#steam pieces

[clairethecutepup]

Well, I've got ideas for writing practice and when I just generally feel like I need to give a break to: Seve and Alexis, Sarah and Jimmy, and Claire. After all, they deserve only so much crap that The Dreams and Nightmares We Share... puts them through, so it'd be nice to just let them "relax" and have them do their best genre (excluding "adventure" in our "Corn Kidz'" case): "comedy."

Plus, if I'm being honest... It's the only way I'm going to get over the shame of an old, cringey series I made as a teen: "Leena + Friends," back when I didn't know how to draw/write as well as I do now. Essentially, same principal idea: putting an OC with characters I like in general or from series I also like, then calling it my "main cast." I need to REDEEM myself when it comes to "content farms," danggit!! So, time to go from "cringingly doing it before it was cool," to: "If there has to be brainrot and people using well-known characters for their content, then it's time to at least make it entertaining for more than mindless iPad kids."

I'm thinking the name: "Chaotic Quintet," since Sarah and Jimmy were part of a child cast that destroyed their own neighborhood daily (Ed Edd n' Eddy), Seve and Alexis are clearly the embodiment of both "chaotic good/neutral" (Corn Kidz 64), and Claire just has the unfortunate luck of being a magnet for those of cartoonish antics (Tykes at Heart mostly). Sometimes just them, and sometimes meeting up with other characters I like. It's a good way to practice writing (characterization, grammar...) and to take breaks, while also providing potential material/inspiration for more "official" works.

If you want an explanation for why we've got unrelated characters together: it's fanfiction and thus screw you, secondly our now-adult EEnE characters and still-teenage CK64 characters bring me immense comfort/joy. As for an in-world explanation, let's just say: it's possible to be a human/animal or something in-between in this reality, our friend group tends to stay together at Sarah and Jimmy's new house in Peach Creek's Cul-De-Sac during the summer (visiting other times), and our chaotic goat-kids and dependent wolf-girl would be the perfect experiment of whether our now-adult couple should consider the family life. Seriously, if you can survive whatever Seve and Alexis do while you watch them, you're gonna make a great mom/dad-- if you don't consider sterilization instead.

So yeah, maybe keep an eye out for that "crack fiction" styled series; although, it'd definitely be more on the coherent side. This is why we love fanfiction, ja? The right to do whatever you want, basically.

[gildui]

bounty hunter ghost on his rare day around the ranch

[cavalierclavier]

When I broke the cycle, I made sure that the tear was rough. You carry a part of what should be her, and she carries a part of what should be you.

[attyrocious]

Cornerstone (2009) - Arctic Monkeys

thank u for coming to my "law is an arctic monkeys fan" ted talk

[kkoct-ik]

hermit+ pairing request doodle dump of varying quality

from top to bottom: grumbo, treebark, pearl/cleo, scardubs x3, mumbo/cub, (treebark)

[acorviart]

Super flattering that this piece made it into the top 300 quarter-finals of the Pokémon Illustration Contest 2024! Good luck Feraligatr, I hope you make it into the next round ✨

[spicyraeman]

oh Wyllyam Ravengard the man that you are

[shepscapades]

SHEP

DRAW MORE SLEEPY XISUMA

AND MY LIFE IS YOURS

(no pressure of <3)

ANYTHING FOR YOU ANONYMOUS

[wigglesdtuff]

devil!

[neo-my-geo]

They have such a way with words

[eclown4hire]

my top 3 strawhats!

[salty-macaroon]

An erasermic dtiys challenge doodle I did months ago but nvr posted 👨‍🦲

[nightskyfoxyy]

Beach day pt.2 now feat. the husband

[bruhstation]

steam team's seniors during their baby years

A friend group so weird and toxic to people they dislike it could rival It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia’s. They're not immune to the "I came to Sodor to avoid my problems and wanted a fresh start" trope many Sudrians also follow

