#teddy bears at an art fair

[petsincollections]

Teddy Bears, Joel B. Levinson, 1986

People browsing the teddy bears for sale at the Three Rivers Arts Festival.

Joel B. Levinson Photographs

University of Pittsburgh

Historic Pittsburgh

[feathersnflowers]

Happy Valentine's day 💖💖💖

[dandyshucks]

me when i have a drawing idea i want to work on today but I know I have cleaning that needs to get done so ... I somehow end up working on neither of those and instead spend an entire hour very carefully handwashing a childhood teddy bear

I WANT TO DRAW FHDKSL WHAT AM I DOING !!!!

[noahsarchipelago]

Today’s comic, in which Noah is a wee bit worried about Duke’s upcoming arcade party.

[lotusnleaves]

WHATS NOT TO LOVE?

— ᴾᵃᶦʳᶦⁿᵍ: ᴳⁿᵎᴿᵉᵃᵈᵉʳ ˣ ᴱ¹⁶¹⁰ᵎᵀᵃˡᵏᶦⁿᵍˢᵗᵃᵍᵉᵎᴹᶦˡᵉˢ

— ˢᵘᵐᵐᵃʳʸ: "ᵂᴴᴬᵀˢ ᴺᴼᵀ ᵀᴼ ᴸᴼⱽᴱ" ᴾᵃʳᵗ ². ᴱ¹⁶¹⁰ᵎᴹᶦˡᵉˢ ᵗᵃˡᵏᶦⁿᵍ ˢᵗᵃᵍᵉ ʰᵉᵃᵈᶜᵃⁿᵒⁿˢ ᵃˡˡ ᵗʰᵉ ˡᶦᵗᵗˡᵉ ᵗʰᶦⁿᵍˢ ʰᵉ ʷᵒᵘˡᵈ ᵈᵒ ᵇᵉᶠᵒʳᵉ ʸᵒᵘ ᵍᵘʸˢ ʷᵉʳᵉ ᵒᶠᶠᶦᶜᶦᵃˡ.

—ᴬ/ᴺ:ᴰᵉᶠ ˢᵗᶦˡˡ ᵗʰᶦⁿᵏᶦⁿᵍ ᵃᵇᵒᵘᵗ ʳᵉⁿᵃᵐᶦⁿᵍ ᵗʰᵉ ᴱ⁴²ᵎ ᴴᶜ'ˢ ᵇᵘᵗ ᵇᶜ ᶦ ʰᵃᵛᵉⁿᵗ ᵍᵒᵗᵗᵉⁿ ᵗᵒ ᶦᵗ ʸᵉᵗ ʷᵉ'ʳᵉ ˢᵗᶦˡˡ ᵇᵒᵘᵗᵃ ᶜᵃˡˡ ᵗʰᶦˢ "ᵂʰᵃᵗˢ ᴺᵒᵗ ᵀᵒ ᴸᵒᵛᵉ" ᶦᵗ ᵐᵃᵏᵉˢ ˢᵉⁿˢᵉ ʰᵉʳᵉ ʸᵏᵏᵏ. ᴵᵗˢ ˢᵒ ʷᵉᶦʳᵈ ʰᵒʷ ᴵ ˡᶦᵏᵉ ᵗʰᶦˢ ᵒⁿᵉ ᵐᵒʳᵉ ᵇᵉᶜᵃᵘˢᵉ ᵗʰᵉ ᶦᵈᵉᵃˢ ᶠᵒʳ ᵗʰᵉˢᵉ ᴴᶜ'ˢ ᶜᵃᵐᵉ ʳᶦᵍʰᵗ ᵃᶠᵗᵉʳ ᴵ ᵗᵒᵒᵏ ᵃ ⁿᵃᵖ ᵃⁿᵈ ᴵ ʰᵃᵈ ᵗᵒ ʳᵘˢʰ ᵉᵛᵉʳʸᵗʰᶦⁿᵍ ᵇᵉᶠᵒʳᵉ ᴵ ᶠᵒʳᵍᵒᵗ ᵃⁿʸʷᵃʸ ᵐᵒʳᵉ ˢᵒᵒⁿ ♡

୨୧ Talkingstage!Miles who will always always, let you nap on him during your study halls or free periods and any other class you cant get through. Especially if he knows you had one of those real restless sleepless nights. He'll even write down the notes for you so your not behind when you wake up he's just sweet like that.

