#thank you for the questions! (:

[carpsoup]

WP, how do you spend your time nowadays?

normal iterator things mostly

lore dump below!

@403-418 WP is a mostly normally functioning iterator, yes.

While the WP project was still in its planning phase it was decided by the ruling council of that time to bestow the honor of designing Winding Pathways in most of its entirety, structure and puppet, to an artist that had become extremely famous and influential. This was meant as a show of goodwill towards WPs future citizens, as there had been increasing complaints about the councils leadership. The Artist was well liked among the people, so they hoped it would make them feel more included and heard when it came to the new iterator project. The Artist being one of the top sponsors of the project certainly helped with that decision as well.

The Artist, in turn, took this as an opportunity to create her magnum opus. A (near) eternal monument that not even the cycle could change.

So, WP was built to be as labyrinthian as possible, to represent the struggle all life had to go through to escape the cycle and ascend, so the Artist claimed. How should an iterator find an answer if it could not experience the maze? The council couldn't really back out of the deal at that point, and the people seemed happy, so as long as the iterator still remained functional, they let it happen. There had been some major frustration among the construction crew, however.

WP is made up of hallways and chambers that change places and lead in nonsensical directions constantly, the lights are disorienting and it echoes in ways that makes you think someone else is calling to you from deeper in the structure. This doesn't really impact their ability to iterate. But sometimes some parts get lost, temporarily

[atalienart]

i would love to learn more about the “soulmate” part of Project Soulmate. are these people who choose each other or does it feel like fate chooses for them? does everyone have many potential soulmates or is there just one? is it always romantic or could the most important relationship in one of your characters’ lives be a family member or a friend? how do people know if a person is their soulmate?

I'll try to explain a bit without going into spoilers :) So at the beginning of the story we find out that there are gods who kinda weave human fate and point to a person who is a soulmate but to find out who that is you need to work with matchmakers who will read that fate for you. "Reading" requires time and certain skills (it's a mix of magic, intuition, psychology, science, potion making, art). Usually there are three people involved in this process (and I explain how their work looks like throughout the story). The concept of soulmates is a romantic one in this world (so no family). And it's one person which doesn't mean you can't have a relationship with not a soulmate or more than one person if you'd like. Also, not everyone chooses to look for their soulmate and not everyone can afford it. Surprisingly, not every matchmaker is a good one. Generally it's not a simple "here's your soulmate" thing because I wanted to show all the nuances of relationships, the issue of destiny and human choice, societal expectations and so on. So it's not a straightforward concept. Anyway, hope it clears some stuff :)

[rakiah]

Hello! I love your work so much thank you for sharing your lovely art and leovill-ness to the world! ❤️ Here are some questions for ya! 2, 20, 23~

Hi! Aaaw thank you so much! And pleasure is mine! I’m glad to share my current hyperfixation :’D 

2. Who is on your homescreen? 

Is that a surprise?

Otherwise the homescreen is shared by Vil, Lilia or Leona most of the time.

20. Favorite book from the main story? 

My my… Well, I must say the book 7. 

I'm just having the time of my life :'D I won’t say too much for those who wait for the chapters on the EN server but oh boy, how I’VE CRIED since then! Lilia’s part was heartbreaking. Lilia IS heartbreaking. It was really hard for me to read again the first chapters on the EN server knowing all what is coming for him ; ; To know that Lilia was one of the least characters I’m invested in at the beginning and he surely became one of my top fav. This game is insane. Omg and tomorrow is the next chapter! I’m so excited! o(≧▽≦)o I can’t wait to have the Savana chapter with its SSR of a new Dreamversion! I wish for Leona of course (I hate you.) but he already got too much SSR. Jack is a more suitable candidate for a new SSR but I really don’t know what his dream could be…

Otherwise, I like the book 5. Despite the ending. Even if I may understand why, it still feels bitter to me. But I like the pace and the development of Epel’s character. And also I’m a twistunes addict :’)

Book 6 has great scenes and character interactions but that fucking Tartarus…. URH. Too long. Really too long…

23. Which dorm would you be sorted into?

An old quizz put me in Octavinelle, which is fine but I won’t do well with water and constant capitalism :’)  I do hope the mirror send me to Pomefiore. The dorm’s values fit more my character.

