#sorry for the super late reply!!

[bizet]

Hiya! Just wondering what tablet you use for your drawings? (or art supplies?) sorry if you've answered this somewhere already!!

I don't think I've answered this question yet, I currently use a Samsung tablet (Galaxy S3) which was a good starting point when I purchased it (it's been at least four year ago and at the time I had absolutely zero experience with digital art!) and offers the possibility to use some relatively decent art programs.

It's been a while it has grown rather obsolete for my purposes tho and I'm definitely going to update my tools soon!

[boombambaby]

"Can't be that big of a difference, they almost rhyme." An eye roll accompanies the muttered statement, but Kuzco has already decided to let it go. Who's he to judge? "Okay, okay-- sheesh. Touchy touchy. Big guy like you, friends with this . . . meerkat, thing? Must be a pretty cool guy. I guess." He's still slightly offended at being compared to a tree rat, but he'll keep his thoughts to himself if it means not upsetting the guy helping him find his way back to the village.

"The BEST Emperor according to EVERYBODY in my Kingdom. Not just me!" He insists. "And of course I know all about your little . . . 'Circle of Life', it's just. . . " Kuzco trails off, glancing off to the side to avoid looking at him while he searches for an answer. "--Not something we, as HUMANS, follow. Not when we don't have to. We're the top dog, baby." Still doesn't make it any less corny, of course. z

Unfamiliar sounds come from all directions, from the caws of birds to the sleepy-snores of the other jungle cats and a rattling bush here or there and though he refuses to show it, Kuzco is very unsettled as he follows the lion through the brush. He's content for the time being to keep an eye on their surroundings, hyper-vigilant in case any rogue, DANGEROUS animals like the lion he stumbled across decides to jump out at him and because of this? He nearly misses the fact that Simba is humming all together. His head whips around once he places the familiar sound, shock etched into his features. "That's . . . no. Are you singing?! YOU have a theme song?" He demands, gaze narrowed. It, admittedly, does sound pretty catchy, from the little he's heard. And we all know Kuzco is a sucker for a good, catchy theme song.

"Timon is not a rat, but a meerkat. Huge difference." Simba looked back at Kuzco with a frown. "And he happens to be one of my best friends to whom I have a lot to thank." Simba didn't wish to reveal the details. On one hand, it was none of Kuzco's business, on the other hand, he didn't want to remember his past (he had managed to put it behind him).

"Furthermore, I am not a hallmark-card," whatever that means. "Actually, I must say I am surprised." That naughty smile formed on his muzzle again. "You are an emperor, the best emperor according to you -- and you have never heard about the Circle of Life? Hah." The lion flicked his head up at this irony. This journey would have been long enough to talk about these lessons he had been taught, but he didn't want to get Kuzco bored. Not sure a guy like him would be so receptive.

By the way, if we talk about long journey, Simba had to find the ways to entertain himself, too. He tried to exclude the external noise of the llama that just didn't stop talking and concentrate on the tune that popped in his mind.

"Hm hmm hm hmm hmmm." The lion hummed the melody of the Hakuna Matata song with closed eyes as he kept walking and tossing his head to the music.

♪♪♪ "It means no worries, for the rest of your daaaays." ♪♪♪

Nah, he definitely couldn't resist the beat.

[galaghiel]

I dunno if you're still taking art requests but if so could you pls do like

But Michael and the bear mask

I just found your blog and I love love love love love your michael

don't worry he has plenty of backups!

[echollama]

I think she's fine(?)

[kagrenacs]

What's your interpretation on why there are so many cave systems on tamriel?

Scientific Answer:

There are a few different types of caves, meaning a few processes would be at work depending on region.

Solution or karst caves are formed by the dissolution of soluble stones, most commonly limestone. Which itself is often formed by marine deposits. Either Tamriel or parts of it were underwater at some point, and tectonics have uplifted the marine stone. Or inland seas may have covered the continent, and since drained away (An interesting connection to a possible previous Kalpa which was said to have been ruled by the underwater dreugh).

Lava caves are formed when molten lava cools on the surface, but continues to flow beneath. When it passes, it leaves behind a rock ceiling. These would be expected to account for much of Morrowind’s caves, particularly those near Red Mountain. If located in other regions, this could indicate more prevalent volcanic activity in the past (perhaps in the Velothi mountains, near Skyrim).

