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[queen-scribbles]

Penguin Covers

Tagged by @valkblue and this was very fun despite cover design not being a strength of mine

template (I used template two from the canva links)

It was so hard to pick which fics to do, even limiting myself to multichapter ones, but I went with The Long Burning Torch and Drifting Roads bc I have a massive soft spot for both of them.

TLBT is, of course, my recently completed ShoH 20s Detective AU(art from sssamsondraws; I had no luck finding a good aesthetic pic with a lady detective >.>)

Drifting Roads is a DA:I fic ft. Levyn Trevelyan(*cough* actually Inquisitor!Jowan *cough*) stuck in the Fade after a particularly draining fight. That art's official concept art of the Fade.

tagging @haledamage @eluvisen and @greyias (no pressure!) and anyone else who want to give it a try. :D

[homeformyheart]

detective lyra kingston, ex-regional champion in archery - featured in the wayhaven chronicles (by @seraphinitegames)

thank you to @sssamsondraws for drawing my LT-mancing detective! Lyra is a bit of people person - very friendly, engaging,; trusts easily and is good listener, very much puts her heart on her sleeve and can be kind of a doormat. She's also a little bit of a klutz.

*goes without saying, but do not repost or reuse for your own oc(s).

background version & stats under the cut!

Lyra Kin: people / deductiono

zodiac sign: libra sun /aquarius moon / virgo rising

mbti: ESFJ-A (consul)

fave season/color: late spring/early summer; yellow/light green/blue

hobbies: skilled hunter/tracker, with a bow & arrow

personality: genuine, friendly, impulsive, easygoing, charming

top traits: teamplayer, heart, optimist

top skills: people / deduction

[red-wardens]

“Y’knit me a sweater, Warden Commander? Alright, love, I give in. I’ll go out with ya.” 

“......We’ve been together for 3 years, Das.”

Happy Holidays from Blue Surana x Das Davarris!

A beautiful “ugly holiday sweater” commission I bought from the kind and talented @sssamsondraws as an early Christmas/holidays present for @heraldofwho. It’s our favorite angsty couple in a Better World(TM) AU where they’re both not diseased and/or dying from the Taint. 

Last year I wrote a “Mistletoe Kiss” for them, this year...tada! Thanks @heraldofwho for creating Das and being such a wonderful part of the Dragon Age fandom <3 

[elellan]

I asked @sssamsondraws to draw my OC Riwan Lavellan from Mytahl’Enaste for his OC giveaway annnd... here she is! I really can’t emphasize how much I like her, the colours, the cheekbones and jaw, the skin tone, I just... wow! She’s even more beautiful than I remembered her.  Go check their blog out!!!

[darnara-vas-rayya]

A piece i got from the wonderful @sssamson / @sssamsondraws This was a wing-it piece where the Sssamson/Sssamsondraws had full control over what type of scene Dar’Nara is in! I decided to write up a little story to go with it after it was complete, i hope you enjoy! :D

Artwork © @sssamson / @sssamsondraws

Dar’Nara vas Rayya © Me

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Sometimes Dar'Nara will just observe the silence of space in a quiet area of a Quarian vessel that isnt his room. When he doesnt want absolute silence by muting his helmet but also doesnt want loud noise. Where some quiet talking and the humm of the engines is all that can be heard. These areas of a Quarian ship can allow for mental focus especially during times where Dar'Nara may be having a rough time with things. In this specific shot, Dar'Nara is observing a planet the Fleet is visiting for trade. Soon Dar'Nara will be called to help with that so for now he is taking the opportunity to clear his head as he has been going through a rough time. Unsure of what he should do about feelings he has towards another. So he is focusing on resolving that so that he is focused when he is called for to help with loading and unloading any cargo as part of the trade they are there for. He knows that if he is not fully focused when called for that he will very likely forget something or do something wrong as a result of being distracted by his troubles. So best he get through that first! Quarian life can certainly be hard, just like anyones life can be. We experience hurdles just like anyone! And in this case, Dar'Nara is trying to jump that hurdle and continue onwards instead of potentially wallowing in a pit of mental negativity as a result of something he is going through.

[chenria]

She is so gorgeous! I love your style and you did such an incredible job with Alani and she looks so strong and just hnnnng!!! ♥

I was so giddy about this all day! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

Another art trade! this time with the amazing @chenria of her OC Alani.

[dingoat]

My half of my trade with @sssamsondraws!! I’ve already said it but seriously thank you for wanting to trade with me! I don’t do it often but this was so worth it :D

[sithsandstardust]

This post is inspired by @swtorpadawan’s very lovely thank you post, which thank you again for tagging me! Seeing that meant the world! But now I want to take time to send my very own thanks to a lot of you here on this side of Tumblr I’ve stumbled upon. I don’t know how to do the fancy post tagging thing… but oh well!

THANK YOU!