[stardewvalleybut-i-draw]

Qna Answers!

Ever since you mentioned that you do darker art besides stardew I've been super curious! Is there anywhere we can follow your work?

NOPE! this is more or less the first time I had much of a social media presence, I did make an Instagram when I was around 12 but I lost the password to it, and honestly... It's best I never find it...BUT I would like to post my other art somewhere! Let me know what social media I should use If you have ideas and I'll go make one! :D

I could use Instagram again but I haven't heard too many great things since I left.

What’s your favorite thing about Stardew? Do you have any other games you’d like to make comics about?

I love the fishing and mining aspect of the game! that and the mini-games. You'd think it be the socializing aspect with what I make but there's just something satisfying about making progress in the mines or getting that impossible to catch fish.

I don't usually have a lot of money to spend on games so I tend to go indie but I also never expected to be making art about Stardew so not really. If I like the characters, I might make comics about them but this is the first time I've done comics about games ever so maybe in the future.

Who is your least favorite bachelor and bachelorette

This was a really hard question to answer, I don't have a least favorite bachelor or bachelorette, I just have favorites. The main reason why is because I've either met people who are like the bachelor's or I can relate to them on a personal level so it's hard for me to dislike anyone BUT THATS A COP OUT ANSWER so I really pushed myself to find something to not like.

I'm gonna get torched but Elliot- gifts are super expensive to get, I know I can just give neural gifts but it's a bad habit of mine of going for the loved gifts and my guys got EXPENSIVE tastes or gifts that aren't easy to get BUT It fits his character as it implies he came from a more luxurious lifestyle. (if the Victorian clothing wasn't a big enough hint) but again, I don't dislike him, he has a lot of comedic potential!

I'm gonna get MURDERD for this one, Leah- I CAN NEVER FIND HER. Her pathing and my pathing NEVER collide and I keep forgetting she goes to the beach to draw sometimes so I never go there and I go to the wiki to find where in the WORLD she is at and 99% of the time is in the cortege but I can't get to her because I don't have 2 hearts yet because I don't run into her unless I remember to look in the saloon IF shes there BUT again, I do not dislike her...I dislike her pathing and that's on me for not thinking ahead. Plus this problem goes away once I DO have 2 hearts.

Whats your favorite crop and who’s your favorite bachelorette?

Coffee! (gee what a surprise 😅) I just love it when I can get one seed, grow it, and then harvest it and multiply my coffee crops by a huge amount! It's not worth much but it's just a satisfying crop to have.

Maru- not exactly a popular pic but I had a lot of friends who were 10X smarter than me growing up so Maru just naturally reminds me a lot of my closest friends, THAT and she's easy for me to bump into in the clinic.

(I ACCIDENTALLY DELETED IT 💀 but I think it said-) What software do you youse and what do you recommend?

I use Krita, and couldn't recommend it more! (scroll down more to the archive and there are more details about it)

and a UGEE tablet BUT I got it as a free gift. So far I haven't had to replace it yet and has lasted a good amount of time (my old ones lasted a year until I had to replace it) so Idk if I can recommend it and it's kinda expensive. (for me anyway) I'm honestly dreading the day something happens to it and I have to get it replaced :(

It costs about $60usd right now

Question Archive! - stuff I was asked before here for you to find :D

(some of it, the rest is tagged with #ask)

Whats your chickens name (the chicken in your pfp)?

Tudee-chi or Tudee for short!

Got any advice for perfection?

This website apparently! That and the Stardew Wiki

Okay I have to ask: favorite Bachelors and Bachelorettes?

Alright! Here's a tier list from Favorate to I'm chill with them!

Do you think that the male and female farmer can co-exist as a pair of chaotic twin siblings with joint ownership of the farm?

And I don't see why not! It's more fun that way

Sorry to bother, but can i ask what you use to draw?

Not a bother at all! I love answering questions!!! I use Krita

Who is your favorite stardew Bachelor?

Harvey! and for the dumbest reasons...Harvey ended up being my favorite bachelor for 2 main reasons

Sorry to bother but do you happen to have any tips/advice on drawing bodies and heads??

