#sorry a bit late in replying

[goldendot3x]

Hi! I had a thought after seeing your tags on a gifset you recently reblogged from me as well as the text post you made that I agree with 100% about Mon having all the power in their relationship.

I don't think Sam was WAITING (even if subconsciously) for someone to come along to devote herself to. I think it was just Mon who came along who just... Inspired it all in her. Personally, I think it was Mon because Sam had already resigned herself to living her grandmother's life for her and just lived... Kinda neutrally and pretty much shut down. So when Mon came along, Sam was left playing catch up from the getgo as everything inside her told her to do everything she could for her and she jumped in with two feet like it was the most natural thing to do after a few learning curves. And I LOVE that about Sam, and her and Mon's dynamic.

Mon had to learn she was good enough for Sam as she was while Sam did everything in her power to show her she was perfect as she was, all while Mon gave Sam the support, understanding, and love she needed to truly live.

...I think I lost the plot a little bit here, but it all just boils down for me to: UGH but Sam and Mon are PERFECT for each other and I just want to shout it out into the heavens!!!

Hi! Yes, Sam and Mon are definitely perfect for each other! And let’s shout it together!!

But yeah, I have similar thoughts regarding the dynamics between them. Sam, to my reading of her, is someone that doesn’t really think about love and relationship. As you said, she kinda accepted the life her grandmother has set up for her. Then Mon come into her life and she is discovering a whole new world. Here comes someone that is so different from the people in her life, and so intriguing, and so unafraid of her, and willing to fight for what is right, and so willing to push back; and I think Sam was totally floundering in this new feelings and thoughts she has about Mon. And I also think this is the first time in her life that Sam wanting something so much she feels it deep in her bones, which when Mon reciprocates, she decided she would do anything so that she won’t lose her. And that’s why we see she tried and tried and tried again to change for the better, so that she can keep Mon in her life. And also why she is so, so devoted to Mon.

As for Mon, well we know she started loving Sam as a fan. She idolized Sam so much. And to me, that is partly why she has this hung up about the class and socioeconomic gap between her and Sam. Mon is a really well-adjusted kid, as a result growing up in a loving and supportive home. I believe the way she loves and supports Sam, is something intrinsically hers and she does it sub-consciously. To her, it is not something outstanding and just a normal part of loving someone. She feels as if she doesn’t contribute much (thus the sugar baby comment in Ep10. But tbh, she is a sugar baby lol). And that is why Mon doesn’t realised that, to Sam, it is something outstanding and something that Sam needed, and when she has a taste it through Mon, Sam craves for it in her life. And that is why Mon has all the power in the relationship, without her fully knowing it. And even after she got over her insecurities and Sam has convinced her that all Sam need from her is her love and support, Mon would only use her ‘power’ if Sam did something bad.

Even if on the surface it looks like as if the relationship is skewed, the things they need from each other and the things they can offer to each other, are perfectly aligned. That is why they are so perfect for each other. And they are truly made for each other.

P/s: on unserious note, who else will not run away with the way Sam flirted? No one, that is. Only Mon will fall for the idiotic way Sam flirted.

[miss-mossball]

Do the reindeer do anything special in summer when they aren't working? Or is it training year round?

They have training and various other jobs all year round, but it is slower in the summertime so that's usually when the Reindeer take time off

[pigeonstab]

what’s your favorite rare headcanon,, like a hc that is really rare that you like a lot

Oh jeez. First of all hello wick!! What are you doing here!!! (You're so cool and have the best takes of all time come by anytime <3)

Idk.. I really like the idea that skeletons can *see* speech as text, so different fonts/typing (From Zarla's handplates comic when the boys meet asgore). And like how Sandee made a comic where Ink says 'colour' instead of 'color' and everyone can tell.

But for headcanons specific to characters (also since I believe you like crepic..?) I like to think Epic and Cross have anime/video game nights, where they binge anime shows together, Killer whines about Cross being busy even though he's gone like only two nights a month.