Art trades:

Thanks to

@jupiterdoe for the lovely drawing of Kenna! I love it so, SO dearly! It’s one of my favorites I’ve seen of her! I also loved seeing how much your art has improved over the year, always keep creating 💖

@angryducktimemachine for the amazing drawing of Rhiannon!!! You captured her perfectly and it was so adorable! I remember knowing you mutually on Instagram years ago and I’ve loved to watch your art grow over the years! Can’t wait to see what comes next!

@atekkalegacy for the drawing of Orian and Nebula that makes my heart melt every time I think about it, it’s so beautiful! Thank you also for your patience during the time of the trade, that meant the world to me!!! Your art style is so gorgeous and I love to see it!!!

@the-main-coffee-party for the drawing of Nestya, it lives in my mind each and every day! You captured her so wonderfully and I can’t even continue to express how much I appreciate it!! I want to thank you for your patience as well!!!

Commissions

Thanks to

@jarael, @chaosandwonder, @virlfriend, @forceusingwayfarer, @revanchxst, @undercover-cathar, @the-main-coffee-party, and @swtorpadawan for believing in my art so much to commission me. Each and every time I received a message regarding that I was filled with joy and gratefulness, I can’t even begin to express my thanks for each and every one of you that motivated me creatively and helped me practice new characters, poses, and expressions through drawing all of your beautiful characters!!

Extra mentions

Thanks to

@sssamsondraws for the beautiful art raffle piece of Brielle. I was so excited to see that tag I got from you stating that I had been drawn. I still have it saved and look at it, admiring how wonderfully it was done!

And finally to @thenachlegacy, the best friend I have ever had in my entire life. Words can’t even express how much I’m grateful to have you and how many thanks I have for you and your never ending love and encouragement. I’m so so so glad to be crossing into a new year with you once again.

Happy New Years to everyone, and I can’t wait to see what 2022 brings us! Thanks for making this a wonderful year through both good, and bad, and I hope I can get to know some of you guys and your characters more this year!

[mistyeyedbi-archive]

I was fortunate enought to be picked in @lilyoffandoms oc giveaway and got this amazing portrait of my beloved Detective Zuri Jackson from @sssamsondraws!

You two are so sweet to do this!🥺

[obsessivedino]

Oh my! I got picked for @lilyoffandoms‘s giveaway and received a beautiful portrait piece of my Detective Pearl White from @sssamsondraws!

Thank you both for hosting the giveaway! It is incredibly nice of you to do this, and I am so blessed to have been picked.

[queen-scribbles]

“...What are you doing?”

“C’mon, you’re a detective, I think you can figure out what mistletoe’s for.”

Oh, look, another ugly sweater commission from @sssamsondraws! This time ft. my MC Callie and Sebastian from @speakergame and it’s absolutely fantastic, exactly what I wanted. Merry Christmas to me :D

[homeformyheart]

masterlist - twc detectives

this is a masterlist of content / art created for my twc detectives. you can click on the tagged links (#detective ___) to see all posts tagged as such, including tag games, oc asks, etc.

did i lean hard into the chess-themed names? yes i did.

this list does not include art that features my detectives with their RO or other characters. for that masterlist, click here.

*please do not copy / rip-off any art, templates, aesthetics, etc. featured below as your own. do not just copy or repost these and pass them off as your own and do not claim any info, art, or design for your own oc.

DO NOT REPOST

headcanons (#my twc headcanons)

edits & commissioned art - all detectives (#my detective)

personas - art by @kimchi-toast oc lineup by @peonylon

detective lyra kingston (#detective lyra kingston) - A/N LT

social media header full character profile - version 1.0 (end of book 2) persona - the sweetheart portrait by @lxdy-starfury​ headshot - commissioned from @sssamsondraws​​

detective regina bishop (#detective regina bishop) - A

persona - the thinker portrait - commissioned from @silverletters​ steampunk/victorian AU by @sosolenoo​

detective cassiopeia “cassie” knight (#detective cassie knight) - N

persona - the empath headshot - commissioned from @/reidyn-art portrait - commissioned from @porcelean-art​

detective ria “riri” knight (#detective ria knight) - M (bold)

persona - the rebel portrait - commissioned from @choicesraccoon​ portrait - commissioned from @redreart​ warehouse patrol - commissioned from @silverletters​ mutual oc drawing by @kitteria-art​​

detective brooklyn “brooks” kingston (#detective brooklyn kingston) - M (shy/naive)

persona - the scientist portrait - commissioned from @acryptidcreates portrait - commissioned from @redreart​

detective harley bishop (#detective harley bishop) - F

social media header full character profile - version 1.1 (end of book 2) persona - the fighter portrait - commissioned from @redreart​​

[red-wardens]

“ 'Cause when I needed a place to hang my heart You were there to wear it from the start And with every breath of me You'll be the only light I see.” - Every Breath, Boyce Avenue

Alyss Amell x Leliana 

Wifeys taking some well deserved "us time” in Val Royeaux in the years between the Blight and the Breach. February kicked my ass so I couldn’t make anything of my own for #femslash February, but I was lucky enough to commission @sssamsondraws to draw my Amell and the love of her life. Thank you so much, I love it!! <3 

[first-flower-of-my-house]

@sssamsondraws is doing an oc drawing “giveaway” and I asked for my main Warden, Raven Mahariel! Thank you again, I love how my boy turned out!!

