#sparky talks about yarn

[starhaloeklypse]

I tried to make a mock-up of my own alternative take On My Little Pony: Generation 5.

I had a lot of fun designing these, I won’t lie. The main idea was to bring back the mane (main) cast of characters all having drastically contrasting, strong personalities and color palettes. I think that was what G4 succeeded best at, and would probably (I’m no expert) increase marketability and make people want to buy the toys more.

I took inspiration for the new art style direction from an MLP G4 manga cover , not sure if it’s official or not, but I like that style a ton, I think it’s super cute and would be a good direction for a new show. This is of course operating under the assumption the new generation would just stay 2D instead of branching to 3D animation. I tried my best to mimic the style , I don’t think I did the best at that, but that art style on the manga cover is what I think they should go for. Maybe with a more pencil-textured brush for the outline. Feels unique from G4, but still cute in my opinion.

Instead of Friendship or Unity, the unifying theme tying all the characters together would be Artistic creativity and using it to express yourself. All the characters would represent a different form of art. The main villain being a bat-pony with wings and a horn, a mad scientist type who builds robots and gadgets to fight the main cast with the goal of stealing their art and feeding it through big, industrial machines to pump out hodge-podge mashed together copies and create her own art museums to profit off of them. They have to fight to take back their art and create works that express who they are without it being stolen or mass produced by machines and robots. She’s kind of inspired by Opaline but I tried to give her an alternative design. I also took a bit of inspiration from Dr. Eggman from the Sonic franchise. In general my take on this generation is kind of inspired by Sonic with these animal characters fighting against robots and industrialization. Specifically the Sonic Boom Cartoon with the beachy setting and vibes.

We also have the main character, Aqua Seastar, a yellow unicorn who’s got a very curious, inquisitive, detective type personality, ( very clearly my version of Zipp from the Make Your Mark Cartoon, because I actually liked the personality they gave her there, a lot) she’s constantly trying to solve all the mysteries that crop up around the island and poking around to learn new things. She’s also an aspiring animator who wants to make a cartoon about a detective squirrel inspired by her own adventures.

Speaking of characters from G5 I’ve based these characters on, Cloudy skies is basically my version of Izzy. A very similar personality, ( particularly how she’s characterized in the movie A New Generation, I think that’s where she’s at her best) just with the added twist of her being the motherly one of the group and a bit protective and neurotic about other’s safety. Also inspired a bit by Wammawink from Centaurworld or Ragatha from TADC. She’s the arts and crafts pony , with yarn and sewing needles in her hair. She’s also a Pegasus and I swapped her mane and coat color cause I figured we needed a blue pony.

Shellda is basically my answer to Sparky, a baby sea turtle who was orphaned and no one in the sea cared for her because she couldn’t keep up and would just “slow them down” . She eventually gets adopted by the main cast as a little sister figure and starts off shy but really comes into her own over time, gaining more confidence and becoming a watercolor painter. Also she can talk. She’s more of a toddler than a newborn.

I tried to imagine this setting as playing into being on a beach / island way more . Maybe coral reefs instead of trees on the surface , mythical creatures the ponies could encounter like in G4 , but specifically based on sea and marine animals. Like crabs made of rock or something. A stage in the center of town for GlimGlam Hot-Trot to perform on that looks like a giant clam. Whenever they travel off the island they could do it on a big pirate ship instead of a hot air balloon or a plane. Stuff like that.

This generation would also have modern tech but mainly for the sake of creating art, like art tablets and programs . As well as Dr. Nightwing and Terra Byte being inventors who create gadgets.

Overall , I have way too many ideas to go over in one post but I put a lot of thought into this and I hope you guys like it. What are your thoughts ? Do you have any questions about any specific characters or anything ? Let me know, cause I love MLP especially G4 and I had a lot of fun making this. Might be using these characters again sometime, soon.

If you would like to support me , feel free to check out my Kofi page , I offer commissions and you can also just donate if you’d like to , but please don’t feel pressured. I hope you enjoyed the art and have a good rest of your day ! 💕🧡

[bah-inthemines]

HEY. MOD PERIDOT. I DEFINITELY DON'T KNOW YOU.

GIVE ME A SISASYS BASED ON YOUR DAWGS RIGHT NOW!!!!!