୨୧ Talkingstage!Miles Miles's who a couple months into your situationship realises your obsessed with his smell. The faint aroma of his coconut and mango scented hair products, all the way down to his subtle cologne. Sooo that in mind, he'll purposely leave a hoodie or T-shirt of his somewhere he knows you'll find it and your endlessly appreciative he doesn't think your a weirdo for liking that kinda thing.

And while we still on the topiccc.

୨୧ Talkingstage!Miles who hears you complain to a friend that non of the clothes he let you borrow smell like him anymore. So when he's at your place and you're distracted he's taking items of clothing and returning em days later smelling fully of him again.

୨୧ Talkingstage!Miles who would draw you ALL the time you were his muse. Whether you were doing homework, watching TV or literally just existing, Miles had a rough sketch of it all. Though the craziest part was you didn't take notice for months only when you asked to see his work, and he hesitantly pushed his black sketchbook to you clearly embarrassed did you think something was off. You flipped through and saw your face on every other page you were shocked and he did NOT have an explanation.

"...." "Miles what—" " A'ight pass that back"

୨୧ Talkingstage!Miles who knows your forgetful so he's always prepared to lend you whatever you couldn't remember this time. Forgot lunch? he's got snacks No note book? there's a spare in his bag forgot the homework? He's already handing you the extra one he does just in case this happens. If you wear glasses and you regularly forget or misplace them he's narrating the board to you and correcting the things you misread.

୨୧ Talkingstage!Miles who has had secret beef with your stuff animals since the time he overheard you say you love them more than him so now every time he comes over he just has to harass 'em a lil. You'd tell him crap like "Miles don't be mean to them this is their room too" or "Quit abusing my babies before i lock you're ass out". He can be somewhat civil with them when your around but as soon as you leave he's intimidating your teddy bear snuggles, and you gotta scold him from downstairs"

"Ay man i'on know what kinda game you playin' but—" "MILES LEAVE THEM ALONE BEFORE I COME UP THERE"

୨୧ Talkingstage!Miles is so good with kids its crazy but he gets so nervous around children and tries to avoid them. Which make's it even funnier that they naturally gravitate to him." They're attracted to his art that's always bright with colour and his goofy personality, plus he always has candy on him and you think it's so weird. One time he came with you to pick up your younger sibling from school and you step away for a minute when you come back it's to see a crowd of 4 year old's circling a distressed miles.

୨୧ Talkingstage!Miles who is constantly showing you how much he cares. Regularly takes you out on platonic dates taking you to the Fun Fair, movie nights, or painting together in the park. Always remembers to plan something for your birthday like months in advance and this was all prior to a romantic relationship. He was always raising the bar for how you should be treated even before you started dating.

୨୧ Talkingstage!Miles who's admiration for you only grows when you see his selection of limited edition collectable's and treat them with the respect they deserve (P.s you NEVER rip the packaging). Your especially careful around them and when Mile's lets you hold one of the figurines you treat it like a literal baby. You think that it's a cool hobby of his and know they'll be worth a lot in the future. You lost your shit when Miles told you what Gwen did to one of them.

"......" "Tell me you're joking Miles..."

୨୧ Talkingstage!Miles who gets involved and supports everything you do and if your into makeup he'll volunteer to be your model everytimee. Although the glitter and sticky shit you put on his face isn't all that comfortable nothing make's him happier than seeing you happy and if he has to get all glamified to do that he cool with it.

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@sangwoosbsf

[satanicsanity]

You probably have a lot on you plate buuuuut

I want to see one where Wally finds out you have a plushie version of him (life sized or not) and he either gets jealous of it getting more attention than him or find it very cute to see you have one >:)

(Might be cause i just recently bought a Care Bear teddy recently—)

Haha! Of course!! Here you go!! <3

Personally, I think he's a little jealous!~

‼️please go support wally's ACTUAL voice actor, @DaFrankiestein!🩷🩷🩷‼️

The art & characters used are by clown/party coffin!🩷Go support them and donate to their Kofi of you can!

Subtitles, wally speaking: Neighbor?? What is that?? [pause] that's a.. Plush of me?? Aren't i technically already a plush?? I mean.. Im- I'm a puppet. Okayy that's fair, but.. Why do you have a little version of me?? [Pause] Uhh..okay, but.. You know I'm always around, right?? Like if you need company you can call me! Well- No don't hold it like that!! [scoff] Gimme that!! You don't need some.. Little version of me! You have the real thing right here my love! ..Thank you. No I'm not jealous of the plush!!- (he totally is-)

[ravennaortiz]

Crazy idea but what would your HC be for the Mayans/SOA lads finding a sketch you did of them dated the day you met?

