direction, as Grantaire had a reputation for getting confused on his lefts and rights, 'dyslexia' he always spoke.

The dance was coming to an end, the final measure began to play, and right before letting go, Enjolras pulled him close, spinning the cynic out onto the floor, the man twirling in a way that screamed they'd practiced this, before dipping the drunkard, a small, almost unseen smile on the leaders face as he let go of the man. Grantaire chuckled after, running a hand through his, at one point, neat curls, making them as messy as they always are.

The small chuckle seemed to echo as the orchestra continued, the music fastened, but not as jazzy as it was only moments prior. The hopeless and the hopeful continued to dance. The sight was almost unbelievable to anyone. The dance was calm, quaint, genuine. It wasn't filled with mockery, malice or sarcasm. The two men seemed to be having a good night with each other, something that, before this, seemed impossible to do with each other. Unfortunately, people started to say their goodbyes and farewells. Enjolras soon began to bid his farewells to Joly, Bossuet, Marius.. Then finally, a very disappointed Grantaire. A Grantaire who didn't want him to leave, one who's inebriated and still fun. A bold Grantaire who grabbed Enjolras by the waist when he came to say goodbye.

“Farewell, Grantaire.”

“Leaving to lift the sun, Apollo?”

“Something like that.”

The final song was dwindling, and right before Enjolras let go, he cupped the cynic's cheeks, pulled him down to his level, and pressed a firm, loving kiss to his lips. It lasted more than a moment, and when it ended, Grantaire nodded, his face flushed, a stupid, crooked smile on his face at the sudden action.

“Goodnight, Orestes.”

“Goodnight, Pylades.”

A smile, playing on the corners of Enjolras’ lips as he grabbed his coat from a maiden and exited the venue.

The hopeless found his hope.

[meetthegofer]

the fun thing about this series is that some characters have really absurd backstories which means i get to give my self insert some bullshit too. he loves phone more than god

[magnusthepuppet]

recent drawings from my sketchbook (the horrors)

[ask-redsoldier-tf2]

Tee hee

Ur a

Homosexual

Soldier: What? You better speak louder than that, private!!

[flames-unicorns-and-sentryguns]

Pacific Rim Au

lots of science party

The classic mercs are the first generation or Jaeger pilots who are largely retired/ taking up administrative positions due to age/ effects from the first generation of pilots.

dell/ engineer is in charge of the Jaeger program and the neural handshake helmet I don't remember the name of. He's made significant improvements to it and medic is there to both study the effects of the neural handshake helmet, Jaegers and general Kaiju knowledge.

They both probably have other people working with them/ under them but they largely work together.

due to their importance , neither are allowed to do any actual fighting. They would both love to be able to get in a Jaeger and try it out

Dell because he wants to experience the beauty of the machines. Medic because he wants to tests and experiences.

Dell finds himself staring up at the Jaegers when he can't sleep.

Medic and Engie spend a lot of nights talking and writing out equations and theories. Occasionally throwing around talks about what their Jaeger would be like if they could fight.

if/ when medic gets to study Kaiju organs and remains he's the Happiest. He almost doesn't look forward to the day they drive them off/ kill all the Kaiju because then he can't study them all

Is the most excited when a New one pops up. Will stay up all night watching and rewatching the fight footage. Studying how they fight. How they Exist.

Heavy and Zhana are piloting a Jaeger together. He was reluctant to let her join him but she insisted and proved herself capable.

They form a strong brother sister piloting duo. Although heavy is worried about the fact his sister is putting herself at risk with him and for him..he's proud of how strong she is as a warrior.

Solider and Demoman are piloting a Jaeger together. Although I think Solider and Zhanna should get to pilot together once

Spy and Scouts mom were a Jaeger duo. Scout knows spy is his dad and hopes to follow in his parents footsteps.

I don't know where sniper and pyro are in this. Maybe pyro is paired with sniper and or scout. Or pyro is working in the engineering department with Engie on a different project

I want Spy and scout to pilot together.

Maybe Pauling can pilot? Idk.

