#they get a tentative tag now

[samtrapani]

i just remembered, doesn't mikhail call niko baby at one point when you show up for a mission... (honestly, although this is certainly interesting in a certain context, it's also hilarious to think he just calls people baby habitually)

he does?? god i need to replay and look for it >:3c

faustin definitely calls people baby habitually thank you for that :3 the little shock of it never wears off for niko, but also now i'm just wondering where he picked it up, why he picked it up, and well. well, that's real cute mikhail ;A;

(there's mikhail's casual, "i-call-everyone-baby" baby and then there's "baby-you're-my-baby-say-it" mitski baby of his)

[odd-chips]

(Tents fingers) So I've had a very indulgent Lethal Company OC concept on the mind for a while, and now that I've drawn it, of course it's spiraled into a 80+ panel comic HILJKFD

Employee names are tentative right now, but they go by Cap'n, Kid (shortie, actual name is Scoot), Skeets (tall one, short for Skeeter) and Mav (wide one, goes by that or Maverick). Genders are also tentative, but I'm warming up to the idea of them all being women with Kid being the only boy!

Value keys for the comic are under the cut, along with some story beats/thumbnails and the uncensored version of Cap'n's injuries from the attack! (It's sketchy, but it is drawn gore so be warned!)

[mblue-art]

"—matsukawa, quit pushing me down, asshat!" "nah." "i will kick your shins bro do not test me—"

alt. ver. before the redraw (bc i still kinda like this 😔)

[knifesxedge]

OUT OF CURIOSITY. would there be interest in a Danger Days Big Bang? i’ve never hosted an event of that size & would probably be looking for a co-mod with some experience BUT. i know we have talented artists and writers in this community and i feel like we might benefit from an organized event :]

[b1rdthieves]

rooks

[clowningcrows]

it’s crazy how much having a safe place to be yourself and express your identity and personality and interests, both online and irl, can change your will to live. honestly.

[varlaisvea]

My very good headcanon about the whole Khajiit embassy thing during the 2E Interregnum (ESO)

(presented in the form of a WIP snippet. a lot of said WIP is journal entries. 1.2k words. G rated.)

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“As you may have heard, there have been frequent delays and setbacks in building the Khajiiti embassy,” Eymei explained as we began making our way up the long stone stairway to the Altmeri embassy. “It’s been years now, and ground still hasn’t been broken.” 

“This is unsurprising, given who is in charge of building it…”

Eymei rolled her eyes apologetically. “Yes. In fact we in the Thalmor heard rumors that the Altmer ambassadors were deliberately slowing the process, if you can believe that.”

I could, of course.

We stopped momentarily to assess the fashion choices of the rowdy adventurers congregated outside the Undaunted enclave, and Eymei spoke as we watched. “As the de facto cultural stewards of the Dominion, the Thalmor kept receiving items meant for the future embassy. The Mane, Queen Khamira, and other Khajiiti dignitaries have sent all manner of books, documents, artwork, religious artifacts, and cultural pieces.” She paused as we both became distracted by an Argonian with glowing armor. “Some of the goods were even sent in beautiful masterwork caravan wagons. It began to be difficult to store all of it.”

I looked up just in time to avoid being knocked out by an empty mead mug, which had apparently been tossed into the air after being depleted. Eymei and I decided we were not currently drunk enough to be among the Undaunted, and resumed our climb. “Surely, there must be a musty basement or abandoned cave somewhere that you Elves would see fit to stash Khajiiti cultural treasures? Until the embassy gets built, of course.”

“Oh, you Khajiit need not worry; I am certain a leaky barn will eventually be graciously provided,” Eymei said. As we reached the landing of the long stairway, I thought I saw her suppress a smile, but at the time I did not yet know why. “A few of the prominent Baandari clan mothers heard of the tragic construction delays and storage problems, and sent some beautiful high-quality tents—large, weather-resistant, and very durable.”