Hello lovely Anon!

I love this so much! Thank you so much for dropping in! Feel free to stop by anytime!

As always 18+. So lets get into it!

Across the board I feel they would all love it for sure!

Juice, Coco, Creeper, Bottles feel slightly embarrassed one because they were snooping around through your personal things while you were in the shower. They should have stopped they know that but now they are transfixed by this sketch of them. Then two seeing themselves through your eyes on paper is hard because you have captured the true them that they hide from the club. Under the hardened shell they present is really just a guy who needs love, comfort and protection from the world.

Chibs and Bishop are so taken aback by the beauty of the sketch they don’t say anything at first. They simply pack it away when you are not looking with some of their things. They hope you won’t miss it but it’s a risk they must take. The next time you are at their house your eyes linger on a new piece of artwork in an ornate frame in the living room. It stops you in your tracks as you recognize it as your own.

Angel, Jax, Manny,Guero are all puffed chests and cockiness. Finding this sketch only strokes and feeds their egos because they know they are hot and this only solidifies to them you think so too. Why else would you have made a sketch of them? Any chance you had at playing hard to get or pretending you didn’t is out the door. Oh and also they are demanding to know why this masterpiece is not displayed in your home for all to see.

Happy lets a smile play across his face briefly. The ever present toothpick rolling back and forth as he ponders if he should talk to you about his find. Being a man of few words and hating to get into emotional based conversations he simply folds it up and tucks it inside the pocket of his leather with his other valuables. A photo of his mama and then the first photo of the two of you at a fair photo booth from the night you first met. Right over his heart where it rightfully belongs.

Ez, Halfsack and Ratboy are all smiles and light chuckles when it falls out of the stack of books and art supplies on the shelf you had claimed as yours. Glancing at the clock they know they have a few hours before you get off work. Grabbing some supplies they get themselves situated and get to work on a sketch of their own of the most beautiful being they know….you. They shoot you a text right when you get off work with it.

Opie and Gilly the two grizzly bears turned teddies when the are with you are overcome with joy and delight. They are almost kid like with their giddiness of it. How you managed to fir them on paper astounds them. They are like proud parents, making copies and putting them everywhere. They cause enough stir they get you a coveted spot in the local gallery.

Tig and Kozik love it without a doubt, They think you are the best artist in town. Their only problem? Why is only their face and not a nude sketch? They have more impressive features than just their faces.

[herwritingartcowboy]

Hey can you do male dom reader X either sub The Wanderer / Scaramouche, sub Aether or sub Venti story please and make it fluff/smut and mpreg thx ^^

A/n: I chose Venti cause I have done my fair share of Aether and Scaramouche fics. So I thought to do a Venti cause I don't have a lot of him. And Also I don't write a lot of male readers but I hope I did good.

Fandom: Genshin Impact

Character(s): Venti

Warning(s): Smut, Nsfw, Sub male, dom male, dom reader, sub character, mpreg

Readers Gender: Male

Art Credits: @frogzone_art On Twitter

You and Venti were cuddling in your bed after you returned from another mission. You loved holding Venti in your arms as you had missed the feeling of holding him like a little teddy bear.

As you were both laying down Venti started to rub his ass up and down making your pants feel really tight. You started to kiss up his neck to his ear, "You really want to do this right now", you whispered into his ear.

Venti only innocently smiles at you asking 'Do you want to'. And that was enough for you to have his legs in the air. As you thrust in and out of him you bit the bottom of his lip to allow you to explore his mouth. Venti allowed you as he wrapped his arms around your neck.

Venti's mouth came up to your ear as he whispered, "F-fill me up with your cum" "What you want my baby". Venti didn't answer but you felt him become tighter which made you smirk.

Your thrusting became faster making Venti grip on your back, leaving scratch marks. You spoke up looking down at Venti. "You really wanna be pregnant with me children, huh?" "Ye-yes yes!" "Then I'mma keep you pregnant, so everyone knows I'm yours. So when I go for another mission you'll have something to remember you belong to", you spoke making Venti's face grow more red.

With a couple more thrust Venti came with his small cock, cum all over his stomach. But before you came you had to say one more thing to your beloved. "F-fuck get fucking pregnant", you said cumming into his small whole and making sure every last drop doesn't spill out.

You gave Venti a quick kiss before you helped him to get each of you clean.