[causeimanartist]

hey!! i just wanted to tell you that i really love your art! in fact, your batman/dc art was a major part of what got me into dc as a whole (if it wasn't the inciting incident on its own lol)!! i love your bruce in particular—it's hard not to when YOU clearly love him.

wishing you the best in all regards but particularly health, rest, and creativity (those can be hard to come by sometimes)

Aaah thank you so much!! It means so much to me to hear this 💙

[shitouttabuck]

several sentence sunday

hello! from this post i saw on here yesterday and also the ridiculous would u peel an orange for me tweets

He imagines his heart as a citrus fruit, bright and bursting. This feels like digging a nail into the rind, working your thumb in, peeling it; quick, because this is already a familiar act—so much of loving Buck feels like memory, even the new. Half of what’s inside, the softest, stickiest, most tender parts of Eddie, given to Buck. The way Buck holds and handles with wonder each wedge of it like it’s—maybe not the first he’s ever had, not some Garden of Eden shit with its contorted belief of sin behind wanting and sharing, but like he’s going to savour it for the rest of time, plant the seeds inside that full-of-life place in his own chest. Keep Eddie there, look after this thing they’re giving each other so they can grow: upwards and intertwined and old together. Jesus, has Eddie always been this gross? This kind of giddy-in-love feeling that has every cell in his body vibrating with want and excitement and—joy, isn’t it? Untouchable, unshakeable joy, every time Buck so much as looks at him, never mind the touching and the telling and the loving on. That’s normal at the start of a relationship, Frank had told him. Yes, even an adult one, not a teenage hormone in sight. It’s just—his relationship with Ana hadn’t really had that, even at the start. And his second go-around with Shannon had been fraught with way too much hurt still held onto by them both. Attraction, passion, desire—check, check, and check. But this simple exhilaration, this fucking thrill that runs through him every time he remembers he gets to take Buck’s hand whenever the urge strikes? Every time Buck takes his hand, casual and easy? It’s a rush like no other. But that fades, right? You date for a few months, you live together, you learn, or relearn, every one of the annoying fucking habits the other person has, intimately, and you love them, so much, but the giddiness fades, right? But they’re coming onto a year, and there’s a ring stuffed into the bottom of the pair of Eddie’s socks he’s sure doesn’t have holes in them, and still, still, he thinks of Buck and he wants, giddy. He looks at Buck and the excitement is a full-body thrum. He reaches for Buck and the joy inside him is bursting, demanding, cannot be contained; it spills over and stains them, sticky like his split-open heart. And maybe that’s okay, he thinks, that he gets to feel like this without a deadline. Because if he gets to give it to Buck, press it into his hands and his mouth and the wispy curls at his hairline? It feels like joy is the point, and Buck’s the glowing foundation of it, and Eddie’s ready, actually, to spend a very long time getting accustomed to just how much happiness is his to keep.

idk where this fits yet, might belong to a wip or may write something more around it :)

tagging @onward--upward @eddiebabygirldiaz @housewifebuck @chronicowboy @colonoscopys @rewritetheending @jeeyuns @zahlibeth @anakinfallen @buckactuallys @bucksbignaturals @alliaskisthepossibilityoflove @eowon @clusterbuck @try-set-me-on-fire @butchdiaz @transboybuckley @devirnis <3

[beanghostprincess]

Don't know if you've ever read about this ship but: Portgas D. Rouge x Sora.

Garp helps Rouge run away to the East Blue and lives in Dawn Island and Ace is born here. She lives on a small house on the jungle, between Foosha and Dadan's house and Garp sends money (Rouge doesn't like to depend on him but until her boy is a little older it will have to be this way). Sora kills Judge poisoning him and runs away, stoping at Dawn Island while still pregnant. She has some money to live until she's able to get a work.

Both women meet at some months after Sora gives birth to the quadruplets. They discover they houses are near and, well, they have kids and maybe they can meet each other and play, even. Rouge and Sora get really along. At time pass they start to go together buy things for their houses, talk a lot, falling in love. Rouge think the only one she would be in love with was Roger, but oh well, she was wrong. Sora never was in love with Judge and this was a arranged marriage, so she's discovering just now she is a lesbian and in love with this beautiful woman.