( for legal reasons this is a joke unless anyone ACTUALLY wants to take this on 😭 )

- definitely NOT mod Chrysoprase and definitely NOT submod Susie

TIER 3 PACK OF 7 PUPPIES brought to you by mod peridot. currently running 1 add-on and 0 viruses!

O1 NAMES 𖤓 Fal, Fally, Pale, Wynter, Whine, Sparky, Bolt O1 GENDERS 𖤓 Male Doggender O1 PRNS 𖤓 He/Bark/Yip/Whine O1) ORIENT 𖤓 AroAce O1) SPECIES 𖤓 Dogboy O1) AGE 𖤓 9 Y/O O1) SOURCE 𖤓 My Dog? O1) ICON 𖤓 you know what that lil guy looks like

✮ ⋆ ˚｡𖦹 ⋆｡°✩ when we rest at day and night, ✮ ⋆ ˚｡𖦹 ⋆｡°✩

O2) ROLES 𖤓 Little, Charge, Socializer O2) KINTYPES 𖤓 Wolfkin, Waterkin O2) TYP. STYLE 𖤓 All lowercase, lots of typos and smileys 'hi!!!!! itsgood to gmeet u!! m fall!!!!!!! :D' O2) SIGNOFF 𖤓 -🐺📣 O2) PERS. TRAITS 𖤓 Loud, Curious, Playful, Social

✮ ⋆ ˚｡𖦹 ⋆｡°✩ that is when we play! ✮ ⋆ ˚｡𖦹 ⋆｡°✩

O1 NAMES 𖤓 Stick, Stickster, Stickbug, Dust, Splotch, Freckle O1 GENDERS 𖤓 Male Pupgender O1 PRNS 𖤓 He/Bark/Whine/Yell/Howl O1) ORIENT 𖤓 AroAce O1) SPECIES 𖤓 Dogboy O1) AGE 𖤓 9 y/o O1) SOURCE 𖤓 MY DOG.. O1) ICON 𖤓 same as above

✮ ⋆ ˚｡𖦹 ⋆｡°✩ sleeping at night can be boring, ✮ ⋆ ˚｡𖦹 ⋆｡°✩

O2) ROLES 𖤓 Little, Delight O2) KINTYPES 𖤓 Wolfkin, Starkin, Sleepkin O2) TYP. STYLE 𖤓 Prefers to use emojis over typing, O2) SIGNOFF 𖤓 -🐺🟠 O2) PERS. TRAITS 𖤓 Noisy, Clingy, Talkative, Wonderous

✮ ⋆ ˚｡𖦹 ⋆｡°✩ so play with me instead! :] ✮ ⋆ ˚｡𖦹 ⋆｡°✩

O1 NAMES 𖤓 Hamster, Hammy, Ham, Jett, Pepper, Sea O1 GENDERS 𖤓 Male O1 PRNS 𖤓 He/Bite/Nibble/Howl O1) ORIENT 𖤓 AroAce O1) SPECIES 𖤓 Dogboy O1) AGE 𖤓 10 y/o. O1) SOURCE 𖤓 My dog.. O1) ICON 𖤓 you know what he look like

✮ ⋆ ˚｡𖦹 ⋆｡°✩ i'm borreeed!!!! ✮ ⋆ ˚｡𖦹 ⋆｡°✩

O2) ROLES 𖤓 Little, Companion O2) KINTYPES 𖤓 Hamsterkin, Catekin O2) TYP. STYLE 𖤓 Uses varying caps and rarely spells right. "HIIM a riend of urs now I HOPE WE CANBE FRIENDS" O2) SIGNOFF 𖤓 -🐺🐹 O2) PERS. TRAITS 𖤓 Silly, Explorative, Curious, Speedy, Clever

✮ ⋆ ˚｡𖦹 ⋆｡°✩ ..food? ✮ ⋆ ˚｡𖦹 ⋆｡°✩

O1 NAMES 𖤓 Dotty, Dots, Dotster, Doll, Cherry, Yarne O1 GENDERS 𖤓 Female Pupgender Doggender O1 PRNS 𖤓 She/Sweet/Bark O1) ORIENT 𖤓 AroAce O1) SPECIES 𖤓 Doggirl O1) AGE 𖤓 7 y/o O1) SOURCE 𖤓 MY DOG? O1) ICON 𖤓 her.

