#thank you for the compliment btw

[luvvchu]

Hello again! If it’s alright, may I request more Nico di Angelo wallpapers? I absolutely adore the previous one, and my brain wants more! This time, I’d love a spacecore aesthetic!! Also if it’s okay, may I get two this time? Dimensions of 750(width)x1334(height)px (I got phone dimensions wrong last time lmao-) and one with dimensions of 2048(width)x2732(height)px. Have a good day!!!🖤

Hey, I don't know if I'll be able to finish these before my birthday, but I'll start working on them very soon. So I hope you won't mind if they take a bit ^^

[uncanny-tranny]

Learning to internalize the message above, but art is in all of our bones. If you feel afraid to create art because it won't be "good enough," it's worth it to explore why you feel that fear. Creating art is one of the basic impulses of people, and if you want to create art, then you absolutely must.

[hugs-and-stabbies]

I love your art so much, it makes me so happy! Would you be able to do Jake scared and/or hurt? Or maybe jayers with some angst or comfort? I’m sorry I’m a huge sucker for that stuff and I love the way you draw Jake and Michael. I hope your day has been awesome!

i get you, i too love making Jake go through The Horrors even more than he already does 😔✊

drawing that last one reminded me of this lmaooo

[shittyutmv]

Just found this blog. Eating you alive rn. Also can I throw Nightmare at a wall, I know for a fact He’d make a really satisfying soggy slap sound on impact.

great. fantastic. great. guardian of negativity. roadkill. flattened on the wall. fine. okay. cool. great. nightmare by jokublog

[peanutseagle]

Damian saving Anya from being caught coping at class. OMG I LOVE UR DRAWINGS SO MUCH ❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹

Hol up whaddaya mean you dont thank someone like that?? Becky ALWAYS does that so it's 100% normal.

[bumblekits]

cinder in apricot? your art is so cute btw!! ♥️

She's got a lot in her mind

[plulp]

kylar with the teeth

[spoileddiseazes]

can TV Peppino give Peppino a hug

Please:)

Your art is really good 👌✨️💜

"While I enjoy the offer, no thank you. I'm sick and I'm scared that your going to also get sick if you touch. So sorry."

[lurkingshan]

hi!! just wanted to share my thoughts and ask a question cause your my fav ql blog <3 i started minato's laundromat yesterday and 1. hell yeah problematic age gap 2. shin is the horniest boy ive ever seen holy fuck. i'm truly enjoying this show so i wanted to ask, is the second season any good? hope you're having a good day!!

LOLSOB. My anonymous friend, I mean this with every fiber of my being: forget you ever heard a second season existed. The first season has a solid ending and leaves you on a good note and in a decent place with the relationship. Nothing good awaits you in season 2. Let's forget about it and just focus on Shin's beautiful face.

(For real, the second season was such a monumental betrayal of the characters and their story that I put it on my top grievances of 2023 list. Don't bother to watch unless you like rubbernecking disasters, or if you happen to be really into out of the blue amnesia plots randomly inserted into slow burn character development narratives, rendering the entire story pointless, in which case: do you, no judgment.)

[official-penis-posts]

hey why is this blog so much more creative than all the other "official ___ posts" blogs ive seen? you're just like. funny.

Idk. I was late to the Gimmick Blog Summit because I was taking pictures of a tree that was shaped like a dick, so I don’t know all the rules

[fence-time]

I thought you'd enjoy this thought but like

The temptation to make sl!Skizz a galah cus bright pink (and also we just really like cockatoos)

I just think that Skizz should get to be a flamboyant pink bird that isn't a flamingo /lh

- May

Do you think he’s trying to get people to join love island by doing a mating dance……?