When Ace is 3, the quadruplets 2 and Reiju 5, Garp arrives asking Rouge to raise Luffy. It's... chaotic. But at the end Rouge stays with baby Luffy, because PLEASE, she knows better than let a baby in the man's hands. Garp leaves sure Rouge is having "something" with Sora.

Ace and Luffy grow up together as brothers since the beggining, with Reiju + 1234ji as friends. They don't start dating until Ace is 8 yo, Luffy 5 yo, the quadruplets 7 yo and Reiju 10 yo. Since Ace and Sabo meet at the age of 5 or 6 (if I am right), I can see Ace taking Sabo to meet his 2/3 years old baby brother and his friends. Rouge asks were his parents are to Sabo and he says he doesn't have none. Rouge adopts him after less than a month.

ASL love their mother and they like Sora a lot! She is kind and likes them all very much! Reiju, Ichiji, Niji, Sanji and Yonji also love Rouge, their mommy is happier around her! The 8 kids have a a strong friendship and they all get along a lot. Sabo and Sanji get close and along quick. (Can't let the chance to put childhood friend to lovers Sabosan in this)

(I am really thinking about if Sabo stays with them and Dragon take him to Rouge and if Ace lives on Marineford but- things will stop before the angst, 'kay?)

I HAVE HEARD ABOUT IT AND I LOVE IT SO SO SO SO MUCH!!!!!!!!! (I have a weak spot for sapphic rareships/crackships they're my favorite thing ever)

I'm loving the whole thing about them raising the kids on their own (even if Rouge has some help) because I genuinely think they would've done such an amazing job as moms if they had the chance :(( Also, Sora finally being able to take care of her kids the way she wants to (with real love) and Rouge showing Ace that he deserves to live and be happy.

The headcanon of Sora being a lesbian has always been one of my favorite things because I adore stories about queens/princesses being forced to marry men and then realizing they didn't want that at all in the first place and their real happiness isn't with a man... Sora and Rouge falling in love and Sora realizing that she can be so much more than just a wife and being appreciated by someone who will treat her right and make her feel both loved and valued. While Rouge, even if still obviously loving Roger, has the power to move on and love again.

So this story about the kids being raised with love by these two sweet and powerful women is just beautiful to me. They would've been so happy... Rouge would've taken care of ASL so well and they would've been able to grow up without the need to survive on their own (I mean, I believe they would do the exact same things they do in canon. Ace and Luffy are the typical "we need to be strong to protect mom too", but this time they have a cozier place to call home and Ace has his mom with him). In this world, Ace would still resent his father a bit, honestly, because the comments about him wouldn't cease, but Rouge would tell him stories about Roger anyway and would try to make him see that he is loved despite the rest of the world hating the idea of him. Sabo's fate is basically the same even if he's being taken care of by Rouge, but in the meantime, being so loved by a mom and having more friends would have helped him in so many ways. Same thing with Luffy, honestly, his abandonment issues would still be there even if there's just a bit more of a peaceful environment around him. I need to mention that I'd like Dadan to be here too helping Rouge more than Garp does and being also kind of like a caretaker for ASL because I believe that she deserves that too. She loves them so much that I don't want to take that away from her even in this world.

On the other hand, Sora raising the kids and them turning out... Normal (as normal as these kids can be) is just so sweet to me. They'd be so loved. And even if they were born with these abilities, there wouldn't be more experiments after that, so perhaps Sora can help them deal with it. Sanji would have a decent dynamic with his siblings... Imagine the Vinsmokes actually being sweet to him. Going insane with this one. And Sora would probably hide that they're royalty, honestly, I don't think she would want them to know. But they would be raised with so much care and love... If you wanna add some angst you can always say they find out about Judge, but I'm focusing on fluff mostly here.

And please please please!!!!!! Childhood best friends to lovers Sabosan mentioned??!!?!?!?!??!? It's one of my favorite things ever. I just know they'd be the ones to get along the most. I have talked about this before but there is no way ASL isn't fighting for Sanji's attention since he probably learns to cook at a very young age and the three of them adore his cooking. Although Sabo is actually down bad for him for other reasons that aren't just that-- I would talk about this more, but I think I have mentioned this AU too many times already to come up with something new that isn't "They fall in love and Sabo dies and then they reunite etc etc".