✮ ⋆ ˚｡𖦹 ⋆｡°✩ it's about having fun! ✮ ⋆ ˚｡𖦹 ⋆｡°✩

O2) ROLES 𖤓 Little, Beauheur O2) KINTYPES 𖤓 Ladybugkin, Catkin O2) TYP. STYLE 𖤓 Doesn't like speaking or using emojis, typically lets other people speak for sweet instead. O2) SIGNOFF 𖤓 -🐺⚫ O2) PERS. TRAITS 𖤓 Sleepy, Kind, Sweet-hearted

✮ ⋆ ˚｡𖦹 ⋆｡°✩ but sleeping sounds nice too.. ✮ ⋆ ˚｡𖦹 ⋆｡°✩

O1 NAMES 𖤓 Egg, Eggy, Sunny, Sunday, Sunnyside O1 GENDERS 𖤓 Female O1 PRNS 𖤓 She/Chase/Bite/Nom O1) ORIENT 𖤓 AroAce O1) SPECIES 𖤓 Doggirl O1) AGE 𖤓 10 Y/O O1) SOURCE 𖤓 My do g.. O1) ICON 𖤓 not providing

✮ ⋆ ˚｡𖦹 ⋆｡°✩ i wanna see the world! ✮ ⋆ ˚｡𖦹 ⋆｡°✩

O2) ROLES 𖤓 Little, Scout, Adventurer O2) KINTYPES 𖤓 Finchkin, Hummingbirdkin O2) TYP. STYLE 𖤓 Types in all lowercase with dog-like typing stims included. "hi yip yip!!!! i wanna go on an adventure bark!! :D" O2) SIGNOFF 𖤓 -🐺🥚 O2) PERS. TRAITS 𖤓 Adventurous, Explorative, Mischevious

✮ ⋆ ˚｡𖦹 ⋆｡°✩ cmon!! dont be lazy!! ✮ ⋆ ˚｡𖦹 ⋆｡°✩

O1 NAMES 𖤓 Princess, Queen, Crystal, Soft, Cloudy O1 GENDERS 𖤓 Female O1 PRNS 𖤓 She/Sleep/Zzz O1) ORIENT 𖤓 AroAce O1) SPECIES 𖤓 Doggirl O1) AGE 𖤓 6 Y/O. O1) SOURCE 𖤓 my dog.. O1) ICON 𖤓

✮ ⋆ ˚｡𖦹 ⋆｡°✩ huh..? wuh? ✮ ⋆ ˚｡𖦹 ⋆｡°✩

O2) ROLES 𖤓 Little, Charge O2) KINTYPES 𖤓 Swankin O2) TYP. STYLE 𖤓 Refuses to type, makes someone else do it for her. O2) SIGNOFF 𖤓 -🐺👑 O2) PERS. TRAITS 𖤓 Sleepy, Timid, Quiet

✮ ⋆ ˚｡𖦹 ⋆｡°✩ okay!!! ✮ ⋆ ˚｡𖦹 ⋆｡°✩

O1 NAMES 𖤓 Bug, Buggy, Buzz, Chirp, Wilder O1 GENDERS 𖤓 Male O1 PRNS 𖤓 He/Tail/Noise O1) ORIENT 𖤓 AroAce O1) SPECIES 𖤓 Dogboy O1) AGE 𖤓 8 Y/O. O1) SOURCE 𖤓 my dog.. O1) ICON 𖤓 nuh uh

✮ ⋆ ˚｡𖦹 ⋆｡°✩ hi!!!!! ✮ ⋆ ˚｡𖦹 ⋆｡°✩

O2) ROLES 𖤓 Little, Scout, Charge, Delight O2) KINTYPES 𖤓 Beetlekin, Catkin O2) TYP. STYLE 𖤓 Repeats a lot of letters at the start of words, all lowercase "hhhi!!!! im bbug and i llike bbbbugs :)" O2) SIGNOFF 𖤓 -🐺🐛 O2) PERS. TRAITS 𖤓 Naive, Silly, Lazy

✮ ⋆ ˚｡𖦹 ⋆｡°✩ you're my friend now :] ✮ ⋆ ˚｡𖦹 ⋆｡°✩

AFTER PACK NOTE: im not adding images for my safety but MY FUCKING DOGS??? /silly

did this bc it sounded very funny

[fbfh]

domestic cozy moments with leo - an anthology

i should really be asleep

aged up to 18+ obvs,,,, rlly wishing this was real rn lmao,,, also it’s fluff if u couldn’t tell 