You both just ran a quick warm bath to clean off yourselves. Here you laid in the bath with Venti on top of you just happy that you are here with him and you do agree.

[artdcnaldson]

when art’s sister does give patrick an inkling that she likes him he melts, patrick wants to show that he’s different and can be very sweet and subconsciously is more affectionate and gifts you plushies and takes you to the state fair (as friends. of course 🤭) it’s very innocent and sweet for a bit

PLEASEEEEE

You want to go to the fair so bad, like, it’s so serious. You’ve been begging Art since you made it into town for the tournament, since you saw brochures and flyers plastered around the city.

Art winds up with a sprained ankle after their final match, which leaves you and Patrick alone for the evening.

You drag him through all the exhibition buildings, make him ride all of the thrill rides even though he insists they’re built by carnies and aren’t structurally safe. He goes on the Ferris wheel with you, wants to kiss you so badly. He thinks he might, but he turns away and looks at the view instead.

You’re walking through midway, tearing off bits of cotton candy as you walk. You stop as a barker calls to Patrick, grinning wildly.

“Are you feeling lucky today, sir? Why don’t you try to win your girlfriend a nice big prize to take home.”

You grin, nudge him. “Well… are you feeling lucky, Zweig?”

It takes about $75 and all of his patience, but he wins you a damn teddy bear.

[athreehundredthirtythree]

A Story About Veilguard & Me

I normally pop on here, at infrequent intervals, to mindlessly reblog DA memes and art from mutuals. I very, very rarely post at all, and almost never in my own words. This time, though, I have to. And you'll have to forgive me--what I'm going to say might sound unkind or like I'm not giving the game a fair shake. Also, there will be MAJOR spoilers, and I'm going to get very personal. It will be long.

All this to say, I don't expect anybody to actually read it. Or care, for that matter.

But sharing is a part of grief. And I need to tell you a story.

My parents divorced when I was a kid, and my father moved 1800 miles away (approx. 2900 km for people who live in sensible countries), so my uncle was a formative figure in my life. He was snarky, sarcastic, brilliant, and kind. He was the sort of person who all the neighborhood kids considered a father figure. He was my first DM in my first tabletop RPG, and my first video game was Baldur's Gate, played as I sat on his lap. I made the decisions and he moved the characters and clicked things to make them happen. He was my first Valentine, sending me a Vermont Teddy Bear on Valentine's Day when I was a little girl. I'm in my 30s. I still have that bear. His son, my cousin, had prom the same night as mine since we went to the same school. But my uncle made sure to come over to my house to see when I was ready and tell me I looked beautiful. He was my father in all but name. When I was little, he brushed my hair and tucked me into bed at night, telling me story after story, improvised on the spot just for me.

When I was in college, he got sick. I was the last to know. My entire family knew before I did. My uncle apologized, said he hadn't meant to tell me last. He'd assumed my mom told me. She hadn't because she "hadn't wanted to upset me during the semester." I was upset, but, hey, at least I knew now. And my uncle was doing well and responding to treatment.

Some years passed. I had a kid. Then the worst loss of my life, followed a few months later by another kid. All the while, my uncle's health was in decline. I had to watch him go from being a bright, vibrant presence in my life, a sun I could guide myself around, to a husk of the person he was. But I would talk to him a lot. I tried to get him into Critical Role when he got too sick to play D&D anymore, so he could still keep it in his life. But my aunt couldn't figure out how to make the podcast work, despite my written instructions, sadly. Instead, I told him about anything I was doing--now I was telling him the stories, for a change: about my life, about my kids, about how we were all doing fine.

Everyone told me he was doing okay, he was in a status quo. He'd never get better, but at least he wasn't getting worse. Cold comfort is still comfort.

I came home after the holiday party at my job a few years later when my mom pulled me aside for a chat. My uncle's health was failing, she said, and my entire extended family had kept that from me because they didn't want me to be upset at work. I had a job to do, Mom said, and she wanted me to be able to focus.

It was as she was telling me this that she got the phone call. My uncle was dead.

Her lies made it so I never got to say goodbye in a way he could hear.

I will never forgive her that.

And she knows it. I've told her. And all she can say is she's sorry, but she made the best decision she could at the time. For the sake of a job I don't even have anymore.

All this to say: I hate Dragon Age: The Veilguard.

In this game, the writers at Bioware have just made me relive one of the worst things that ever happened to me. For the sake of a fun little plot twist.