[desceros]

pls, wise one, when you have time, share with your children how you structure and word your writing so, so beautifully! cause you have me in a choke hold and my soul hooked to a chain with all your writings! especially your Tea fic :) I strive to become as good as you <3

oh man. this is a tough one. i kinda, uh. just do it at this point without really thinking?? so hold my hand and maybe we can figure it out together LMAO i'll use an example blurb and try and break it down as coherently as i can.

so first you want to have a pretty clear picture of what you want to convey to your reader. the more defined it is in your head, the more easily you can communicate things to your readers. eventually you'll get a feel for how much detail to go into as you describe it. you really don't need to describe the placement of every limb at every moment... but also, the placement of a hand can tell you so much about what's going on in a character's mind, so it's good to know where it is. there's a fine line between purple prose and effective set dressing.

i was just whining about not writing enough soft donnie so let's do that. he's on the couch staring at you. let's write that really quickly:

notice i don't talk about his entire body placement, but the looseness of his limbs is important. it gives a picture of his mental state without overwhelming you with too much detail.

next: i like to start with big, grand statements, then slowly pluck them apart into the minutia. things like. he looks comfortable. ok; what does that look like? what shape does he take in your head? for me, it's that he's reclining. propping himself up casually. i emphasize the 'soft. relaxed.' by having them be their own short sentences.

on that note, mixing your sentence length is very important and guides the flow of things. longer sentences are like water, bringing your reader down the river you've crafted for them. short sentences have a lot of power, because they're a lot more percussive. you want to use them sparingly so you don't overuse that and retain that feel. mix where you put your independent and dependent phrases, but also know when to mirror yourself. parallel structure can invite your reader to compare ideas or generate momentum. for example, continuing this blurb a bit:

every sentence begins the same, going from long to medium to short in a way that makes the flow of the paragraph feel a bit like a snowball rolling down a hill, like your thoughts are rushing, so that by the end you can land on a thought that's monumental and feels a little breathless. this is possible because of the parallel structure of the sentences ("like ____. like ____. like _____.") pushing the reader forward. you can of course do it in the opposite direction as well, for when you want to slow a reader down and force them to linger in a moment.

word choice is very important. i'm pretty particular about the words i use for certain things, and i really love using similes and metaphors to create abstract imagery that catches the light more than a flat statement. but it's also important to know when to use those flat statements for a high-impact statement. let's try:

this kind of falls into my philosophy on the whole 'show don't tell' thing. i'm obsessed with showing. but sometimes, it's more impactful if you tell. like... here you have a very evocative description of him. it includes little things like a reference to a red string of fate (showing it's a romantic moment for you, not platonic), wanting to keep the image in your head permanently, pretty words that mirror what your POV character feels. at the end, you can land on just. he's beautiful. because really that's all that needs to be said, right? but it feels more weighty a thing to say after what came before.

one of the best things i ever did for my prose writing was study poetry. that gave me an appreciation for the weight of a word, and how to use it effectively. the right word or phrase can really change a sentence both melodically and emotionally.

consider the difference between these:

does he want something? or does he covet it? is he unable to look away from your smile? or is he ensorcelled?

a writer's vernacular is an incredibly powerful tool, so i recommend highly that you expand your vocabulary. make sure to focus on not just the explicit definitions, but also the implicit. some words are largely interchangeable (a touch that slides vs one that glides), but some very much are not even though at first glance they seem they should (a haunting kiss vs a lingering kiss).

anyway i hope that helped a little! this kind of minutia-crafting is like, a passion of mine so i probably went way overboard OOPS but hey if it helps even a little i WIN

[aroaceleovaldez]

You have no idea how surprised I was to see you in Alabaster tag. I guess I'm just used to see you with meta (which are always a delight to read btw)

What are your opinions about Nico/Al and Percy/Al

Do not let my meta fool you I am a rogue demigods fan first and person second. I love Alabaster. I do not interact enough with the rogue demigods/Titan Army side of the fandom for the amount of thoughts I have about them 😔

As for Alabaster ships - I have heard much about Nico/Alabaster and I think it's very fun and cute. In my Nico Ship Survey it by far swept for most popular Nico/Minor Character ship. I generally think Nico/Minor Character ships tend to be very fun and interesting, I love the minor characters, I love the rogues, and throwing Nico with another rogue and/or another chthonic demigod is always very [chef's kiss] for me.