As she finished speaking, we finally reached the top of the stairs, and there I saw several huge Baandari bazaar tents set up on the lawn of the Altmeri embassy! Ah ha! Oh, it lightened my heart immediately! “How did the Elves ever allow this? How could this happen?”

“An outrage, no?” Eymei folded her arms across her chest and shook her head. “As you can well imagine, such disrespect for proper procedure has me incensed,” she said, with the prim Altmeri seriousness she employs only when she is not serious. “The rumor is that the Khajiiti immigrants who had transported the tents here came up with the plan. Supposedly, they recruited the help of a couple of Eyes of the Queen, some Vinedusk Rangers, and a few sympathetic Altmer from the Thalmor.” Oh? I nudged her with my elbow, and she smirked at me, but quickly returned her gaze to the tents and resumed her disapproving Altmeri stare. “Of course, one never can say exactly how these things happen! One morning, all of Elden Root simply awoke to a brand new Khajiiti embassy.”

And it is actually quite an impressive embassy! The largest tent is truly massive, larger than some of the buildings on the embassy grounds. Inside it was beautifully appointed with wooden platform floors and waxed-canvas walls to keep out the Valenwood rains; a relaxing communal meeting space with Elsweyri rugs, cushions, and furniture. Under another of the tents, opulently carved and colorfully painted traveling merchant wagons were open to display their contents: a few carts made up a decently-sized library, another two housed exhibits of Khajiiti woodcarving and sculpture, and another held an impressive number of temple artifacts from all over Elsweyr. Another tent housed offices and embassy services—it really was functioning completely as an embassy!

Surrounding the main tents, there were several smaller tents and carts where chefs were cooking Khajiiti food, and artisans were selling their handicrafts. There were musicians performing, children running around, and people laughing and playing games on the lawn—this is what I loved most! Of course an unsanctioned embassy that rankles Elves is a testament to sleek Khajiiti cleverness, but Khajiiti cleverness is to be expected, yes? The lively atmosphere was the genuine treasure; a true slice of home. If I’d closed my eyes, I could imagine I was in Riverhold. What a beautiful thing to find in Elden Root!

When I turned to Eymei, she was grinning wildly at my reaction, waiting for me to say something.

“It is… the closest thing I have felt to walking through Riverhold’s marketplace,” I said, and I could not fully mask the sound of sadness in my throat. We both looked at the ground for a moment; it will be a long time before it is safe for this one to return to Riverhold... But, I did not want to be sad in such a place! And anyway, to be truthful, I have found it more difficult to remain sad around Eymei. I will not tell her this. “Have you eaten at these carts? Is the food good?”

Eymei looked sheepish. “Heh, I have eaten here a few times, but… I am… trying to… uh… develop a taste for sweet cuisine,” she said, “so it is hard for me to say whether the food is good.” 

This was so adorable to me! I will not tell her this. I laughed, and she looked away in embarrassment! Bright Moons, dear Eymei, why ever would you be trying to cultivate a taste for Khajiiti food? Ha, what a beautiful thing to find in Elden Root.

The embassy has become a popular spot for people of all races to congregate in the evenings. I can see why—it is hard to beat the location, ha! Apparently complaints from the Altmeri ambassadors—about the noise, the food smells, the rambunctious children, the merchants, the music—have largely gone unheard. Eymei said she’d heard that the Chief Ambassador went as far as appealing to both King Camoran and Queen Ayrenn, but so far has had difficulty receiving a response. 

It is the perfect Khajiiti embassy, yes? As an embassy should, it brings about greater cultural understanding, and in this case, celebrates the Khajiiti ability to inhabit many truths at once. It is a monument, yet built as if on shifting sands. Although it exists, it also does not exist—after all, ground still has yet to be broken on the embassy! As we always do, Khajiit make a fine art of standing conspicuously in places we are not wanted. Yet, there, one feels Khajiiti hospitality—Khajiit can be true ambassadors; we have brought the best things about Elsweyr to the people of Elden Root. Let’s see the Elves build us a structure of stone which can accomplish that!