I ABSOLUTELY DO!!! it's no bother at all

What you need to keep in mind is that a lot of my advice is a suggestion and what I'm comfortable with-

For the future, this will be a question archive of things I'm asked to keep it easy to find once the Mega pin post is ready!

[its-elioo]

As someone who is long-time fan of Mlp EG and who has just finished watching TFP, your fic is true delight. I read it 5 times at least and it is still awesome. You perfectly matched girls with their autobots partners just as well as you did with decepticons as their evil counterpart. For example Twilight/Shockwave - both have high inteligence, but while one uses it for greater good and to help the others, the other abuses it to gain power and hurt the others; Fluttershy/Soundwave - even thought they are both animal lovers and quiet types, FS is just very shy girl while SW is calculating sadist; Rainbow/Starscream - Apart from being queer icons (If you can look at these two without the word gay constantly entering your mind, congrats, you´re legit cishet) they´re actually pretty similliar in function and personallity wise. They´re both eccentric, aroggant showoffs and are also fastest on their team. But it´s their differences that are making them great foils. RD is impaitent hothead, who jumps straight into action without the second thought, while SC is great schemer, who has his plans planed out. RD is literally element of loyalty, while SC is mostly loyal to himself and etc. I can´t wait to see all their interactions in the future. If you´re interested in some writting advice, there is one minor thing that can be fixed : your description of characters feelings and thought. You start explaining how and why they feel that way instead of giving readers benefit of the doubt. The best term I can think of is that you are describing a picture. Like you want us to see, hear and understand everything at once. It creates unnecessary sentences or whole paragraphs without which some emotional moments would have sounded better. For example if paragraph in Ch.2 with sentence "She was too stuborn." it would have sounded so much better. Or sentences like "She was too precious." are also kind of waste of space since they don´t tell anything new.It´s not worst type of description,but it can create a feeling that you don´t trust youre readers to read from emotions characters alone. Many new writers and comic artists are often doing this. It can be solved 2 ways : by improving their writing or start drawing comics. I´m sorry if I confussed you in some way. I tried my best to explain it, but english is not my primary language. If you don´t mind, I would recommend fics from @whatwooshkai to see what I am talking about ( it´s mostly TF shipping stuff, but man, the writting is so good that I can´t stop reading even if I wanted to). Overall great story and art, just writting needs a little improvment.

I want to finish this already long post with few questions:

1.What is group dynamic with eachother? I mean in and outside of their decided pairings. I can see Sideswipe and Rainbow´s relationship as chaos siblings and that Rainbow is definitely driving Ratchet insane, but what about the others? I´m courious to know.

2.Did you already started writting the next book? If not, do you have planned when you will start?

3.Do you consider draw this as a full time comic or at least draw some parts of it? Or drawing some strips of your incorrect quotes?It´s just that you´re artstyle is so pretty and redesigns of the autobots and girls are great. It´s shame to see so little of them.

4. Did you thought about getting your comics dubbed on youtube?

5. Do you draw ideas from the asks from your followers on Tambrlane or you take commissions only? Like if they had a idea for a comic/sketch and they post it to you, would you draw it? If not, could they draw it with your redesignes?

6. What gave you idea for this crossover? My best guess is that comic from Hasbro.

Holy- I never thought I would get such a long ask.

*rolls up sleeves and rubs hands*

Okay, let’s do this!

First, I want to thank you so much for the kind words, the fact that there are people who got really interested in my fic makes my heart flutter. <3

And I really love it when readers point out small details that I haven’t thought about that much while writing! Thank you a lot for the advice and recommendations, I really appreciate it! I will keep that in mind!

Now, to answer your questions:

1. You are absolutely correct about Sideswipe and Rainbow’s relationship, in my opinion, they will be the best chaos siblings (I am 100% sure that most of the members will go insane because of their pranks) I could write more detailed headcanons for them and the others too.

2. The next book is nearly finished, I will make sure to post it at the beginning of January.

3. I will drop more art soon, promise! Sorry for the lack of content, I’ve been pretty busy for the past few months. But now I’m finally free and I will certainly start drawing again! I also have several ideas in mind for some parts of the next book.