What you say in the end makes sense. I mean- Perhaps this is just a good timeline where nobody actually dies and there's no Marineford and no Whole Cake Island, buuut I love angst and I believe Ace's death to be one of those things you cannot change no matter the plot. So there would be angst, but let's not talk about it (mentioning the Vinsmokes going to help Ace too tho. That'd be great). And as per WCI...... Idk how this could even happen but I swear that you just need imagination and you can come up with something. No amount of love can fix Sanji's mental stability imo he's always a bit messed up and I love him for that.

Anyway!!!!!!!! This is a wonderful concept. I just love the idea of these two women taking care of the kids on their own and giving them the love they deserve despite the world constantly going against them. Perhaps what these kids actually needed were two sapphic moms and a bit of a better childhood to be less depressed and fucked in the head... I would love to see this, honestly. Sora and Rouge also deserve the world and I hope they're happy in this timeline (when the kids grow up and go in their own separate ways, they stay living together in their house and grow old together as cottage-core sapphics) (maybe Rouge takes Sora and they go sailing together for a little while) (pirate x ex-queen my beloved).

[irestotles]

I was wondering I know Mikey is your fav what’s your opinion on Raph for 12 and 03 /gen question

2003 Raph I can't say much about 2003 because I barely watched the show outside of 20+ random episodes and youtube compilations. but based on those alone, I think he's my favorite!

12 Raph. Raph. I think out of all the turtles, he has the best character writing compared to the others. His centric episodes are all great to me, and I never hated any of them (maybe a slight dislike when it comes to Mona's episodes, or here and there from small scenes, but that's mostly because I'm not a fan of romance in general). What I really like about him as a character, especially from Season 3 onward, is how much of his personality is built around overprotectiveness and sensitivity. Like, the part in Season 3 where it's implied (and shown) that he has to step in as the leader of the group and their little family—agh, such good character development for him. You can see how he starts to loosen up a bit more in the later seasons, especially toward Leo. His dynamic with Donnie and Mikey is also great! He radiates tough love to every single one of his brothers, and I love that for him qvq

[zariyen]

Do you have any art tips for beginner artists?

hi! i'll do my best to list the most useful ones for me from the top of my head! but if you're asking about something specific, lmk too!

always use references! this is 100% the fastest way to improve quickly! and don't forget if you're posting artworks using references, to always ask for permission if needed and to credit the reference! here's a very good post with links to various art tutorials and references :) try to do things out of your comfort zone!

i remember my sister drilling this into my head as a kid lmao: if you're going to draw people, make it a habit to draw the whole body, not just a face or bust. this way you can improve drawing the face and body at the same rate, rather than perfect the face and have like. a shoddy body HAHAHA (<- speaking from experience - my sister warned me but i still did not listen) here's an example from when i was 12 lol i went so hard on the eyes but my anatomy wasn't great so the drawing looks kind of goofy

if i'm being honest nothing has really changed even now HAHAHA you can still tell i spend too much time on the faces and neglect my anatomy studies a lot 🥲

3. don't worry too much about building a signature art style if you're a beginner! experiment and imitate art styles that you like, and it'll eventually develop into something you're comfortable with

4. speaking of art styles, Naoki Saito-sensei does very in-depth art videos for people looking to develop and improve their art, and he covers a variety of different topics! the link i provided is for his new YouTube account, since his first one was unrightfully terminated :( since it's new, there aren't a lot of videos up yet but he'll be re-uploading all his old ones soon

5. this video by tppo is also a useful tutorial/explanation for style breakdowns, using Mika Pikazo-sensei's artworks! also another good reference for building art and colouring styles

6. unless you're going for a specific art style, try not to use black colours for shading. Instead, try using a darker version of your base colour with the hue slightly adjusted. it's a little difficult to explain so i made a tiny diagram underneath:

it makes the colours pop a lot! Kurahana Chinatsu-sensei and Akiakane-sensei are really good at doing this 😭💖 that can also apply to lineart! but again, only if you're going for this kind of colourful art style :') do what feels right to you!