Sea caves are formed by waves eroding holes into zones of weakness on a rock surface such as fault lines. Anywhere with a coastline likely has these.

Talus caves are formed when talus (rock fragments) fall in such a way that open spaces within are formed. We would see those at the bases of mountains. iirc there's a few in Skyrim. But they would also be common in any mountainous region.

Ice Caves form as meltwater from glaciers flows through ice and creates holes. An example would be Septimus Signus' Outpost and Castle Karstag. Ice caves can also refer to caves in rock with ice features.

But this of course doesn't explain caves in certain areas of Cyrodiil for example, such as the Gold Coast which doesn't seem to have the conditions for cave formation.

Lore Answer:

According to the Weeping Wind Cave loading screen, one theory is that Nirn is like a living body with veins and arteries, that once pulsed with Aedric energy.

True Answer:

I understand caves from a level design standpoint. They're enclosed areas that limit the player from exploring too far. They're born from the map making of fantasy TTRPGs. But what I really want to see in a RPG computer game is a level/dungeon with the amount of anxiety I had over reading this article on underwater glacial caves.

[carrinth]

CG holiday special?? season 8?? where can I watch these 😭

I have answered this here! But search your feelings...

you know them...

... to be true!

[bloggingboutburgers]

Ughhh I'm in that phase again where my brain keeps doubting if I'm really aroace (specifically the ace part)

The thing is that I don't know what sexaul attraction is like so whenever I see something like that I just get very uncomfortable and then my brain thinks that is what sexual attraction feels like, even though I *know* it isn't.

Idk all of this is so stupid, I feel like my head is just split in half with one side being logical and pulling up all sorts of facts about why that isn't true but then there's this other dumber side that keeps trying to convince me that it is and I've just been feeling really bad the entire time and I just really needed to let it out. I know I'll be fine soon but like.. it's days like these where I low-key wish that sex and romance weren't real just so I wouldn't have to deal with them lol. They're such a hassle 😭😭

Aaah, yeah, I see what you mean to a degree... It's honestly so difficult to have to rely on your own brain to feel certain and validated in a world that keeps making the ace experience confusing at best and invalidated completely at worst... I'm honestly sorry you have times like those, I wish there was an easy way out but there probably isn't considering the nature of the thing... I'm so sorry, I hope you're doing better now T^T

[sarcophagid]

your art style is so crunchy in a good way and your ithaqua analysis had me jumping around at work the other day thank you so much :3 !!

aaa tysm :,D im glad you like my art and analysis!

[flowerakatsuka]

Do you have a fave hesokuri au or skit au and have you kuroba’d them 👀

HI EVAN, THANK YOU SM FOR THE ASK!!! ����✨

and yes, i do!! a few actually, heh. i've talked a little bit about the youkai & denki mystery aus i have for kuroba before and i really love those, but i think my favorite might actually be their royalty / prince au. which i haven't really talked about before so uh. i hope you don't mind, but i'm gonna use this as a excuse to ramble about it.

i'll put my infodumping under a cut bc it might get long, but here's their designs for the au. 🤭

SO. kuroba comes from a commoner household, but because their grandfather was the royal gardener to the matsuno family and they acted as his apprentice, they've basically lived their entire life on the castle grounds in spite of their status. they've gotten to meet and come to befriend quite a few people of a higher social status than them, the most notable being the 2nd prince of the matsuno royal family, karamatsu.

they first met as children, when karamatsu ran away from his caretakers to hide in the gardens and cry by himself. kuroba had been helping with cleaning up the rose beds that day and stumbled upon him. they've always been the meddling type and can't leave others alone when they're upset so they sat with him and tried to comfort him to the best of their ability, ( even if it was just providing him company and a hand to squeeze while he cried. ) after that, karamatsu became very curious about kuroba and would often visit the gardens in the hopes of spending time with them. the two became very close over time, with him following them around the gardens as they worked and running to them whenever he needed a shoulder to cry on ( which they were always happy to provide. )

they're still very close as adults despite some things changing, like karamatsu adopting a more flashy personality to stand out more amongst his brothers and kuroba taking over their grandfather's role as royal gardener. a lot of the things stayed the same, though.