As for Percy/Al, well. I did fully intentionally make my Alabaster design mirror my Percy design.

(My main reason for doing so was cause I thought it'd be funny for Al to hate Percy and then to learn that Percy also has a streak in his hair in the exact same spot and get SO pissed that Percy not only ruined his life but is also stealing his brand.)

But yeah I think it's very interesting! I love Percy getting to interact with demigods outside of the camps and I am always down for more rogue and/or Alabaster content. And again, nudge the chthonic demigods together, hell yes. No pun intended.

I just think Alabaster is neat. Let him do whatever he wants forever.

[greenerteacups]

hi gtc, congratulations on book five!!! loved witnessing what i would love to dub thee, the best scenes at malfoy manor i have ever read. everything felt straight out of a comfort coming of age film. anyway, just wanted to ask if your update schedule remains more or less the same, weekly on fridays? thank you queen 💖

Yep! Weekly on Fridays, if I can keep to it, which I think I should be able to.

[enden-agolor]

Hi, I read through recovery and left a comment on chapter 21, I was just going to make this another comment but I thought that I would send an ask instead.

Anyways I love recovery so much and it's really inspired me to try writing fics and drawing fanart again.

MCSM is such a tiny fandom (at least on AO3) and I've noticed that it's severely lacking in the sickfic department, so I thought I would write one myself? And I would like give you a sneak peek on the plot!

Basically while the group is traveling through the portal network Jesse gets sick (and eventually injured cause that boy is stubborn as hell) and the group, but especially Lukas, (you think I'm going to write a sickfic and not make it Jeskas?!) gotta take care of him while hiding in a cave and dealing with monsters and stuff until he gets better and they find the portal back to the hallway.

Random plot point ideas:

They find an abandoned village

Ivor makes Jesse suspicious stew using dandelions and daisies (for the health benefits)

Jesse being delirious which leads to angst and hurt/comfort

General pre-relationship Jeskas stuff (no confessions in this fic but they love each other and that's what matters)

That's all I've got for now, just wanna say I love your art and writing so much, it's so beautiful and cute and inspiring and I love it! Bye!

<:O Dude????

Firstly, I saw your comment on the fic and am so happy you liked it!! I absolutely love seeing peoples comments about my writing, it feels extremely reassuring reading those. Seriously it was so nice 🫶 Nothing makes me happier than people enjoying my writing, let alone inspiring you to create your own? I'm honored, and from what you've mentioned here I am so excited to see what you do. I totally agree the tag is lacking in sick fics, which is shocking given how loved that trope is.

From the ideas you've been kindly willing to share here, I can say I know I'm going to love it already. A portal arc sick fic sounds too good to be true?? Jesse being the one getting sick and Lukas taking care of him slfnglndkngks I am very normal about that. I love caretaker Lukas 🥺 Also Ivor content?? 🤲 Yes please. Also I'm so crazy about pre-relationship fluff where it's obvious the have feelings for each other but they aren't quite there yet to confess it uUUGHH. Anyways. Yes. I am very much looking forward to this!!! 😍 Please keep me updated on how it's going!

[pendraegon]

your thesis update.... i will tell you that your advisor is definitely the problem (and so is the organization of your program for not having published the theses in a way that is accessible because wtf). please take care of yourself and treat yourself well because a terrible grad school experience is no joke. you WILL escape that place with a degree and i hope everything goes a little bit more smoothly in the future🫡

i can tell that she REALLY does not like me nor wants to put up with me which is..... kind of incredible. im truly not quite sure where it all went wrong — my program is like...stupidly expensive (hello terrifying student debt!) as well as pretty damn renown and i came to this uni SPECIFICALLY for this subfield that im in and it's been a genuine mess from my first semester (not even counting the whole thesis debacle). im going to drag myself to the finish line even if it kills me but also like. this is genuinely the most degraded i've ever felt LOL