7. lastly try to enjoy drawing! if you do what you enjoy, learning and improving will come so much easier to you :) i can understand the urgency to improve (it's like my default state of mind 🥲) but if you keep focusing on that, drawing will eventually just start to overwhelm and frustrate you. try to combat it by doing something self-indulgent! i like to draw my ocs whenever i start getting burnt out :')

8. actually i lied this is the last one!! never give up!! it's so easy to feel bad or frustrated about your art no matter where you are in your art journey, so what i like to do to try and fight that is to look at my old art and compare the improvements! here's one of the earliest oc drawings i could find from my childhood vs my most recent oc drawing :pensive:

[silveredsticks]

christmas eve ramble tags and some pictures of me and nice things from this year that i have randomly at 2:47am on christmas eve decided to post on tumblr. like why am I posting my face idek but I just felt reflective and i always just dump my rambles on whichever blog I'm using the most 🙈 i have not thought very hard about picking these. my motivation is that i want to force myself into acknowledging that for the majority of this year i felt good. I did good things for my health, and at work, and for my friends and family (even though I am desperate always to tell myself that i have never done anything good for anyone ever.) I found a new fun thing & lovely kind fun people to help me explore it. i got to sleep with my hand on/in Henry (cat not popstar) belly fur. yes i started having panic attacks about stuff to do w my dad, and money is tight (i mean i live in syd..) and i miss my mum and sara and i maybeee spent far too much time speaking to my ex fiance until he went on some rant about family law and I got the ick for once and for all lmao - but i was happy on many occasions.

[good-beans]

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[divergent-paths]

(Alex’s troll anon reappears)

OOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHH SNAP SON!! 🫨Alex lost! Ego shattered! Quick someone alert Max!! He’s gotta see what went down!!!

Ok but putting that aside, I think it’s pretty refreshing that Alex, despite having the main character status, lost this. It feels like this could be a good wakeup call for Alex here. 🙂‍↕️

okay not the worst thing said, but still kinda rude and just aaaaaaaaaaa X'D i'm one of those people who struggles to be mean even in games because i feel bad lmao (although i do love being sarcastic or funny when given the chance)

but anyway! this is not the first time alex has lost a battle, as his training under the grandparents was pretty relentless, although it is the first time he's lost a bet so badly lol

as for the story though, i'm glad the loss felt refreshing! :D i'm taking a number of battles as suggestions, rather than playing them strictly as per game rules, because i think it's just more interesting that way. i hope you'll enjoy seeing what else happens over time too! <3

[mlpgr0undzer0]

Hey Twilight! What did Luna tell you about the Infected Dreams? And who was patient zero or well who do you think it is?

Luna doesn't talk to me, only to Celestia and it's hard getting her to talk to us at all anymore

As for patient zero... I have a good guess

~ P. TS

[doodlingwren]

Hi hellooo- i saw that you started follow me and i asked my self "why and how a talented artist made brain connections to decide to follow this low quality artist", did i look funny? 🥺

Do I look talented? 🤨😳

[colourfulmes]

IM FREE IM FREE FROM MY EXAMS

I CAN KISS MY EARLY MORNING ASS GOODBYE OH HELLO SLEEPING IN AAAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHHHHH

[myonmukyuu]

happy nyan days gave me brainworms so bad i decided to binge all of love live (i knew nothing about LL prior), my brain has been mostly nijigasaki for the past few months (i am literally setsuna your latest post brings me so much joy) (nijianime's opening arc feels like a scathing critique of me as a person)

happy nyan days... life changing.... 😊

[adhd-languages]

Omg as someone with Adhd who loves languages but had always struggled to learn them I an soooo glad u stumbled across ur blog!! Especially since Spanish, Japanese and Sign are the languages I am focused on learning right now!!

omg that’s such a great coincidence!! I feel like it’s a good language set we get a lot of very different stuff LOL

(For me the Japanese and Spanish are because I’m bad at pronouncing words and they’re (mostly) nice straightforward sounds and for sign I don’t have to pronounce things 🫡)