1600 words

You set down your last box, hearing a thump in the next room as he sets his. You will your legs to carry you into the next room where he’s waiting, standing, looking at you. The glaring over head light still somehow makes him look good, and you can tell, by this point, that he’s thinking something similar about you. He pulls you closer with one strong comforting gesture, and you both flop unceremoniously down onto the bare mattress on the floor. You tuck the crook of your elbow over your face to block out the harsh light, and gently rub your face into the material of his shirt; a dark flannel over a deep red hoodie, some quote splashed across the chest. The arm wrapped around you bent, his hand brushing the hair at the top of your forehead. 

“We did it,” he breathed.

“Yeah,” you replied, “now we just gotta unpack everything.”

“And organize.”

“And decorate,” you add. There’s a beat of silence.

“God, this is gonna be a nightmare, isn’t it…” he laughs, head resting on top of yours. A slow, tired chuckle rocks your body. 

“Yeah, probably…”

You’ve both been up since about 4am, and have only just finished moving into your apartment. It’s around one or two in the morning. You’re beyond exhausted, the thrill of the move and shitty, delerious humor keeping you running for the last few hours. 

“Y’know what,” he moves, kicking off his shoes, “I say we just crash for the night. Deal with the rest of it in the morning.” He’s already mumbling, his voice groggy - groggier than before - and you can tell he’s losing orbit. Against your wishes, you make yourself sit up. You kneel over to a box a few feet away, and rip the tape off. You pull out a duvet, and shuffle back over to him. 

“Yeah,” you say, already slipping out of your sneakers and throwing some of the blanket over him, “sounds good.” You curl back into him, into a slightly more comfortable position, and start to settle down. 

“Shit,” he hisses, “the light.” You realize the light’s still on and groan.

“Oh god… we’re really that dumb,” you can feel the sleep deprived laughter taking over.

“Wait, wait,” he giggles, the infectious laugh spreading. He leans over, fumbling for the mop next to the broom and vacuum, and holds the flat head, the pole in between his fingers. You feel him shift, and pry your eyes open. He’s almost got it. You make some encouraging ‘oh, ooooh!’s as he lines up the loop at the top with the light switch on the wall and darkness engulfs you. He lays back down in a heap, setting the mop on the floor next to him. 

“Nice!” you press a kiss below his ear, the closest place you could reach, and he mutters sleepily, “Thank you, thank you, I’ll be signing autographs in half an hour,” laughter seeping into his words like a teabag in hot water as he pulls his hood up. Your limbs are already tingly with sleep. He mutters something you can’t make out, and you’re pretty sure you tried to ask what, but you don’t remember anything after that. You don’t know who fell asleep first, but you both slept really well that night. 

~

Your piping was migraine worthy. 

That’s what Leo had said after about a minute under your bathroom sink. 

You had noticed the water pressure in the sink got really weak after a day or two. Your apartment was pretty old, so it wasn’t surprising. 

“Should we call the superintendent?” you asked through a mouth of ramen. A smile hit his eyes, and you finished the thought he hadn’t said.

“To let him know,” you shoved his chest playfully, “I know you can fix it, that wasn’t a question.” It backed off, and instead he said, “You can try, but I’m pretty sure he’s one of those three-to-five-business-days types.” 

“Well, at least he’ll know what’s going on.” He still had that look. “I’ll tell him not to call a plumber. My boyfriend’s an engineer and can more than handle it.” He seemed satisfied, and grabbed his tools. 

“I’m just saying, I think I know a thing or two about this stuff…” You pulled the still ringing phone from your face. “Duh, you’re the-” the phone stopped ringing. Voicemail. You rolled your eyes as the beep sounded, and left a brief message explaining who you were and the situation. After you finished talking, you hung up. 

“God, I hate talking on the phone,” you mutter. You turn the corner to the bathroom doorway. 

“How’s it looking?” you lean on the door frame, and suppress a chuckle at the sight of your boyfriend laying on a skateboard under the bathroom sink. 

“This makes… no sense…” he muttered. “I mean, who- why would you put a dual check there?” You smiled, loving when he talked about his hyperfixations, even if it barely made sense to you. You decided to check back in a bit, and went to transfer some laundry. 