4. I don’t mind my comics being dubbed as long as I’m credited and they’ve asked for permission.

5. Again, if I’m credited and asked for permission, there will be no problem for other artists to draw my redesigns. I don’t usually take requests and it really depends on my free time and motivation, but if I really like the idea that has been suggested, I would (probably) draw it.

6. Good guess! But actually no. I was really into this crossover way before Hasbro decided to make a comic of it. I’ve been into a lot of fandoms and reading crossover fanfics basically became like a hobby to me. I got a lot of inspiration after I accidentally stumbled upon some pretty good written Tf/Mlp fics, but it took me a lot of time to finally get enough courage and start writing my own. I’m more than thankful for the support and love that I was given through the years! It really motivated me to keep on going!

[apeirotilio]

Hi! Hehe

For your new hok oc:

•What is your OC’s birthsign? Does it affect the way they live their life?"

For meow meow Jo'taahni:

•Does your OC have any formal education? Via what organization, if so?

•Can your OC swim? Do they like or dislike it? (Mandatory question)

•Is your OC passionate about an area of study? What got them into the topic?

•What are your OC’s religious beliefs? How strong is their faith?

For Sevy:

•A guard has confronted your OC, suspecting that they've broken the law in some way. What offense is your OC most likely to be accused of? Did they actually do it?

•What are your OC’s religious beliefs? How strong is their faith?

Sorry they're too many! Answer any that you like!

ooh okay i might do separate reblogs for each character.

New HoK:

•What is your OC’s birthsign? Does it affect the way they live their life?"

Brioch was born under the Apprentice birthsign (also randomly chosen) and it unexpectedly informs a lot of his character. First of all, the 100% weakness to magicka means he's very 'fuck you' about mages and magic in general. Extreme 'no thank you keep it away from me' energy.

(He might have to get over that a bit, at least for Restoration, bc I'm also rping him as observing the Green Pact and only drinking potions he's made from animal ingredients. Boy needs to be able to heal somehow).

I also really like incorporating the birthsign personality traits from the Elder Scrolls d6 rpg; for Apprentice the traits are eager and naive. Combining that with his class (assassin) I got the idea he's an assassination fanboy. Really wants to join the DB, loves reading about historical assassinations, was inappropriately giddy with excitement during the tutorial quest etc. He's also very generous, helpful and friendly.

him face:

[friendlyneighborhoodterrapin]

7.) What made you first join Tumblr?

9.) Is the first blog you followed still active? (Not including the "staff" blog or your own)

7.) What made you first join Tumblr?

Tbh, I lurked on the rottmnt tag for a while before I finally made an account. And the deciding factor was that I really wanted to send people asks, and you can't do that without being logged in!

When I made an account, I started off sending asks on anon. But that makes it really hard to see when they're answered, or find them again later! At some point I got brave enough to come off of anon, and now this blog is pretty much entirely for asking questions, and reblogging answers from people I follow in the rottmnt community :)

So the short version is: I just really like asking people questions!

9.) Is the first blog you followed still active?

The first blog I followed was @abbeyofcyn, and yes, they're still active! Which is awesome, because I love their art so much!

[writing-whump]

I have a terrible memory so for the lofe of me I can’t remember if you ever mentioned something about Isaiah, Hector and Arnie’s mother, if you didn’t can we get some more info about her?

Hey!

You have a good memory, I didn't mention anything about her yet. :D

Their mom died when Isaiah was 10, Hector was 8 and Arnie was 4. Arnie doesn't remember her and Hex and Isaiah don't like to talk about her, so she is hard to mention in passing.

Where Isaiah's looks comes from their dad, with the black wavy hair, green eyes, talllness and the features, his mom had blond hair that Hector and Arnie got from her. She had amber brown eyes, that only Hector inherited.

This is very much a point of angsting for Isaiah, him looking so much like the person he hates, while Hector looks all the way as their mom. Arnie is a good mix of them both.

She was a powerful witch, which is usual for a pack leader's partner and wife. But she was also very kind, loved her children and had a prickly sense of humor. Two wolves were a good thing for the leader's family, but she was very much looking forward to spoiling Arnie rotten as her only human son that wouldn't be taken off her hands for training quickly. She also approved of Arnie teaching his brothers to be way way more gentle with their shadows and manners.