[dragonfruitflamb3]

reading There No Way You’re This Stupid and I keep asking out loud (in regards to Melon) “ARE YOU STUPID???” before remembering “…wait”

anyways 10/10 chapter!! I love how you write Melon’s perspective, I don’t think I’ve ever read anything that so adamantly details how the character is left in the dark while the readers are aware. also,,,,,, super excited for the grey x reader.. i gotta hug that guy so bad

Melon’s right though, we should lay off the shopkeeper… he probably misses his wife and kid…

BAJSWIWKQLAKANABAODJWOOS aaaaaahh wonderful wonderful wonderful

I'm so glad you're enjoying the story so much!! It is EXTREMELY fun to write and go very carefully over wording to make sure melon and the reader know very different things. Dramatic irony is my eternal mistress <3

I'm still so surprised by how many people like Grey! To be honest, he wasn't actually supposed to be THIS big of a "romantic distraction", but after the first encouraging comments I realized I could take some attention away from Sebastian without a riot. It's so fun!! This is just some random OC of mine, what do you MEAN people wanna hold his hand??? WHAT?!?!?

And, of course. The Shopkeeper's wife and kid... His poor family left behind...

(I was on call with my beta reader when they read the chapter and got to hear them genuinely scream "WHAT" when they read that part, teehee!!)

[the-siphonophore]

This woman is a bloodhound

My housemate smells my lunch from ACROSS THE HOUSE and texts me

"what are you eating?"

"Quesadilla..?"

"I think I'll make myself one, smells good, it smells good"

Like it's not that weird it just feels quietly deranged am I losing my mind??

[kindredsoleil]

People don't actually rip each other apart if they get a confession they don't like right...? Or is that a joke... Do people just lie for humor?

[trucbiduleschouettes]

Hehehe I'm so happy because a in a month it's my brwquthday and liekz I'm gonna be selebrating with people I love so so much because they meanth e world to me qndblikex they're the fucking b st

There's the goodeat DND plqyrs and dungeon mqnsters qndbtheyre my great friends qnd my muamuabbevause I love her q lot ahahah

I'm glad I met them qllzz my bday will be great with them

[kaz3313]

@sentientstardusts

I accuse Spy in the smoking room with the icicle

[gingerale13]

I churned this out so fast excuse the quality.. anyways there's a cheesy ass note to my mutuals + followers under the cut bc I love you guys 🧡🧡

This year kinda whizzed by for me! A lot happened in my personal life that I don't want to share online, but throughout all of the highs and lows I was always able to come back to this wonderful fandom. It's been a huge comfort seeing other people theorize and discuss my favorite characters!

I've meet a lot of awesome people through Tumblr & Ao3, cosplaying, and various TF2 groups. As of writing this post I've got a solid 260 followers, which is an insane number to me when this blog simply started as a place to organize my creative works 😭

All of the little tags and comments on my stuff have seriously kept my life whimsical (for lack of a better term) and I would like to shout-out some notable people and works that kept me going through 2024!

First up, and probably the biggest one, is the lovely @aussie-bookworm and their fic, Going Through The Motions. These updates seriously made my day, and I couldn't have been happier you accepted my offer to proofread. It's been super fun discussing the differences between our countries, yapping about the Mercs, and different AUs. I hope to read many more of your works in 2025 B)

Next, another fanfic author, is AhChunta! If you like slow burns, mystery, and Speeding Bullet, I would really recommend Stolen Pieces. It's a super cool crime boss AU that I've been enjoying this year. Plus it deserves more attention!

Another awesome artist is @800db-cloud, who is honestly CARRYING the Freak Fortress fandom. I love how silly your depictions of those freaks are 🧡 and also YOUR ARTSTYLE IS SO COOL AND SATISFYING TO LOOK AT ARGHHH.. You're just super awesome 👍 also shout-out to @riskreward1, my chillest mutual. I think your Getting Milk comic series is hilarious and amazing, but seeing all of those other fandoms you draw is like a gateway drug to me because it's drawn in your KICKASS artstyle‼️plus you like The Mountain Goats and that's based

@thechocolatearmor!! The other Medic Cosplayer I met at my first con!! My friends still mention the in-character convo we had, you were hilarious and I'm so glad I got your Tumblr because I love reading all of your takes on reblogs. I hope I see you again so we can be insane together again 🔥

also @mikimel, I admire how silly you are 😭 I still have that little doodle you drew at the con, and I wish your Tomodochi Miis well <3 AND THE SOLLY FIGURE. He's beautiful. Your fashion sense is fire, and I hope to see more of your cosplay projects! :0 (specifically Soldier Miku. If that's still a thing hehe)

@ivvyzzspark you. You know what you did.

