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Spielzeit Bestiary #8: The Sun Dog
Nature. Every tree, plant, and animal. It is all around us, and it is a very big part of the forest town Spielzeit's identity. The townsfolk and the surrounding forest have been in kahoots with one another ever since it split from the now defunct Playtime toy company. And now, their relationship with nature has seemingly grown stronger, due in part to a new creature said to roam the woods. They call it the Sun Dog.
Said to be the most benevolent of Spielzeit's ever growing roster of "cryptids", the Sun Dog is described as being a giant Cocker Spaniel with dark orange fur. It gets its name from what locals describe as a pendant, shaped like the sun, that it wears tightly around its neck.
It is said to be missing the lower half of its body, resulting in it crawling around wherever it goes. Those who have caught a glimpse of the Sun God report it being followed by a group of animals. The animals within said group vary, but the most common group is said to be that of a red fox, a whitetail deer, and an opossum.
Stories and sightings of the Sun Dog portray it as a protector of nature, caring for wounded and abandoned animals and helping any that cross its path. It is said to be incredibly docile, even helpful, towards humans, with one witness, Jeremy Hill, 23, describing as such.
"I was taking a walk through the woods. It was a nice day, nothing out of the ordinary. So, I'm walking, and I notice this tree, looked perfect for climbing. I get to the top of the thing, the view was really nice. Then, I heard something, sounded like, I don't know, giggling? Startled me so much that I fell off the branch, broke one of my legs. I screamed put for help for what felt like forever. Then I heard someone, they sounded like he was in his 50s, he told me not to worry, that'd he'd get me back home. That's when I saw him. We were at level with one another, he had a fox, deer, and possum at his side. Now, I've heard other people talk about this guy like he was the second coming, but actually being in his presence, I don't know, it made me feel safe. He had that look in his eyes, you know? I passed out afterwards, but when I woke up I was in town square. I won't forget that day."
The Sun Dog's contributions have not gone unnoticed. For instance, since his arrival, illegal hunting in the Spielzeit area has dropped tremendously, something that Ranger Angelo Floros has taken note of.
"Now, I'm not sure a giant, orange dog is the reason all of these hunters have went away, but regardless, this is great news. And if you want to thank this 'Sun Dog' for it, be my guest."
Many residents do, in fact, thank the Sun Dog, particularly those with some background of religion. They believe in the Sun Dog's existence so much that they have made it the central figure in their annual Summer Solstice festival. Here, there are Sun Dog themed games, food, and even stage performances about its contributions. Something notable is that during the festival, there is a chance that an animal will show up, requesting food, in which they always recieve it, yet they never immediately eat it. It is said that they bring it to the Sun Dog, who watches in the distance on the Licht hillside, where the sun shines brightest.
Is there a protector of nature living in the forests of Spielzeit? Or has Lady Luck just grazed the town with a great ecosystem? Do you believe?
(A major thank you to @abugcalledtoken for writing a greater part of the Sun Dog's lore!)
#poppy playtime#poppy playtime au#cryptid au#cryptids of spielzeit#cryptozoology#cryptids#dogday#poppy playtime dogday#smiling critters#smiling critters dogday#strawberry#chocolate#oreo#the sun dog
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✦ Fashionably late ✦
#own art#own characters#CanisAlbus#art#artists on tumblr#Machete#Vasco#anthro#sighthound#scenthound#dogs#canine#animals#modern au#I wanted to finish this for halloween but in the end couldn't quite manage#I hope you had nice time :>#I started thinking about what costumes they would choose months ago and changed my mind several times for both of them#I had this false visual memory about Jack Skellington's ribs being visible like that#but when I went looking for references it doesn't seem to be the case#I could've sworn#I adore Howl's jacket#I added little stars to it#no particular reason#Howl is somewhat star coded isn't he and Vasco has this sun motif going on#I thought it suited them both
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getting older can be so amazing? you get more familiar with yourself. learn tips & tricks for troubleshooting your own brain. trial & error helps you build routines that minimize discomfort, maximize reward. your preferences/interests don't get set in stone, but you do find out which ones are going to stay with you in the long-term, and which ones are fun but transient joys to appreciate in the moment.
you learn that the world is so much more complex than you were taught, and that that's okay, and that there's an endless supply of things you can learn or watch or experience or think about if you want to. if you're lucky, you loosen up, stop putting so much pressure on yourself. if you're lucky, you learn to recognize that negative inner voice, and whack it with a baseball bat until it hushes up. if you're lucky, you learn to treat yourself gently, not because you are fragile but because you are worthy of gentleness. (i hope you are lucky.)
and some things will change. some things will get better. some things will get good. and maybe you start to recover from the dehumanizing stress of childhood/education. maybe you learn the power of your own autonomy. maybe you learn how to walk away from bad situations (which is a superpower even if you don't realize it yet). and you get to choose your own clothes. and your own food. and which relationships to pursue! and what you do with your free time. and with your life (but don't worry you get to choose that gradually). and that's crazy! and sometimes scary. and extraordinarily, indescribably precious.