As for profession and interests, she was very into history and politics, studying European international relations. The diplomatic talent and studious nature Isaiah's got, he gets from her.

Her match with Vincent, Isaiah's dad, was made of love. It's actually her death that contributed to his madness. Shadow wolves in leading and responsible positions that lose people should step down immediately. They don't do good with stress and grief and anger, so any stressful positions or professions are dangerous, if they don't have a stable family/pack. (That's also why you won't see them running around like heroes, police officers or firemen, despite their other physical predispositions).

Vincent losing his wife, ending up with three kids too young to defend themselves? Perfect targets for all his rivals and enemies outside the pack. He was stressed out a lot, but he was so charismatic and brilliant and fought it back so hard...that the pack wanted him to stay. And he went mad from it, tada. Shadow madness is a serious thing.

[triptychofvoids]

hey doc! Im the same anon who asked the other day about how you would identify your blog. i totally get where youre coming from with the term kin being very convoluted, ive heard people use it to mean anywhere from they identify as the character to just meaning they like the character a lot. It can be confusing! But your response did help me understand better! :D thank you!

another question for you, whats your favorite animal? (Aside from doves ofc) and whats your least favorite animal (if you have one)? :0

-🕯️

heh yes i agree.. regardless though im glad i was able to explain it a little bit. or at least enough for you to understand it better!

now, my favorite animal besides doves. hm. well youre correct in assuming doves are my favorite, but besides them i havent given it much thought! i like cats because usually they are not so loud and demanding as dogs are. but i do find some wild dogs such as wolves or coyotes to be very interesting as well! snakes are also wonderful, even though most people dont seem to like them very much. and.. some other varieties of birds such as ravens and vultures! certain sea creatures can be interesting too, like sharks, or especially cephalopods because theyre so intelligent! ah,, i know thats more than one animal but like i said, doves have already claimed first place as my favorite! so its a little difficult to pick a second. as for my least favorite, i dont think i have one! i suppose im not very fond of rodents or insects.... i dont actively dislike them per se, but ive never had much of an interest in them outside of experiments.

[afaroffsong]

Can you speak Irish? Do people where you live speak it 50 percent of the time?

Hello, my dear! I can’t really speak Irish. I started learning it when I was about 15 but I was bullied for my American accent/being American, which made me give it up. I’d like to start learning again sometime soon.

Irish is really only spoke in Gaeltachts (Irish-speaking areas) and in schools, especially Gaelscoils. I do live near a Gaeltacht but I’ve never actually been there before. Also Gaeltachts used to be a lot more widespread throughout the country than they are now. Rural-urban migration has caused a lot of these areas to basically disappear.

[rosanna-writer]

🧩 🏜️ ~ for tge ask game

🧩 ⇢ what will make you click away from a fanfiction immediately?

This is suuuuch a petty pet peeve, but if I see "ok" or "okay" in a high fantasy setting where it doesn't feel like it belongs. It feels modern to me in a way that "alright" or "all right" don't, which pushes me out of the story.

🏜️ ⇢ what's your favourite type of comment to receive on your work?

Comments that point out things I specifically hoped people would notice! @reverie-tales made me so happy when she noticed that a particular chapter began with Feyre comforting Rhys after a nightmare and ended with Rhys doing the same for her! I was like YESSSSSSSSS SOMEONE SPOTTED IT!!!!

[firstelevens]

📝🤩🔮🟥

📝 How many words do you have posted?

Per AO3, I'm now at 329,140 words! (In 2022 I was at 134,000. It's been a WILD eighteen months.)

🤩 What's the most meaningful comment you've ever received?

I'm not sure I can pinpoint one specific one, but it always gets me when someone says they were having a hard or stressful time of things and reading something that I wrote cheered them up! I also just get really really excited when people like, engage with the text in a comment? I know not everyone has the time or energy to do that but people who pick out lines that they liked or take a beat to talk about traits of a character that spoke to them...those are comments that I go back and read all the time, especially when I'm struggling to get words on paper. It's nice to know that there are people who care how I say what I say.