Another HUGE thanks to my very very patient proofreader @emiette for helping me make Crates readable! Em dashes are my new favorite form of punctuation.

And lastly I would like to thank @mvabank because you were the one who made me start rotting over TF2 in the first place 🫶 Magmas were always so fun with you and the image of your little sona with the big ass eyes is forever seared into my brain <3

Maybe it's because 2025 is divisible by 5, but I have a feeling this year is going to be a good one. Stay safe out there, people! Cheers 🥂

[blueiscoool]

Ancient Greek and Roman Statues Were Not Only Beautiful But Also Smelled Nice

New research suggests that sculptures were perfumed with sweet-smelling fragrances such as rose and beeswax. In ancient Greece and Rome, statues not only looked beautiful—they smelled good, too.

That’s the conclusion of a new study published this month in the Oxford Journal of Archaeology. Cecilie Brøns, who authored the study and works as an archaeologist and curator at the Glyptotek art museum in Copenhagen, finds that Greco-Roman statues were often perfumed with enticing scents like rose, olive oil and beeswax.

These fragrances were “not merely decorative but symbolic, enhancing the religious and cultural significance of these sculptures,” writes Bill Giannopoulos for the Greek City Times. In some instances, the scents were also applied in ways that helped preserve the statues.

While reading ancient Greco-Roman texts, Brøns noticed a handful of references to sweet-smelling statues. She was intrigued, so she decided to go looking for even more mentions of scented sculptures.

Brøns was surprised to find lots of evidence in texts by Cicero, Callimachus, Vitruvius, Pliny the Elder and Pausanias, among other writers. Several of these texts mentioned anointing statues of Greek and Roman deities—including one depicting Artemis, the Greek goddess of wild animals, in Sicily. Statues of rulers, such as Egypt’s Berenice II, were also perfumed, Brøns finds.

The statues were anointed in different ways. In some instances, they were covered in a mixture of waxes and oils through a process known as “ganosis.” In others, they were coated in olive oil as part of a process called “kosmesis,” which was meant to help protect the sculptures from the elements.

The fragrances would have made viewing the statues not only a visual experience, “but also an olfactory one,” Brøns writes in the paper.

Ancient Greeks and Romans often decorated sculptures with colorful paint, as well as jewelry, fabrics, flowers, garlands and ribbons.

Today, ancient Greco-Roman statues housed in museums are typically stark white and devoid of decoration. But research by Brøns and others suggests that wasn’t always the case.

By the time people in Italy began excavating ancient artworks during the Renaissance, the vibrant pigments had mostly faded away—and any color that had managed to survive quickly disappeared once the statues were exposed to the air and sunlight; cleaning procedures also erased many lingering traces of color.

“Taking their cue from these seemingly unpainted marbles, artists like Michelangelo left their Renaissance sculptures similarly unadorned,” wrote Meilan Solly for Smithsonian magazine in 2022.

The myth of the all-white Greco-Roman sculpture persisted after Johann Winckelmann, an 18th-century art historian and archaeologist, wrote that “the whiter the body is, the more beautiful it is as well. Color contributes to beauty, but it is not beauty. Color should have a minor part in the consideration of beauty, because it is not [color] but structure that constitutes its essence."

But, in reality, ancient Greeks and Romans embraced bold colors, which archaeologists call “polychromy.” Brightly hued paints and embellishments would have created the illusion that statues were alive—and scents would have added to that illusion, Brøns tells All That’s Interesting’s Kaleena Fraga.

“For example, a cult statue of a god or goddess with such decoration placed in a temple, would have given the visitor to the temple the impression that the divinity was somehow present in the temple,” she adds.

By Sarah Kuta!.