It's not a fun little plot twist. It's not an extra twist of the fictional knife for pathos points. It is a real thing that happened to me--a light in my life went out and I lost a chance to say goodbye when it would have mattered because of someone else's lies.

Dragon Age was, bar none, my favorite video game series, and I have an encyclopedic knowledge of its lines and lore. I have loved it since the moment I booted up Origins. And now I don't know if I'll be able to play any of the games again, knowing how it ends for a character who, by every metric but height and hair color, is a dead ringer for the uncle I lost. Who was a comfort when my uncle died--I don't have my uncle anymore, but Varric was always there, a click away, endlessly supportive, with a one-liner and a story, so reminiscent of the presence I will forever miss.

Is that stupid? Sure. But who said grief has to be smart? I make no apologies.

The fact that Solas can be forgiven for this, can ride off into the sunset with a romanced Lavellan, and Varric's narration sounds approving of it... feels like a judgment. Varric's lines about it being "[his] decision, [his] sacrifice. And you [Rook/player] don't get to take that from me" feels like a very personal "fuck you." It feels like Varric, as an unromanceable character, despite fandom clamoring to smooch the dwarf since DA2, is more disposable than Solas. Fuck it, it's not like anyone loved him, right? It's not like he was integral to anyone's story.

I am aware that Bioware doesn't know I exist. I'm a random schlub on Tumblr, and people who've been callously lied to about a death in reality are a vanishingly small group of people, not an important bloc to consider. But if the entire company had set out to make a game to hurt me personally, if they'd had a vendetta against me and wanted to break my heart--and not in a fun, engaging fictional way like they usually manage, but in a way that reminds me of a very real grief and hurts in a very, very real way... this is the exact decision they would have made. To not just kill him, but to lie about it for the whole game. I could have been okay with a Varric death in this game. Hell, I intentionally bring him with me to do "In Hushed Whispers" in DAI so I can see the terror demon toss his corpse into the room for the extra pathos. Death in stories happens, particularly ones with stakes as high as this one.

But writing that affects you, that makes you feel, makes you think, makes you cry--it's only good as long as it's in good fun. And there's a vast gulf between "a story that made me cry" and "a story that made me fucking despair because I just realized I can't remember what my uncle's voice sounds like anymore and I'll never hear it again." Between "a story that gave my favorite character a send-off in a way I disliked" and "my uncle will never meet my son, and I just got a big, fuck-off reminder of that fact." And Veilguard is the latter.

I wish I could say I loved the game. I wish I could say the ending brought me the closure I never got. But closure is a lie; the wound doesn't close. You just learn to compensate. The story cracked my heart along fissures that will never heal. And it hurts as badly now as it did the day I lost him, when I found out how much my family, my own mother, lied to me and I lost out on the chance to say goodbye in any way that mattered.

A gentle reminder to any writers out there who've made it this far: remember your readers, your players, your audience all bring their own context to your story. A fun twist to you because you watched The Sixth Sense over the weekend can be deeply, heartbreakingly painful to a player, because they bring their own life to whatever tale you tell. Take care with how you treat your characters; they're fictional, sure, but that doesn't mean they're disposable--because what happens to them can matter more than you think to an audience member in grief.

Next month, it will have been five years since he died. A milestone and a tragedy. The son my uncle will never meet is sitting on my lap as I write this and try desperately to remember what his voice sounded like. And this time, there's no one, real or fictional, to offer that missing presence. Because knowing how the story ends changes how the beginning feels.

Thank you for reading.

[strxwberry-milku]

𝐅𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠🍰 : Jimmy Uso x Fem!Reader

𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 🎀: No warning as of now until i release the nsfw part .

𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭 🍰: 444

Headcanons of JimmyUso in a relationship: ˚୨୧⋆˚୨୧⋆

. First of , I feel like he knows how to cook ; and i ain’t talking bout toast or making noodles , proper food like : Steak and chips , Homemade pizza , Foods from his culture etc

. He defo enjoys PDA more than his brother does . Have you seen that man ? Cuddles for DAYSSSS i’m telling y’all 😭.

. Like Jey he sometimes makes you breakfast in bed , and if he has to go somewhere he’ll quickly write you a cute little note ( It’s mostly cringe tho Lol ) .

Something like this 🤷🏾‍♀️

As you can tell , this man ain’t serious AT ALL 🙄

. Anyways he rarely gets jealous cause he knows that he belongs to you and you belong to him fosho .