🔮 What's your favorite plot twist you've ever written?

I'm not entirely sure what does or doesn't class as a plot twist, but I really love the missed moment between Sam and Bucky in the Bake Off AU prequel. @sesamestreep and I went into it hoping that it would be poignant enough even though people obviously knew that they couldn't get together in that fic, and everyone really responded to it! It felt really good to have it land exactly how we wanted.

🟥 How long do you spend in edits?

Okay so I know that editing is really important and it's hard to be objective when you've been staring at something for so long and it's good to let your drafts breathe and come back to them with fresh eyes and, having said all that, I almost never have an editing phase for any of my fic. Ninety-eight times out of a hundred I finish writing something, give it a once over, and then fling it out into the world. Because I am impatient but also if I'm allowed to waffle over whether something is good enough, I'll do that forever.

I do spend a lot of time in the pre-writing phase though! I like to plan and outline (usually once by hand, then again on my computer) and even if I end up tossing out my outline or restructuring things as I work, it's a pretty necessary component of my process. Also, I do a lot of rereading and editing as I go? Like I try to be attuned to whether something is heading in the direction that I want it to be and I try to be ruthless about cutting or rearranging what's not working so I don't trap myself in circles.

[tomasluvhun]

👥️ 💬 For you and Victor!

- affectionatealien

Omg thank you!!

👥- mutual friends is a bit iffy, unless you count Jane as one. No one really trusts Victor as much as Bombita does considering that most believe he's just a spy for Mr. House. Perhaps maybe Veronica? Maybe others who aren't aware of his affiliations whether he understands why people don't trust him or not...but yes it would probably be Rex!

💬. Bombita is a rambler, it's just how she is! She enjoys talking to Victor about prewar films that she's been able to scavenge and watch throughout the wasteland, she finds them so entertaining (especially musical ones or dramas). But not only that she enjoys talking about crazy encounters she had around the wasteland or with people and at the end of the day he truly does love listening to her. They both just love to talk about whatever is under the sun, Her rodeos, his system, their thoughts about the future of Vegas, even trips they wanna take together!! Victor back at GoodSprings never really talked to anyone. So to have someone like her who appreciates his company no matter what is something he always looks forward to when seeing her almost running down the road to catch up to him.

[psychic-winged-turtle]

Triple Boop!!!

I'm gonna steal your asks and send them right back.

1) Favorite food after a long day?

2) What skill do you wish you could learn if you didnt have to worry about time and money?

3) Favorite weather?

1) if I’ve had a long day, I’m probably going to have some macaroni and cheese with chicken nuggets or something similarly basic, familiar, and comforting.

2) A skill I’ve been really wanting to learn is ace throwing. I think it looks super cool and I’d love to be able to do it.

3) My favorite weather is clear, cool days. The ones with a crisp breeze, but just enough sunshine that you can feel a bit of warmth on your face.

[kimikitti]

hello! I saw that you reblogged a twst ask game but ignore if you don't want to or have already answered these!

for the twst ask game, questions 5 and/or 17?

5. If you could have any unique magic / signature spell in the game, which would you choose and why?

17. Favorite overblot design?

I really like your art and the designs you come up with so I'm curious to see which of the overblots are your favorites. Sorry if you've mentioned it before somewhere!! I must've missed it! Thanks and have a great day!

Ooh! Thank you I love questions. Tbh even I have no idea if I have answered these before, if I did i probably forgot my answer. LOL

5. If I had a unique magic it'd probably be something very stupid like summoning extra hands. Something like " Lend a hand". I'd use that power to draw so much more. (Fun fact I have a personal twstsona that I doubt I will ever post. If ever do post them I doubt I will label them as such but I will definitely give them this ability.)

17. OOOOooh Favorite overblot design is tough. My favorite one is probably Jamil's. I always thought that his design hit such a beautiful balance between overdesigned and extra cool. (Snake hair was also pretty cool, can you tell I like monsters?)

[mr-doodles]

As an artist and/or writer, what is one thing you think you do well? What is one thing you would like to improve on?

I think I really like my sketching recently. Improvement-wise? A loooot. Specifically faces, though. I would really like to make them more emotional and real looking!