Edward Pettigrew

Age: 31 as of 1984

A kind, friendly NWR railwayman who didn’t mind a lot of things and was popular amongst younger folks for his looks and demeanor. He likes showing newbies the ropes of the NWR and Sodor as a whole because he just loves infodumping. Despite being made fun of by some railwaymen for his “weirdness”, Edward worked hard and was known as the jack-of-all-trades by his peers, usually treating younger and newer railwaymen to drinks after work to get them accustomed to Sodor (he did this to Henry, then Gordon, then James). Originally from the village of Pezë in Tirana, Albania, 1940s. Due to his beginnings in a small rural village and the Albanian government’s censorship of outside influences and heavy restriction of traveling outside the country, Edward’s hunger for knowledge about the world grew more and more. His family had connections to the Lëvizja Nacional-Çlirimtare and Edward’s particularly bright and good at talking, so he became a diplomat to travel outside Albania – a step into his plans of learning more about the world. After landing himself in the United Kingdom and studying everything he wanted, he believes it’s still not enough. He found out about an island infamous for its supernatural occurrences and cases of people missing just off the coast of the UK – Sodor. Being the curious man he is, he discarded everything that’s needed for the LNÇ to locate him and landed on Sodor, gorging himself with every mystery the island has to offer. Impulsive? Yes. But for the first time, Edward felt true freedom. However, Edward got too curious and nosy and became a casualty in an accident fueled by supernatural hysteria related to Lady of the Legend and was transported around 40 years into the future, landing in 1983 with his memories all over the place. Despite losing his sense of self and having no idea what he is, his thirst for knowledge still lives on inside his head. His cheerfulness, amicability, and kindness are extensions he formed to make up for the hole inside his heart. Edward does love his friends, but he believes that if he can withhold information from them and make them all live in blissful ignorance, they can be truly happy – this all stems from his fear of exceeding his limits and being discarded (which he later copes by being a typical wise friendly old man in 1999). He often sees visages of Lady in his dreams.

Gordon J. Gresley

Age: 26 as of 1984

Joined after Henry. Looked like he was fresh out of a funeral. A young hotshot who was more polite, quiet, and reserved compared to his 1999 counterpart. Gordon started out as an apprentice fireman for the Wild Nor’Wester’s previous driver. He treated his arrival on Sodor as a desperate last resort to escape his issues and grief and pitifully believed he was “lumped with the social pariahs in the boonies”, but he’s gotten better and believed that this is where he can truly outshine everyone, much to the annoyance and chagrin of his seniors. Gordon acts like he knows what he’s doing in order to build up his image as someone who’s dependable and strong and revels in small basks of limelight. However, he was constantly uncomfortable with how Edward treated accidents as normal due to their survivors being in tip-top shape the next day and how Henry is so distrustful of and odd about everything and everyone and sweats 24/7, but he’s been masking and convincing himself that he’s not like the rest of them. He’s normal. He’s normal! Let’s all hold hands. Don’t be fooled by his sad face. Young Gordon can be arrogant and think he knows everything for being a youngin.

Henry Stanier

Age: 27 as of 1984

Joined after Edward, so he’s quite close to him. Gordon’s “senior” by 6 months. He’s always, ALWAYS scared endlessly about anything “out of the ordinary” and beats himself up over it, much to his own disgust. Henry had a deep rooted hatred and jealousy towards his peers for pitying him after a coworker revealed to other railwaymen that he’s narcoleptic without his permission. He’s been masking his disabilities despite it being detrimental for his well-being, but as long as people treated him “normally”, Henry would endure (dreadfully). He did this especially with Gordon, the newest addition to the Northwestern Railway at the time, because he didn’t want anyone else to treat him differently when they find out about his health issues. As an extention, Henry developed a vitriol towards Gordon too – he’s particularly jealous about how he’s so “ungrateful” of everything’s given to him like his fair looks, clothes, and position as the to-be face of the Wild Nor’Wester. They did become friends though despite the process not being easy. It’s okay. They became besties that were mean to old nosy folks. Initially wanted to pursue arts, but due to circumstances from his past related to his health and paranoia fueled by his past failures and “jinxes”, he came to Sodor as a half-hearted last resort to get a job. He wasn’t hopeful of having anyone respect him for who he is, but things do get better, much to his surprise.

James A. Hughes

Age: 25 as of 1989

Joined the NWR 5 years after Edward did. At that point, Gordon already discarded his GNR Green look and went for the blue attire (minus the big coat). Flaunts his beauty almost at any given time, especially when someone mildly complimented him. He’s more of a nerd (word used loosely because he acts like a know-it-all when he actually has no idea what he’s doing) compared to his canon, 1999 counterpart. James came to Sodor for a fresh start and believed he deserves more than what he’s given. He thinks he’s so tough and hard as nails – in fact it became his source of hubris because he gets into accidents and was scolded by his seniors for being so vain and stubborn. He doesn’t want to get dirty, he doesn’t want to shovel coal, he doesn’t want to get wet from the washdown suds – he only wants the good out of the work and doesn’t want to accept the “bad” sides as well, so James was branded as the “problem kid” of the NWR by older folks. James, who can’t handle harsh criticism and labels well, grow even more distant with them. He primarily hangs out with the RWS trio because they seem to understand his situation and the feeling of being “outcasted” (despite Gordon’s annoyance at his boastfulness). 

[heartorbit]

why is their name siffrin when you siff in the cold food and siff out hot eat the food

[ltwilliammowett]

Three rare Vaseline Opalescent pieces made by The Duncan and Miller Glass Company circa 1935. From left to right: covered cigarette jar, anchor compote and covered candy jar or humidor