#not a shitpost#and as long as you are alive there will be another good moment waiting for you in the future#the profound joy of your favorite foods#the incalculable luxury of waking up and lounging in bed and falling back asleep#a cold glass of water after a walk in the hot sun#petting an excited dog. a cat rubbing up against your ankle. the sight of a confused chicken#glorious these beads we string together to form our own existence#getting older means time is passing. and i hope you are passing that time in ways that make you happy#i hope you have so many moments of joy that they can be as easily counted as drops of water in the ocean
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Solar Eclipse & friends (x)(x)(x)(x)(x)(x)
#solar eclipse#dogs#cats#total solar eclipse#2024#cute animals#crescent shadows#sky#sun#moon#planets#earth#solar system#space#photography#photos#animals#solar eclipse phenomenon
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More iterator wobble dogs!!
Whimsical creatures
#rain world#rainworld#wobble dogs#wobbledogs#five pebbles#looks to the moon#no significant harassment#seven red suns#rw nsh#rain world nsh#rw srs#rain world srs#rw fp#rain world lttm#rain world iterator
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A girl makes a Twitter post that reads: Eddie Munson is on my flight and he’s currently arguing with the man next to him about his dog. Kinda a dick move ngl
They follow up with a post that says; NVM. I googled it. He’s arguing with his husband about their dog.
Follow up: EM thinks the dog should have the middle seat. Husband thinks dog should sit in aisle seat.
Follow up: Cute that they bought a ticket for their dog. Some people don’t.
Follow up: Insane to willingly sit in the middle seat tho
Follow up: EM says they’ll have extra leg room if the dog is in the middle. Hubs says dog should be on end so people can pet him as they go by
Follow up: They are so loud lmao. EM basically told the entire airport that you shouldn’t pet service dogs when they’re working. So true bestie
Follow up: Husband: Okay. Okay. Just say you don’t want to sit next to me if you don’t want to sit next to me!
Follow up: Munson: When did I say that? I didn’t say that. Just sit down wherever you want and eat your fucking granola. Cranky ass.
Follow up: Actually, I don’t think they’re arguing. I think this is flirting.
An Eddie Munson Fan: They’re definitely flirting
Fan who has seen every ‘Steddie’ TikTok in existence: Pretty sure this is just foreplay for them.
Someone else: Wait, who won the argument?
Official Corroded Coffin Twitter Account: Oz *pic of Ozzy sitting in the window seat*
#Steve: *in the middle seat content that he won*#Eddie: *in the aisle seat to prove a point*#Ozzy: *feeling the sun on his fur. living the best life*#eddie munson tiktok saga#eddie munson#steve harrington#Ozzy the service dog
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Heir of Fenrir
#artists on tumblr#canine#dog#mixed media#mutt#a little personal piece in honor of the polar night!#I live at the arctic circle so it's pretty dark around here during this time of the year#it almost feels like the sun has been swallowed up by some entity. never fails to remind me of fenrir from norse mythology#art
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Shithead number 1 and shithead number 2
#monkey king reborn#nezha 2019#nezha#sun wukong#donghua#fanart#crossover#that fucking dog that I hate#journey to the west#investiture of the gods#what is this creature called
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Sun dog in Canada by CarlosEnrique84
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not to toot my own horn too loud or anything but i've showered 5/6 days so far this week and started running again and now i can kill god
#ramble#neurotypicals don't interact i'm tired of explaining why showering is the bane of my fucking existence#my thought process is like#go for run -> get all sweaty and gross -> NEED to shower -> ahah get clean motherfucker#i don't think i can get away with not doing it rn it's too damn hot#also they should invent a version of the feeling you get after a run that doesn't involve actually running. bc starting up again HURTS#but i. refuse to go back to the gym it's just too Much there#jogging is great bc there's the sun and grass and DOGS and gym bros don't bother you
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NAMI, THE NAVIGATOR - The woman raises her head, shifting under a thick quilt.
NAMI, THE NAVIGATOR - Do you need something, sir?
EMPATHY - She spent the previous night awake, entirely focused on her work. That concentration has been disrupted by you.
#TO THE person who requested nami in the tags of the prev post THIS IS FOR YOU <3 sanji will come along later too#one piece#disco elysium#nami#im going for smth along the lines of. nami hard at work early in the morning before the sun has even risen charting out martinaise#sipping on coffee feeling the cold sea breeze against her cheeks and enjoying the rare silence on the sunny#until harryboy comes stumbling down the docks and just starts staring at her like a bewildered dog#xrdoodle
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Sundae
Epilogue: And A Cherry On Top
(A Sun Dog Story)
3 months had passed. The found family had grown ever closer, never leaving each other's side. Wherever the Dog crawled, his crew would follow suit.
Ever since the 4 of them had come together, there had been a noticable change within the forest. The once barren woods were now brimming with life, and while nature would take its course, as it always does, coexistance between all creatures was somewhat of a possibility.