[blueheartedwolf]

I wish I could find a doctor that wants to find out what’s actually wrong with me instead of recommending prescriptions to address the symptoms. I’m so tired of being recommended ibuprofen for debilitating pain. Tired of relaying my medical history to a new doctor and getting the same furrowed brow and shrugging shoulders I get every time. Tired of having so-called medical professionals ask why I need a cane if I’m able to walk down their clinic hallway without it. When will someone fucking help me?

[always-a-joyful-note]

Okay so I'm watching Fight for My Way and realising some things.

One is that I really, really enjoy it when you have a friendship that's so strong, you can commit small criminal acts against each other (sometimes, you just have to pinch your friend's nose until he gives up his seat on the bus to you. Or strangle your bff until she stops with the aegyo).

Another is that romance that's based off friendship where the two people have goals and dreams independent of each other, are just so.....special? It's like "I'm not choosing my goals or this romance. I'm not even making it about both. We're just people with dreams and lives and struggles and one of them happens to be this stupid love" (so far, anyway....sparks haven't fully fluttered yet and it's absolutely hilarious to watch them be so angry that the other is sparking The Feelings in them). And I'm not reallyyyyy into many romances (I tend to read a lot and a lot of romances where both are treated like people), but it really is kinda nice to see that

Also, I LOVE that wanting to be a spouse is treated a valid dream, as much as wanting to be an anchorwoman or mma fighter or whatever Jooman has going on.

Finally, I think that the biggest flaw in these "treat both of them like people" romances is that when you stick them in tropes (like the guys fighting over girl trope), it's gonna be awkward.

Either way, love the banter. Love the fact that they're bullying each other relentlessly. Dynamic is peak....

[morninkim]

redrew an old oc for funsies bc i wanna revive her story and world

Ruriko Ishino - JUMP Stinger

[carnival-core]

Oh yea like I said I've been watching the Black Butler anime with my boyfriend (will not be watching s2 bc I've been told it's not canon and would just annoy me so I don't mind spoilers on it) and smth I will say about it so far is Ignoring the fact Sebaciel is gross to begin with besides the one dress scene there's been nothing even vaguely resembling chemistry so I can't wrap my head around what the appeal even ever was . Like even in a hypothetical where Ciel is like 18 (I'd prob still find the ship kinda weird but not as abhorent) their dynamic does just feel like World's Most Mid Father and his brat child

[valiant-portabella-pirkko]

... bit the bullet and snagged the last couple armor pieces I'll need for Flourish AU Mai Trin, so as long as I save up enough gold -> gems I'll finally be able to get her made next character slot sale. :)

[unrestrainedbalderdash]

RIP Allison Hammond

[buttercuparry]

Genocide flattens every discussion. There are no new conversations to be had about the destruction, death and cruelty. After more than a year, there is nothing left to be said about various media houses, corporations and international bodies of law aiding and abetting all that has been happening in Gaza, either. It is the banality of evil, it is colonialism. However even in this atrociously banal circumstance, I do think what still is a continued point of hope for Gazans and what still pushes so many of them to reach out to the world, is the support people around the globe have shown and still continue to show. Which is why I am here on behalf of the Shehab family ( @fahedshehab-new ) and requesting  you to help them survive through this winter. This won't take much of your time so please read: 

Fahed is currently supporting 13 family members in total- his own family and that of his sister’s.

He has to look after 8 children now, with the youngest being his son Yayha who is barely having anything to eat because the price of baby milk  is exorbitantly high in Gaza. 

The genocide has taken a toll on Fahed’s daughters. Sahar and Dana spent a whole year under the threat of bombs and right now instead of getting to be teenagers, they ask their father if they will survive. They have even said they don't want to live if they lose someone. 