however, their close friendship starts posing some issues within the royal counsel. one of the princes having such an intimate relationship ( and obvious infatuation ) with a commoner is unsightly in the eyes of the nobility and could make them question the integrity & stability of the crown. so iyami, ( who's a sketchy noble adviser to king matsuzou, ) proposes that karamatsu be engaged to duchess dobusu to help quell the rumors going around about kuroba and him. matsuzou agrees and even though he tries to protest it, kara eventually agrees to go along with it for the sake of his family and kuroba.

when karamatsu tells them the news, kuroba takes it pretty well and congratulates him with a smile... or at least, that's the reaction he gets out of them. in reality, they're fucking devastated because they've been harboring feelings for him for years at that point. they already accepted the fact that they could never be together, but that doesn't make the reality of the situation hurt any less. still, they want to support karamatsu and be happy for them so they're taking the truth about their feelings for him to the grave. ( that's what they planned on doing, at least. )

they slowly drift apart after that ; karamatsu's visits to the gardens become less frequent, kuroba stops personally delivering fresh arrangments to karamatsu's quarters, they barely even greet each other when crossing paths. it doesn't help that iyami got into kuroba's ear, warning them that they should keep their distance from kara to preserve his reputation and not lose their job — which they really can't afford as the main breadwinner for their family. neither of them are happy with how things have changed, but there's not much they can do about it.

as karamatsu and dobusu's engagement party draws closer and kuroba has to help with the decorations, their discontent really bubbles to the surface. one of their noble friends, ( i haven't decided who yet lol, ) finds them crying and tries to comfort them, eventually convincing them to sneak into the party and dance with kara so they at least have one unforgettable memory of him to hold onto. with their help, they manage to do it with their identity hidden behind a mask.

things seem to go off without a hitch ; they'll be able to have to moment with karamatsu all for themself and basically no one will be the wiser. that is until they slip up and speak while dancing with him. they start to leave when he almost says their name, but he stops them and gives them the pine-shaped brooch he was wearing before letting them slip away. to make matters worse, iyami sees this all go down.

the events after that are a lot less plotted out, but i imagine some standard historical fantasy romance webtoon bullshit going down. like karamatsu trying to confront kuroba about that night, but them telling him to stop and leave them be. it's be some wild melodrama, which i do kinda live for.

the climax would probably be iyami staging some villainess-esque condemnation event to expose kuroba for sneaking into the party and get them kicked out of the castle. but queen matsuyo and some of the nobles kuroba had befriended come to their rescue. basically, they argue that if there's someone who's willing to be with karamatsu's annoying ass, then why would you force him onto someone else? none of the other nobles want him, please let kuroba have him so they don't have to deal with him. this includes dobusu, who agrees to give the royal family her duchy's support if they break off her engagement with karamatsu and let kuroba take him off her hands. so after getting matsuzou's approval, they live happily ever after theeeeeee end. there's probably other factors that could play into them getting together at the end, but yeah.

anyways thank you for coming to my rambling, i am so sorry it got this long. this is one of the aus i've thought about A LOT so i ended up having a lot to say. 😭

[unicornpopcorn14]

omg so like, Dazai and the shipping container incident with him getting shipped overseas got me thinking... (I am super late to reading it 😭)

Chuuya, unaware of what happened in the moment because he had been sent overseas himself for an international mission, and he had to go out and scout a foreign shipyard for illegal weapon shipments.

AT THE SAME TIME, he conveniently receives a message forward by Mori to be on the lookout for one of their own agents because a Port Mafia member had been taken hostage around the location Chuuya was in.

Chuuya's ??? because why hadn't he been notified that someone was also either on the same mission as him or had managed to be such a bumbling fool that they got caught by foreign enemies. ANYWAY, he keeps an eye out for anything suspicious while still working on his own mission when he sees a particular area of the shipyard had been surrounded by armed foreign criminals, so he's ready to go bust some ass when they all swing the shipping container doors open and barge in to see Dazai there.

Chuuya just facepalms himself in disbelief because he can't believe Dazai followed him all the way to another country (even though it was totally coincidental) but also, he's not even surprised that Dazai managed to get himself caught by the enemy. Again.