It had been a while. You had checked on Leo two or three times, and he was still doing something under there. He had come out once or twice to get some parts or piping from his supplies, then went straight back to work. If only you had a dollar for every time you heard him sigh, “there’s gotta be a better way to do this…” It’s been two hours and he needs a break. 

You walk back into the bathroom, step over him, and sit down, your hips right on top of his.

He stops.

He pushes you both out from under the sink, skateboard rolling slowly, his eyes locked with yours.

“Hello,”

“Hi,”

~

You just wanted to take out the trash, that was all. But when you entered the back alley and saw a little kitty cat looking so scared by the dumpster, you couldn’t stop your instincts. You set the trash down slowly, scooped up the cat, and marched back inside. You set her - or him? You weren’t sure yet. You set them in the bathroom, made a little nest of towels close to the radiator, and left, closing the door behind you. You came back in with a small storage bin with cat litter - which Leo luckily had on hand for absorbing oil spills in his garage - paper bowls with some tuna and water, and a small ball of yarn from a long since abandoned craft project. The kitty ate all the tuna in record time, and looked at you, asking for more. 

“Wait for that to digest, then you can have seconds.” you said, softly. You gave them a little head pat, and they skittered away, unused to affection. It made your heart a little sad. But it’s okay, you reminded yourself, kitty’s gonna get lots of love from now on. You adjust your seat on the edge of the tub, trying to stop your butt from going numb. You pick the cat up to put them in their makeshift bed, and check under their tummy. Yup, girl kitty. She lets out a high pitched meow, and you can tell she’s still pretty young. You pet her back, and she arches up, her tail curling. She moves away from your hand, still not used to it yet, but a loud purr resonates through her chest and off the walls. You hold back a delighted squeal as she curls up into a ball. Oh jeez, do you have any blankets? You could cover her with a towel, but do you have anything softer? You leave to check, closing the door securely behind you. You dig through the linen closet for a few minutes before you hear the door open and close. 

“Honey, I’m home,” Leo quipped, putting his jacket on the coat rack. You picked up a small fleece decorative blanket you had no use for until now. 

“Hey,” he turned the corner, and placed his hand on your face, and your free hand rested on his. He pressed a warm kiss to your lips, and pulled away even though he didn’t want to. “Hey, Sparky,” you replied, a smile only he could give you blooming on your face. 

He started to tell you you two could catch up in a minute, he just has to wash the stubborn leftover machine oil off his hands, but you stopped him before he could.

“I have a surprise.” You said.

“Okay,” he replied, smiling, “what is it?”

You bit your lip, and quickly pulled him into the bathroom, closing the door quickly behind you. 

“Woah, babe,” he smirked, “if you wanted-” his voice cut off when he saw you kneeling next to a small kitty. 

“Her name is garbage, cause that’s where I found her!” you giggled, quoting the episode of The Office you two had watched just last night. 

“Aww,” he cooed, and began to wash his hands hastily so he could pet her, “she’s adorable!” his voice was soft, and higher than normal, and it was the cutest thing you’d ever heard. He dried off his hands, and bent down to give her a cuddle. You stayed like that for a while, watching her play with string and baby talking her. 

“By the way, Estrella,” he said, breaking his baby voice to look up at you, “we’re not actually naming her garbage, right?”

“No!” you laughed, “She’s too cute, that’d be mean…” 

He giggled at your face, and you two batted names back and forth for a while, trying to find the right one, and eventually settling on Jackhammer, maybe Jack for short.  “She’s definitely as loud as one,” Leo mused when he’d first heard her purr.

She purred a lot more after that.

[sparksearcher]

twelfthstreet replied to your post “I think I just made a plan to knit and then take a pair of scissors to...”

fun!! what pattern?

It’s Pinebank from Malabrigo Book 8.  My tension for colorwork knit flat sucks, but I can rock 2-color stranded knitting in the round, so I’m going the steeked version.  Thankfully the pattern is written so I don’t have to worry about cutting holes for sleeves.

I found a great video on YouTube about how to do a crocheted steek, which seems less heart-attack-inducing than some of the other methods I’ve heard of.

[sparksearcher]

I used to get annoyed about tumblr recommending blogs on my dash. But now that they've started only recommending knitting blogs it's actually quite pleasant. Turns out I can stare at yarn for 8 hours of work, take out my own knitting when I get home, and still say "hey look yarn!" when it unexpectedly appears on my dash.