To the wildlife, the Dog was like an angel, sent to save those who had been preyed upon or abandoned. They no longer had to fear the men with guns, for the Dog would always come after them.
The town of Spielzeit had noticed this change, and many locals saw it as a blessing. Throughout those 3 months, many within the town had reported seeing many strange and bizarre creatures, most of whom frightened the town, even being blamed for strings of disappearances, the accusations of which were true.
The townsfolk believed the same would be true for their wildlife. It had been in a decline for some time, mainly due to illegal hunting. Yet, the wildlife thrived, and hunters have since been dwindling. And when they kept spotting a giant, orange dog in the woods, they assumed correctly that it was the reason. They eventually christened it:
The Sun Dog
It was night time. Dogday and the Sundae crew had set up camp. It was a busy day, Dogday had helped Ranger Angelo with an injured bear cub. It had been attacked by a small group of the Fae, bite marks had been covered all around it. It was lucky it survived.
He was the only one awake. He sat by the fire, humming a tune he heard a while back on a radio. It was a calm night, clear skies, crickets chirping. It was as picturesque as you could imagine.
The smell of lavender filled the air.
"Oh, hiya, Catnap! Finally awake from your nap, huh?"
NO. No. This wasn't some "friendly reunion", it couldn't be, as much as that voice wanted it to be. That thing killed his friends, it very nearly killed him. Whatever it wanted, it wouldn't be anything good.
"...I see you managed to escape as well. I applaud you. In all honesty, I hoped you would."
"What do you want? To finish me off properly? To finally catch your prey?"
"Oh, no. Nothing of the sort, heretic. I came to give you a warning."
"Oh, so now you care about my safety? I thought heretics were meant to suffer?"
"That's what I thought. But no just God would prolong the torture of one whose will is as great as yours. You earned your freedom, dog."
"....good to hear....so what are you here for?"
"You know full well that if I am here, so is he. And he doesn't take kindly to anyone who encroaches upon his territory. We have already given all of you what you want. Freedom. And all we ask now is to leave us be."
"...you just want to be left alone?"
"Yes. Leave us alone. Or there will be consequences."
"Understood. But I'd like to make a request, even if it isn't heard."
"Yes?"
"Don't hurt them. Or else."
They stared at each other for what felt like hours, the only sound being the crickets and wolves. And like smoke, the Cat disappeared.
The Dog layed down, staring at the stars, the three animals he called a family right beside him. And even then, the only company he had was himself. And while that night may have grown darker, he knew that a brighter morning was just around the corner.
(Story: Sundae. COMPLETE. Up Next: Purpureo Sub Caelo)
"Hey."
"Hi!"
"...I'm sorry."
#poppy playtime#poppy playtime au#cryptid au#cryptids of spielzeit#cryptozoology#cryptids#smiling critters#dogday#sundae#sundae crew#the sun dog#smiling critters dogday#fox#deer#possum#catnap#smiling critters catnap#original writing#don't go into the woods#eclipse#poppy playtime prototype
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✦ I've been saving all my summers for you ✦
#own art#own characters#CanisAlbus#art#artists on tumblr#Vasco#Machete#anthro#scenthound#sighthound#dogs#canine#animals#give me a single good reason why Machete shouldn't become a victorian widow when he goes to the beach#his skin and eyes are very sensitive to the sun but he can manage for a little bit at a time especially with adequate protection#he has sunscreen and a big ol' parasol waiting don't worry#Vasco is looking even more sunkissed than usual#sunshine boy with his sunshine shorts
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push that stupid bot off a cliff. details abt dog beneath the cut
holy shit watch out for the words
"dog" is a later model of the DCA, part of a group that was mass-produced for a short period. he uses the same base code & design, but he's lost the majority of his original characteristics from repeated rebuilds and heavy modding. he's a heel for a bot fighting ring.
once made for much lighter showbiz, dog uses his loud announcer's voice to hype up fights and taunt the audience. his job is to make them hate him, it's all part of the show.
outside of the ring, all that put-on energy and bravado vanishes. sirius avoids talking and direct eye-contact, his pupils always looking up and away in any direction other than the person who's addressing him. it tends to give him a sneering, sarcastic look, even if the rest of his face is entirely immobile. his passive-aggressive remarks and constant deflections don't help.
he's an antagonist(*?) in a fic im working on, but its not in any kind of presentable state yet. i'll be honest. its dca/reader. my bad
as a bonus for reading this far: here's a part of (another) dca design. he's in the same universe
#fnaf sun#sundrop#daycare attendant#dca#dca fandom#my art#314project#<- tagging it as this for now.. so i can keep track until there's an 'official' name for it#i've been putting off posting this cause im scared. but everyone here seems to be real friendly about spinoff stories#hopefully one of you will like dog as much as i do. lol
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I have a new favorite dog breed....
Borzoi sun make this with me😫😫
Oh my....
#daycare attendant#sundrop#dog drawing#borzoi#oficial art#fnaf security breach#security breach fanart#sun fnaf#dca fandom#lina art#digital art#digital drawing
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