. Y’all would most definitely trend on social media for being the most cutest couple bc i mean…. LOOK AT YALLL !! cute as shit 💋.

. # number 1 best boyfriend ever cause the way this man strives to see you smile is unbelievable. Like Jey on your birthday, Valentine’s day , Anniversary etc he’ll do so MUCH . It’s like he feels as though if he doesn’t over spend then he ain’t doing something right . ( You go queen 🙌🏾 get special treatment) .

. He most definitely trusts you with his life and tells you secrets he swore he would take to the grave

. If he can’t take you to the trips with the boys for his job , then best believe this man is calling you every second of the day and even if u miss one phone call , you’ll never get to hear the end of it 🙄.

. When he first met you he most definitely told his dad and brothers abt you and couldn’t stop cheesing about you all day long .

. I feel like on y’all’s of day , you guys would go to those couples activities: Couples cooking , yoga , art class , hiking etc .

. He loves taking you to carnivals and fun fairs mostly because he enjoys seeing your face when he wins a big teddy bear for you .

. One of those people who can’t go to bed mad at each other and will have to sort it out before hand cause he hates seeing you mad at him for to long . ( Period 🥴)

. And last but never least he defo he likes laying on your chest a little to much 🙄. It could be 100 degrees and he still would wanna be all up on you .

Bye babies love y’all. 🎀🍰

[starryluminary]

Update on the previously mentioned Noco collaboration!

It’s almost ready to go! Everything I wanted to prepare is now properly organized, so I’m glad to be sharing some information before officially starting it!

The theme of this collaboration will beeeee….

Sleepy-Time!

Or at least that’s what I’m calling it. It’s sleeping/naps. Seeing as the root of Noco was a kiss during a nap, I figured this theme fit them perfectly. Onto the details!

The final maximum amount of artists and authors to participate is 20 artists and 15 authors. That’s 35 people in total! For my first collaboration, I think that’s a fine number!

I will officially be opening the collaboration on Friday December 1st, 12 pm AST (Atlantic Standard Time.) Take this time to consider if you’d like to participate. Spots can begin being claimed the moment I open the collab!

The deadline for submissions will be Wednesday January 3rd, 11:59 pm AST. The final collaboration would then be posted by January 5th.

Now… what would the contributions consist of?

For artists: Full body, transparent png drawing of Noah and Cody on the sleepy-time theme. They can be asleep, wrapped in blankets, death gripping a teddy bear, whatever you like. So long as they look ready to sleep/are sleeping. It can be as simple or as detailed as you’d like. Both digital and traditional art is accepted! (Should a traditional artist need help making a transparent png, I am willing to help!)

For authors: One shot focused on Noah and Cody on the sleepy-time theme. They can be getting ready to sleep together, waking up after a nap, asking each other how the sleep felt, whatever you like. So long as they sleep at some point. It can be as long or as short as you’d like. It can even be a poem, go ham. You will have to choose a short section of your fic (preferably not over three sentences) that encapsulates it to be displayed in the final collaboration.

Guidelines for both artists and authors:

Please dear god nothing NSFW. It’s not that kind of sleeping. Let’s keep it pg-13 at least.

Aus are all fair game. Be as creative as you wish!

Should you claim a spot but later decide you can’t participate for whatever reason, please notify me as soon as possible to give the opportunity to someone else swiftly! (This is assuming all the spots get claimed but. What are the chances of that lmao)

All submitted works will be properly credited and linked back to in their own posts where I can do so appropriately. If you wish to remain uncredited for whatever reason, you will be referred to as “anonymous.”

That’s all for now! If you have any questions please feel free to ask me, and I’ll answer to the best of my ability. We’ll reconvene on December 1st!!

[noahsarchipelago]

Today’s comic, in which Noah is still trapped on the midway.

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2024 Megaman Valentine’s Day Fanart Contest Rules Thread *CLOSED*

Hiya. Anybody still using social media or drawing and not using AI? OK, cool. Drawing neat Meganman pics contest #17 for Lovey Dovey Day sponsored by me and stuff is go time. After last year was a little different, and went the gift exchange route, it's back to your regularly-scheduled competition this season. The deadline this year will be on Tues., Mar. 12th, 2024. Nearly a month AFTER Valentine's Day? Wh…why? Because I'm tired, and you all are too, that's why. Or, well, read on to find out. XD As is the usual norm, there are two categories this year, one for Talent and one for Humor. You are allowed to submit one entry for each category, if you would like. If you place in one category, you will be automatically disqualified from the other, for reasons of fairness, and to give other people a chance to win a prize.