They kick some enemy ass and Dazai gets shipped back home on the next plane back to Yokohama, and Chuuya overhears Dazai complaining to Mori on the phone: "What about my home?!"

Omggg you read my silly shipping container fic hehe *hidesss* /silly

Thank you so much for this omg <333 I genuinely cackled. There really is no end with the shipping container shenanigans huh jknfjew

Lmao Mori telling him to be on the lookout for an agent without specifying that it's DAZAI so Chuuya can take this seriously pffff

I can imagine Chuuya's shocked then angry as heck face when he spots Dazai like,,, he'd probably do a double take at first being like "is that really who I think it is?" and it quickly turns to "Fuck it is who I think it is..."

Dazai would be adamant that that was part of his plan (when it really wasn't) and complain that Chuuya's ruined it and it is somehow Chuuya's fault that he has no home now fjsbfkjebaf

Which will earn him a (justified) kick to the head 😭😭

[eggcromancer]

Your art is spectacular 🤝 shaking ur hand in appreciation‼️‼️‼️ I'm Starrie btw if u need a friend and I hope u like it here in the DCA fandom🌟✨🌟✨🌟💞💞💕💖💖

AWAWAWAAAAA!!!! Y-YOU,,, I,,, AH-*EXPLODES IN FRIENDSHIP* 💥💥💥

Thank you @starriegalaxy!!! My first Tumblr friend, wowie! ✨💕

Confession: I was inspired to create my tumblr when I first saw the magma doodles that you and @crabsnpersimmons did! (Sorry for tagging you here Crabs! Hope I'm not being a bother! ><)

I think the DCA fandom is really swell and I'm so so glad to be here!~ I hope we'll be able to catch each other at the next magma!! 💛💛💛

[chaotic-deity]

You could draw some Boos doing silly things... Not King Boo, just regular boos being marshmallows and mischievous

Happy Spooky Month!

Goofs

[dragon-queen21]

Okay I come ramble about Zenitsu again because… yes!

So this is about classification AU! So imagine the class and puberty happen at the same time! It doesn’t make too much sense, but does at the same time?

Like Genya finding out he’s a little when he’s nine, but Zenitsu learning he’s a little at seventeen!

And like imagine something kinda like mate marks but it’s care marks instead! Caregivers littles and flips all get canines that grow in during puberty! Littles have the smallest, flips are medium, and caregivers have longest ones so it teaches them to be gentle with their littles! And still biting on the neck so other caregivers know there isn’t just a lone little walking around!

There could also be some littles that take something during puberty to make their canines longer so people don’t know! Like maybe Tengen takes pills at seven to make sure his teeth are long and sharp, just so his father doesn’t hate him!

Also Zenitsu and Genya could be littles that hide their class from everyone once they find out! Like they have to seem big and tough!

I dunno I had ideas and I needed to ramble

I really want to do a classification au. I always end up thinking about one and setting up notes and ideas… and then I give up halfway through 😭

~Oooh this is a really cool idea with the whole fang concept. It’s very unique at least agere wise I feel.

~Could also imagine a character filing down their teeth to try and come off as a flip or a little (for what purpose I’m not sure. Maybe traumatized from taking care of a little and feeling unworthy to ever again. Hmm)

~Or you know how for like cosplay and stuff people will use a type of putty to make fangs. Doing that to fake classification.

~How would braces work in this world… (don’t ask where this very random thought came from dnjdndknsj)

~Also soulmate au but with cg’s and littles. Kind of like family dynamics meaning there are marks for agere siblings and parental figures vs like older and younger sibling dynamics. Does that make sense? Anyways!

[noctude]

Hi I just listened through all your "this could be music!" album on YT, but there was no way to leave a comment so I'm just going to ramble here now and waoww.... I love it. Each track is like a marble in a jar: you pick one up & the colours/textures/way the light shines through are different for each one, and if you blur your eyes you feel like you're holding a gemstone. Also it makes me think of being a kid and the world being very big and strange, but for now I'm going to focus on these pretty marbles... Idk if this makes sense ^^;

Big fave has got to be the last track, "the start of something". There's these 5 repeating notes at the start, makes me think of a ringtone. It repeats 3 times & then the 4th & 5th repetitions are slightly different, a bit distorted, bit ominous... It's like, "here's an opportunity! here's a potential path!" and then there's a beat where you're like ohhh god, the opportunity. the different path. that sounds scary. But then you do it anyway, because it might turn scary, but it might also turn out good!!