The family right now immediately needs clothes to keep them warm throughout winter. Fahed’s family is from the north and has been displaced several times before they came south. Displacement is dangerous and a silent killer because often essential items are lost and cannot be replaced in time. 

Please consider that the weather has already turned colder around the world and that which is only mildly uncomfortable to us, presents a dire situation for Gazans. The families don't have a shelter and there is no way for tents to adequately protect from cold winds and rain. So right now the immediate need is for warm clothes and it can cost upto $400 per person. With THIRTEEN PEOPLE to take care of Fahed immediately needs to raise at least 5k to buy the required apparels. So please boost and donate. 

Currently at $66,248. He needs to reach $71,248. Please help however you can. 

Vetting link

Please remember that every donation, even if it is 5 dollars, is a ray of hope for the families who have lost everything.

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[mul71v3r53-is]

This ask is a free pass to ramble about your ocs/stories if u want. Please tell me about them. I'd love to hear

YAY I LOVE CHRISTMAS if you don’t know much about the series (or uh. UTMV in general) this will be incomprehensible (it probably will be even if you do, my mind only makes sense to me alone and even then I get confused because there is a lot going on in here) so i apologise in advance

Okay so at the moment we’re a little too early for the OCs I was talking about before because all except the mer guy don’t even have their parents born at the moment. I will still talk about them but I kinda wanna talk about the next fic that’s coming up because I’ve been working on chapter on and off all month and I’m SO EXCITED!!

Okay so, I’m calling it Kintsugi, named after the Japanese pottery repair technique which will make sense because this one’s about Ink!! Why does this make sense, random new people might ask?; well not only was he basically pieced back together after he ripped his own Soul apart, but…he has a new Soul now!

…I know this is often not handled well and a lot of other Ink enjoyers aren’t a fan on this, but bear with me! - It’s actually technically…Broomie’s Soul?? In a sense? But both Ink and Broomie’s magic (because Broomie is its own entity in my stories, iykyk but it’s technically from another series I’m writing that takes place before this one. It’s Complicated) are so intertwined after millennia of partnership that it directly affects Ink too. This new Soul was made of a small chunk of like these crystal structures outside of the rest of existence (they’re significant to Broomie in particular, but that’s wayyy too spoilery to get into right now), and Broomie has kinda unlocked new Creation powers as a result! …Unfortunately, the Truce states that Ink can’t aid in the Creation of new AUs, so they’re mostly just used on repairs and silly little additions to the Doodle Sphere

Anyway, the fic mostly handles Ink’s adjustments to this change, him bonding with Error whilst they tackle Corruption issues in the AUs, and of course ending said Corruption. Not permanently, but enough where it’s at a manageable state for the rest of the series and ensures it doesn’t come up nearly as much. Also FELLOW ERRINK ENJOYERS REJOICE - THEY ARE THE ENDGAME OF THIS FIC!!

Unfortunately due to the nature of this being an actual character centric fic (like how 404 was SUPPOSED to be but I got a bit focused on other characters to the point where it’s just a fic about Error. Kintsugi is purely focused on Ink and Broomie) other characters getting attention will be purely coincidental due to their proximity to them; i.e. PJ, Error, Dream, etc. BUT THAT’S OKAY BECAUSE I LOVE INK AND HAVE LESS TROUBLE WRITING WITH HIM INVOLVED THAN ANYONE ELSE!! HE’S LITERALLY ME!!! (<- foaming at the mouth)

Anyway, I’ll stop talking Kintsugi for now because, again, spoilers, it’s due to come out around the New Year with any luck. So we’ll move onto OCs! Just keep in mind the ones I’ll talk about aren’t gonna be around for…A WHILE. One of them has a mom who is born when PJ - currently 5 years old in Kintsugi! - is 22 years old. That’s a while off.