CATEGORY 1 (Talent): Black and White Day

This year, good ol' Steamboat Willie, the first Mickey Mouse cartoon, went into public domain and people got somewhat excited about that. On top of games like Cuphead or Bendy and the Ink Machine, the retro look of 'Rubber Hose' animation has had a bit of a revival over recent years. You might even know a fellow Mega Man artist or two who has experimented with that style, or maybe even own a Mega Man shirt that has the pic above on it, as I do. So, for this year's talent category, your goal will be to create a beautiful monochrome piece in a retro Rubber Hose art style celebrating the pseudo-Valentine's holiday known as White Day. What is White Day? How would you draw something for it? If you've played X DiVE, you certainly know about the White Day outfits for characters such as Alia, Cinnamon or Axl. But here is a basic explanation via Wikipedia: "White Day is relatively new, created by the confectionery industry in Japan. White Day was first celebrated in 1978. It is celebrated one month after Valentine's Day, on March 14th. It started as an "answer day" to Valentine's Day on the grounds that men should pay back the women who gave them chocolate and other gifts on Valentine's Day. Men are expected to return gifts that are at least two or three times more valuable than the gifts received in Valentine's Day. The color white was chosen because it's the color of purity, evoking "pure, sweet teen love", and because it's also the color of sugar. Gift exchanges happen between romantic partners, friends, and coworkers. Traditionally, popular White Day gifts include food like white chocolate, marshmallows, candy, cookies, and other "white" accessories like jewelry, bags, lotions, and lingerie."

Content Requirements: * Mega Man characters of your choice celebrating White Day * Mimicking retro "rubber hose" art style (Eg: Steamboat Willie era Mickey Mouse, Betty Boop, Popeye, Cuphead, etc.) * Black and white/monochrome palette. Seeing as this is a Mega Man contest, a retro Game Boy screen-like greenish tint is acceptable. As it is for love, I will also accept a garish Virtual Boy reddish tint, if you are that daring. Otherwise, try to keep your art retro-looking, using black, white and grey. No full-color illustrations for this category. * As this is the talent category, judging will be primarily based on the effort, creativity & overall concept of your piece. How well you pull off the rubber hose style for your characters and how well your picture fits the White Day theme.

CATEGORY 2 (Humor): Showing Some Skins

If you are like me, you have a favorite skin/outfit in X DiVE and you never end up changing it out. It may not be Christmas or Halloween anymore, but you might be that person who always uses Christmas Ferham or Halloween Vile, regardless of the time of year. So, forget the Cupid costumes or giant teddy bear outfits this Valentine's. Create your own holiday skin/outfit you wish would have been implemented in DiVE, but it's being worn at the wrong time of year. For the humor category this year, I would like you to create a funny Valentine's day pic where some character is wearing the wrong holiday outfit/skin that kinda changes the whole mood of a romantic evening together. Then again, it may or may not kill the romance, and might enhance it. Whether it be St. Patrick's Day Toad Man driving Snake Man and Ophiuchus out of a candle-lit restaurant, Tron Bonne picking up her date on her Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Float Gustaff, Tax Day Armor X crunching numbers with Alia in bed while asking her if she plans to file single or jointly this year, or someone risking themselves for President's Day sexy Mr. Lincoln skin Proto Man, the romantic holiday mismatches are endless!

Content Requirements: * A Megaman character of your choice wearing any holiday-themed skin/outfit that does not really belong for Valentine's Day, in a Valentine's Day setting. * As this is the humor category, judging will be based primarily on how funny your piece is. Creativity, concept and execution may get you some bonus points. But the focus of this category is how well you make us laugh, not how technically skilled you are at art!

PRIZES:

The winners for both the Talent and Humor categories will receive the following:

1st Place: $175 USD 2nd Place: $100 USD 3rd Place: $75 USD

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:

When you submit, I would prefer you include the following information in this format, along with your entry:

(Your name/preferred alias) – As much as I usually know who you are, there’s always someone new or somebody who has a different preference from what their email name says. A link to your preferred social media account also works.

(Category this entry is for) – You can either say 1/2, or Talent/Humor

Anything else you feel I need to know about your piece is always welcome.

Only submit your own work, as usual. Any character, major or minor, from any series is allowed. Pairing characters from different series is totally allowed. Same-gender pairings are completely fine. OCs are allowed, as long as your art contains at least one canon Megaman character.