And then the song DOES go to a more positive tone! (from 0:23) (Highly technical musical terms here yes yes) It's like a quiet little anthem of the Do It Scared But Do It mentality, so so important to me. Also parts of it make me think of Minecraft music so that's always a gigantic win ^^

Anyway thankyou for creating such a fun collection of sounds, I will very much enjoy discovering the rest of your music :D

WHGFDJHDJS.!!!! thank you for taking the time to write this incredibly kind message holy shit. i'm so glad you enjoy m y music!!!!! it makes me so happy to hear all the ways you interpret and perceive the sounds ..... this is the kinda shit that keeps me going....... i'm shaking you back and forth im giving you a bag full of cool marbles

[pichirobi]

Hi hi! Can I ask for examples of sketch vs colors for commissions ? I'm not sure if the ones you show on the commissions post are all colors or if some count as sketch :0

hello hello, of course you can!! the only issue is, ALL of my commissions this year have been full color haha!!

*if i were* to receive a sketch comm lol, it would look something like these:

simple lines and, if you'd like, solid blobs of color (no xtra charge) :^) for comparison, here are some recent colored comms:

i hope this helps! (and if you're interested in a commission, reach out via dms with your awesome idea ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ)

[thrumbolt]

It’s not true that Feyre’s trauma only shows up in the spring court or that it disappears in the night court. Just as she only once when surprised freaks out at the red of Lucien’s hair, she only sometimes is triggered in the NC. The first time she and Rhys fly after she leaves the spring court, she panics when she feels caged by his wings and Rhys has to back off. Mor doesn’t wear red for a bit to not trigger her. Then there’s the whole Prison plot where she can’t handle the Prison the first time because of her trauma and even when she eventually goes in, she’s freaking out.

Her trauma gets better with time even though she is still struggling on acowar and obviously it’s not every second or she wouldn’t have spent so much time with Lucien and been fine with his red hair all times except once when surprised

Thanks for the anon! You bring up some good points, but I still have to complain haha.

My issue is that she is not just triggered at Lucien's red hair. She is also triggered by red paint and red rose petals....and then never again. Red carpet at Rhys' just a few pages after she gets 'saved' from the spring court? Whatever. Cassian's red syphons? Nothing. That's bad writing, in my opinion. Either the dang color red reminds her of blood and triggers her, or it doesn't, but how it is almost immediately forgotten - that's just inconsistent (it would be definitely much more meaningful, if it slowly improved). Honestly I don't really remember her having any hangups in Acowar at all. And neither has Rhys. He gets like what, one nightmare and one sex position hangup? I was really disappointed that it just....went over so quickly. Maybe that's why I latch onto Tamlin? At least his issues aren't gone after a book. They even get worse as he doesn't seek help. It's just more compelling to me.

My biggest beef in this regard is that Feyre gets triggered getting locked in, but the first time she gets taken by Rhysand and HE locks her in a room, she's totally fine, despite being actually low key scared of him at that point still and him not taking her home despite her asking him to. It just makes no sense, even with the added wing scene (which I did not remember, so thanks for that). I get that in the Tamlin version she is hysterical (for lack of better term) so it ends in a panic attack, but still.

There's also the part of how she has all these freak outs in the spring court while she is totally able to just literally re-enact her UTM experience in hewn city. Did that not bother you? Yes Rhys calms her and shit, but I couldn't help but eyeroll at that.

In the end I think it's just very manipulative writing to prime you on Rhys good, Tam bad. Spring Court lame, Night Court awesome. When SJM wants something to happen in the plot, it will happen, no matter if it makes sense. Be it the Tamlin-Rhys switcheroo, the UTM sexy scene, the pregnancy plotline, what have you. It's why every new book retcons something from the previous ones.

Personally, I can float with that and accept the silliness of it all quite well. But in consequence it also means I do not take the trauma plot as serious as some and I really do not care whether or not Tamlin is abusive and so on....