Anyway! Said OC is the one in the wheelchair! This is because one of her moms is part snake monster, but whilst she didn’t manage to actually inherit the snake tail, she can’t walk at all. This is completely fine, though, because she’s kickass in her wheelchair; she learns how to fight just as hard as anyone else in it, and even surpasses a lot of her family members in strength due to her being able to just think up new tactics on the fly. She’s basically everything I wish I was when I was wheelchair bound for about a year as a teenager and I love her. She also has a slight speech impediment due to having fangs that are slightly too big for her mouth but, you know what, I find it hard to talk with average sized teeth, she’s probably better at communicating than I am even with the teeth, it’s whatever

Second OC I wanna talk about I will name but that’s because she’s on my mind all the time; Opal!! She’s a Poth kid, minor Goddess of the moon in Reapertale, and she, like her grandpa Geno, also uses a cane! I headcanon that a lot of the Afterdeath family do, in fact; Raven would likely need a mobility aid due to his shoulder, I’m pretty sure Goth is canonically disabled due to stunted magic (you can fact check me on this, but I’m basing this off of that comic where he’s training with Underfell Papyrus; he can’t use magic attacks all that well but he’s okay with using his scythe and, yeah, you can just attribute this to him being Reaper’s kid, but I’m pretty sure even Reaper can use magic attacks alright), Sorrell is quite literally totally blind and would need a cane regardless of headcanon…I’m unsure about Xhaji (which I learned recently is actually an Afterfresh kid?? Oops. Still keeping her as an Afterdeath kid here) and Shino, but my own Afterdeath kid, Reah, would also need some sort of aid since her legs are very weak in comparison to the rest of her body. But, Opal specifically needs a cane because she somehow inherited Geno’s high DT levels (Goth has it too, but his body can handle it better than hers), so she can easily grow tired, her bones are pretty brittle (similar to Reah’s legs), if she were to ever get severely wounded she would begin to melt rather than dust, etc. However she’s still quite active, since she helps Palette a lot with his job (he starts out with his own group of defenders when he’s a teenager, but over time he kinda just…Accidentally becomes an inter-dimensional delivery guy on his big air ship lmao). She’s otherwise pretty relaxed though, and mostly just likes to read books and bake. She’s also in a band with her two datemates! She’s a bassist :]

And yeah! Last OC I mentioned in tags - Splash! The mer guy! He’d also need some kind of aid on land, but, again, I wanna focus more on how to figure out how to draw hearing aids on his webbed ears…As well as the logistics of how they could work underwater.

Wait wait wait actually. One last OC who would need an aid; shipkid whose parents I won’t identify yet, she’s completely mute. I always imagined her having like this text to speech program on her phone, but idk! This is a sci-fi/fantasy mashup multiverse! Anything is possible, I should get more creative with it

I would also talk more about Aurelium, since I can a bit more now Moon and Stars is out, but, this post is long enough. I’ll save their post for another time ^^;

[thedigitalbard]

I created this art as a gift for my friend Diya. This is his son, Magdy and his cat whose story I shared here.

Right now, Diya is separated from his family in Gaza and has been for over a year. His family is facing the second winter since they were displaced from their home. The winters in Gaza are harsh. People are taking shelter in flimsy tents, that don't protect them from the wind and rain. The rain brings with it flooding that destroys everything. Diseases are spreading with no access to proper sanitation and medical care. When they went to receive polio vaccinations, they witnessed an IOF attack on the taxi in front of them.

The last donation was 6 hours ago, and there have only been 4 donations in the 24 hours. We need to help Diya reach his short-term goal of 30% so he can help his family purchase winter supplies that they need to survive. It is already November. There is literally no time to waste. His family has suffered through so much already. Please stand by them and do everything you can to support them. Share this post and donate. With your help we can reach the goal!

This campaign is vetted by association here. It is also #55 on the Gaza Vetters List by @/gazavetters.

$6,732 / $9,000 (short term goal)

Tagging for reach (please dm me to be removed)

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