#they are just two npcs

[lovelynim]

TickleTober2024/Day 26 - Timer

Honkai: Star Rail - Mikhail x Tiernan

“M-Misha,” Tiernan coughed, taking a step back as the other nameless closed the distance between them. Why did the Astral Express have so little room to run? “Don’t you-”

“Come on, I just found out you’re ticklish. What did you expect me to do?” Mikhail giggled, holding out his hands in front of his chest and teasingly wiggling his fingers, making the other man flinch with anticipation. Oh, this was going to be good.

Tiernan looked left and right, around anyone in the parlor car that could help him out of the watchmaker’s claws, but both Razalina and Pom-Pom seemed to be entertained in their own conversation to pay attention to Tiernan’s cries for help.

Then, faster than one of his bullets, Mikhail threw himself at Tiernan, tackling the man down into one of the couches nearby, straddling his hips while wearing a devious look on his face. Tiernan gasped, barely able to utter a protest before Mikhail began to paw at his stomach, forcing a smile into his face and giggles out of his throat.

“Ohh, you’re indeed ticklish, Tiernan!”

“M-Mihihishahah!” Tiernan laughed, his feet kicking behind the other man while he desperately clung to Mikhail’s skilled hands. If he knew how to fix even the smallest clocks, it was only expected that he would have some expertise in pinpointing sensitive spots as well, right? “O-okahahay, t-that’s enohohough!!”

“What? It’s been barely ten seconds - it’s far from enough,” Mikhail said, a smug smile pulling at his lips as he laid out a trap. “So, a minute? Then I promise I won’t bother you again so soon.”

“N-no wahay, you-”

“Then I’ll continue until I’m satisfied,” Mikhail nodded to his own statement, ready to dig into TIernan’s sides. His hands, however, were stopped in their tracks as Tiernan managed to grab them.

He sighed, looking up to Mikhail before lay his head back in defeat. “F-fine, but just a minute…”

Mikhail grinned, picking the watch from his pocket. “Very well, let me set the timer and…”

Tick.

“W-WAHAhahait, I wahahasn’t reheheady!”

“Oh, please,” Mikhail shook his head, arching one of his eyebrows as he tickled Tiernan’s ribs, “you are ready to shoot an enemy on sight, but couldn’t see my hands right before your face?”

“S-Shuhuhut it, Mishahaha!! Damn ihihit!” Tiernan groaned, shaking his head and pressing his elbows down against his sides, hoping it wouldn’t leave any more room for Mikhail’s hands to explore.

That damned watchmaker, why was he interested in tickling him anyway? At least, it would be just for a minute and, once the watch ticked again, it would be over.

Or so Tiernan thought. After all, they would later realize that Mikhail’s watch was, actually, a compass. But until then…

A/N: Ok so I know its been a GOOD while since we last heard of them, but the will of writing something with them has been ligering around my head ever since i finished 2.2 quest

so here is it

[confessionseddie]

BUCK AND EDDIE in 2.06, “Dosed” bonus:

[lynxgriffin]

Eldritchrune - Parasite Nightmare

1 | 2 | 3

Story Setup Eldritchrune Masterpost

Kris tries to stay on task, but they've clearly got some traumas and worries about their situation weighing on their mind. Still, they at least eventually find what they're looking for!

Still working away on the final part for this too...gotta finish in time, aaaaah!

[puppppppppy]

@chipper-smol and @crow-cap watched me interact with every single object in Vaugarde for 2 hours straight

(honorable mention @payasita who couldnt make it this time but hopefully next time ^_^)

[vanhelsingapologist]

You could be something great, but something great is nothing new.

—

I had to redraw Vallaki’s angriest boy again! His hair is longer and he still uses mage hand for everything to prove that he can do magic.

[thatswhatsushesaid]

cql out here redefining daddy issues one agonizing microaggression at a time

[xmrnothingx]

Crossbreed Priscilla from Dark Souls

Every so often I come back to draw Priscilla from Dark Souls, and it's almost winter, so why not. Love tall, fluffy dragon lady with big scythe who I like to say hi to every playthrough.

[poisonousquinzel]

"but I'd love ta hear about him when we ain't being spied on!"

happy pride:')

[ironunderstands]

I JUST EXPERIENCED A THOUGHT BEAR WITH ME

SO DO YOU KNOW HOW AVEN GAVE UP HIS ROOM FOR THE TRAILBLAZER BC THEY COULDN’T CHECK IN??? Well, I think it was not just to get the express on his side a bit and start up a deal with them, but he also deliberately wanted to talk to the family (ie Sunday) to switch rooms. I mean, giving Sunday the full control to choose where Aventurine stays? Aventurine, an enemy of Sunday’s due to the fact that he is a representative of the IPC? Would Sunday not be chomping at the bit at the prospects of being able to control that? (Ik he’s a family member but I do not think he is in charge of hotel reception normally). I already think Sunday was listening into Ratio and Avens argument in 2.0 (which was obviously staged read by other posts), but now that I remember this, that Sunday was given full control over where Aven would stay? No way in hell he wasn’t gonna monitor that room, if he somehow wasn’t planning on it already.