As always, participants are allowed to submit from all over the world.

Paypal is still the preferred method for cash prize payouts. Please have a valid account to receive your winnings.

Youngin’s, get your parents permission before entering.

Entries can either be e-mailed to me at rock2125[at]hotmail[dot]com, or you can just DM/note me a link to your pic.

DO NOT post your pics in this thread, your dA galleries, Twitter, tumblr blogs, other sites, etc. until the contest is over. This is the fairest way for competitive reasons. I prefer to keep them all secret until the deadline has passed. I’ll edit a confirmed entry list in this thread when I receive them. So you won’t be in the dark about whether or not I’ve received your entry.

DEADLINE:

The deadline for this contest will be Tuesday, March 12th, 2024, by the global end of the day. This gives you nearly 2 months to finish your entries! And if I'm lucky, results can be posted on or near White Day, which is March 14th. A little different this year, both to give people more time, and to fit in with this year's themes mixing it up.

MISCELLANEOUS INFO:

As usual, If you don’t plan to enter, but would like to help me judge, please let me know through DM or mention so here. Never hurts to have extra opinions on all the entries.

Bug me with questions if you have any. Please join in, and good luck to everyone who enters!

Confirmed Entries:

Cat 1 Talent - HikariLux, @eulogysinger, Kaitlin.EXE, @wennastudio, Komito, @sylviidaee,

Cat 2 Humor - AbilityField, @aurantia-ignis, Miralie

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WEEKLY TAG WEDNESDAY

happy wednesday everyone! thanks for tagging me @lingy910y @energievie @creepkinginc @heymrspatel @thepupperino

Name: gigi

Age: 24

Astrological sign: such a virgo i was born on the first day of the season, right on time

Upon which continent do you reside: north america

Tell us how you're feeling right now using 3-5 emojis: 😴☁️🧿

What's your favorite flavor of gum? wrigleys doublemint

What's the last movie you watched? the little hours, it was very funny but not what i was expecting

What was your worst subject in high school? biology and chemistry, i liked the big ideas and theories but could not care less about the minutia

What's the job you stayed at for the shortest period of time? in highschool i worked at this coffee shop opened by this greek couple who were like, we want to pay everyone fairly which was great but then hired about ten more people than they needed so we all got fired about 3 months in

What's your favorite thing to do at an amusement park? im very scared of rides but i used to love the big swinging thing when i was young and fearless. ive actually never been to an amusment park, just my hometowns county fair so i loved the livestock show, art show, and good food

What condiments go on top of the perfect hot dog (meat or plant-based)? the works

Cincinnati chili, thoughts? hmmm dont really know what that is, i dont like chili usually but i do love obscure regional american dishes so ill say neutral thoughts for now

Do you sleep with a plushie? i have a few stuffed animals, a couple bunnies and a teddy bear and i sleep with them when im sad

How do you feel about thunderstorms? i like them from a distance, when they start doing a little too much i get nervous

What's the last animal you touched? i saw my dad's dog when i was out west last week, she called me the devil to my face for not letting her eat garbage from the ground!

Grab the nearest item with words on it that ISNT a book and tell me the final word: sennelier (watercolors)

Have you ever forgotten to do an assignment until the night before its due? no, see question 3

@iansw0rld @mmmichyyy @spookygingerr @mickittotheman @jrooc

@ian-galagher @mickeym4ndy @doshiart @gallawitchxx @mickeysgaymom

@softmick @deathclassic @blue-disco-lights @em-harlsnow @mybrainismelted

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Name : Honeyfield

Debut : 1992

Honeyfield is a bear who lives in a forrest, which is also named Honeyfield. There is no confirmed gender for Honeyfield. They love picnics and parties.

Honeyfield is one of many ‘teddy bears with ribbons on their necks’ sanrio characters. Others include: Howdy !, Holly’s bear, Teddy the Teddy, Tweedle Dee Dee, Tiny Chum, BejaminBear, and Mr. Bear’s Dream. I enjoy these characters to an extent but I can’t help but feel that these repeated designs come from laziness. Like someone thought, how should I spice up this bear? I know! A ribbon! It makes it hard to differentiate between them.

It’s kind of annoying how they kept debuting these characters too, like just reuse the old ones ? There’s no point making essentially the same character again and again.

To be fair though, a lot of these characters are quite varied in art style. But maybe there’s a teddy with ribbon conspiracy. Maybe in 20 years ALL sanrio characters will be teddy’s with ribbons.