[commander-ralyle]

@sssamson @sssamsondraws did an OC art giveaway and I was lucky enough to get one! My FFXIV Main Tristan Narferium in his crafter gear. He's so pretty!

[haledamage]

Rhicember 12/24

Why is there a stocking with my name on it above the fireplace? - Kira&Unit Bravo (and a bit of Kira/Nate)

The living room at the Warehouse was beautifully decorated, draped in white lights and gold ribbons. The tree in the corner could have been straight out of a home design magazine, tasteful and elegant and lovely and clearly entirely Nate’s influence.

Except for the mantlepiece, where six mismatched stockings hung, each labeled with the name of a member of Unit Bravo, including Rebecca... and Kira.

“Hey, Felix?” Kira said as she stood in the doorway, because of course it was Felix’s doing. “Why is there a stocking with my name on it above the fireplace?”

He threw a friendly arm over her shoulders, dragging her into the room. “Well, Christmas is for family, right? I thought I’d celebrate, you know, you being part of our family now.” He said it so casually, smile as warm as the crackling fire, and she didn’t know how to reply to that. He saved her the trouble when a sudden mischief lit his eyes. “In fact--”

“Oh no.” Kira slid out from under his arm and put some space between them. “No ‘in fact.’ I know you, those are dangerous words.”

He didn’t listen, instead grabbing a box from beside the couch and holding it out to her. It was clearly a garment box, the kind that you get from any department store. She stared at it suspiciously. “I got you something! This isn’t your actual present, but I saw it and I just had to get it for you.”

In the box was a colorful confection that might generously be called a jumper. Gold and red and green, it was covered in candy canes and sweets. It was almost nauseatingly festive.

Kira looked from the jumper up to Felix and his mischievous grin. He knew her entirely too well. He knew she would never under any normal circumstances wear something like this. There was less colour in her entire closet than there was in her hands right now.

But giving it to her as a gift, in front of witnesses, meant it was a challenge. And Kira Kingston didn’t back down from challenges.

(lovely art by @sssamsondraws​)

“For you,” she ground out through clenched teeth. “I’ll wear this for you.” She pulled it on over the shirt she was already wearing. It fit well and was surprisingly soft. She tried not to let it show on her face. “Shut up, Mason.”

“I didn’t say anything.”

“You didn’t have to. I can hear you smirking.”

Mason chuckled, but Kira refused to turn and look at him, and then Adam and Nate walked into the room and she had bigger problems anyway.

Adam did a remarkable job of laughing at her without making any expression whatsoever. It didn’t even show in his eyes, but she still knew he was mocking her. She glared at him, unblinking, until Nate stepped in between them, breaking their standoff with a gentle smile. Adam scoffed and walked away to his usual place by the window, but Kira almost entirely forgot about him when her eyes met Nate’s and his smile widened.

“Nice jumper,” he said, and somehow he didn’t sound like he was teasing her.

“It’s terrible,” she said, not falling for it, no matter how warm his dark brown eyes were or how close he was standing. “Felix gave it to me, and apparently my gift to him this year is to allow him one moment to humiliate me in public. What are friends for and all that.”

Nate reached out and touched her arm, fingers curling lightly around her bicep. “I think you could make anything look good, Kira.”

“Flatterer,” Kira said, but she blushed scarlet. “God, how do you say that with so much sincerity?”

“It’s the truth.”

Their eyes met again, and she felt herself drawn into his orbit. She moved a step closer, and he slid his hand slowly from her arm up to her shoulder before settling near her collarbone, leaving a trail of goosebumps in its wake. Another step forward and it would be so easy to close the gap and kiss him. The way his dark eyes went even darker, his sweet smile giving way to a seductive smirk, told her that he was thinking the same thing.

Felix threw an arm around each of them, his big smile almost charming enough that Kira didn’t want to punch him for interrupting. Almost. He still saw it on her face, though, and it only made his smile bigger. “Merry Christmas, Nate. Merry Christmas, Kiki.”

“No. Absolutely fucking not.” In her periphery, she saw Nate grimace at her language. She touched his hand where it still rested on her shoulder, giving it a squeeze in apology. “I love you, Felix, but there is no way in hell you’re calling me that.”

“Oh come on! It is impossible to find a good nickname for ‘Kira.’”

“Try harder. I am not gonna answer to ‘Kiki.’” She shuddered. “Terrible. Honestly.”

Felix grinned, and Kira knew she was going to regret presenting him with a challenge like that. “We’ll see about that.”