[clownhonkbonk]

hi rqg people i am once again late to the party

[butchvamp]

can we please acknowledge that the reason lucanis's romance with rook is the way that it is is not because of some secret nefarious plot to get him with neve and intentionally shaft the player, but rather just the fact that a lot of his content got cut and he went through multiple writers over years of what was already a very messy and chaotic development process. it’s just bad writing. why are we making shit up just to get mad at a fictional woman of color who is, again, fictional and does not have the agency to scheme and steal your man. can we please be serious

[haeidys]

Stardew mod too good I'm reviving my old OCs from 2018 to ship them with Ridgeside NPCs

At this point, I might just marry up most of these characters

[ffc1cb]

some parslies from my sketchbook and then some. and then some dill

[rakkuntoast]

maybe the eggs were snail eggs all this time /j

but ye i do love the snails, them being more of a handicap rather than taking care of them makes it for more silly dynamics depending on the streamer, cuz the only thing they gotta worry about is the snail taking their levels yk

they could either be deathly afraid of them or straight up adopt them (with some distance) cuz it seems like some snails are just hanging out depending on how you treat them, even follow along with shenanigans. they do their purpose of stalling the players very well though lmao

[triangle-strategy-notes]

Giovanna Concept Art

Giovanna's concept art! Translation notes and image ids below the cut.

Translation Notes:

"Mineral Maniac" could also have been "Mineral Mania".

"Pre-game, fatigued" was a little ambiguous because the kanji at the end wasn't really a word, but the character had a potential meaning of "to become fatigued", so I just went with that.

"100% bedhead" was literally "all bedhead" or "complete bedhead."

All the sound effects were swapped out for more English-sounding ones. The "YAAAWN" was "Fwahh", the "SHING" was "PAAA", and the "Mnn" was "Naa".

"For the sake of research, the chosen dyes were applied..." was a little hard to parse and I feel like I might have missed some of the meaning. Literally it seemed something more like "for the good of research, the right/right-hand dyes were used on..."

"Boots from school for ease of mining" was also kind of weird, might have been saying something more like "cheap school mining boots [to be used for mining]"

The "Gal Who Studies the Playing Field" heading was literally something like "Game-Board Studying Guy [gender neutral]".

The "Gal Who Studies the Playing Field" heading and the same heading but with "Alternate" attached seem to kind of be swapped, but that was how it was on the original page, so I left it.

Image Id:

[id: Two pages of concept art from the Triangle Strategy artbook centered around Giovanna. The first page has a colored and uncolored version of her canon portrait, as well as a designer's note that reads, "The contrast between Giovanna's soft, fluffy design and the sharpness of the rock is really an appealing point of contrast, isn't it? (Rina Yoshiura)".

The second page has several drawings of Giovanna, most of which highlight her sleepiness or her messy outfit. She's labeled "Mineral Maniac", and her necklace has a note that reads, "The stone around her neck is the first one she ever found." She holds a shining gem with a "SHING…" sound effect. One sleepy drawing is labeled "Pre-game, fatigued". By her hair on another drawing is a note that says, "True color is blonde, messy parts are dyed sections." A note pointing to her lab coat reads, "For the sake of research, the chosen dyes are applied to the clothes and hair". She is noted to have large gloves and large boots as well as a pair of magnifying glasses with lenses that can be lifted and lowered. Another note explains that she "wears a lab coat over her underclothes". Next to a sleepy and disgruntled drawing there is some dialogue that reads, "Mnn… What a hassle… I'll just put off whatever I don't want to do". Another drawing of her yawning has the caption "Always sleeping" and "100% bedhead".

The second half of the page is labeled "Gal Who Studies the Playing Field (Geologist?)" and "Gal Who Studies the Playing Field (Geologist) Alternate". There is a drawing of a much more severe version of Giovanna with dark hair and a scholar's outfit. Some details are pointed out, including some suspenders on the back of the outfit and a small ice axe and case of mining accessories that she wears on her hip. There is also a caption that reads, "Uses the first gemstone she found on her own as a brooch." Another note points to her boots and reads, "Boots from school for ease of mining". An illustrator's note at the bottom of the page reads, "Using the uptight-looking young woman on the lower half as a springboard, she eventually became an eccentric character who's completely absorbed in researching stones and wears a lab coat over her underthings. The colorful paints on her clothes are pigments extracted from the stones. (Urushihara Tatsuaki) /end id]

[arthursfuckinghat]

Let death be a lesson to you.