#this was SUPPOSE to stay a sketch but i had too much fun

[crow-eyed]

what can I say I love a melodramatic shadow

(wip here)

[trivialcrow]

“I want to kiss you.”

Jason blinked and looked up from his book. He fought the urge to glance behind him to see if someone else had entered the room. It was ridiculous, because no one else could have entered without him noticing, but it still seemed more likely than the statement that had just left Rayner’s mouth being directed at him.

“What?”

Kyle was staring down at the sketch pad in his lap, gnawing on the end of his pencil. He glanced up when Jason spoke and arched an eyebrow. “What?”

Heat burned up Jason’s neck. “I thought you - nothing. Never mind.”

It was too much to hope that the chair would swallow him whole, so Jason lifted his book and pretended to get absorbed back into the pages. Across from him, the old leather of Rayner’s chair creaked, but Jason refused to look up.

He wasn’t even supposed to be stuck here with just Rayner. The lantern had shown up to visit Connor, who had been visiting Roy at the same time that Jason had also been in the city. Which was fine. Until Connor and Roy had disappeared on an urgent ‘shopping’ trip with brief orders ‘not to kill each other,’ and left Jason alone with Kyle.

Fingers closed over the top of Jason’s book and tugged it out of his hand. A muscle jumped in Jason’s jaw and he slowly lifted his head, eyes narrowed. “Can I help you?”

Kyle said nothing. He slipped the bookmark off the arm of the chair and then gently placed the closed book on the coffee table behind him. Jason’s eyes followed the action before flicking back to Rayner’s almost blank expression. “What the fuck is wrong with you?”

“You,” Kyle said, his voice thrumming with an odd intensity. “You drive me up the goddamn wall. I hated you, you know?”

Yeah. Jason knew. It was hard to fucking miss. Rayner was about as subtle as a sledgehammer with his feelings. Not that Jason had helped himself any back when they first met. “Not exactly breaking news, Rayner,” he said. “Doesn’t explain why you’re in my space.”

“Seems only fair,” Kyle said. He braced his hands on either arm of the chair and leaned over Jason until their faces were inches away. “Since you won’t get out of my head.”

What. The. Fuck. “Are you drugged or something?” Jason asked. “Get into some kind of weird alien shit before you made landfall?”

Kyle laughed, the sound spilling out of him like cheap whiskey. “I wish,” he said. “That’d make all this make way more sense. You’re an arrogant asshole. You wind people up, just for fun, and then laugh when they spin out. You’re antagonistic about everything. All the time. And 90% of the time, I just want to punch you in your stupid, perfect face.”

Jason stared at him. Not that he had much choice, with Rayner three inches away from his face, but that was… a lot. “You realize you’re in stabbing distance, right?”

Kyle grinned, his dark blue eyes wild with delight. “Worth the risk.”

Jason frowned and then grunted as he suddenly had a lap full of green lantern. Kyle straddled Jason’s thighs and closed the distance between them. The collision of their lips was harsh, more fight than fireworks, but Jason’s hands snapped up to Kyle’s waist, regardless. His fingers clamped hard into the soft fabric of Kyle’s t-shirt, dragging him closer when he intended to push him away.

Kyle lifted onto his knees and grabbed Jason’s face between his hands, holding him still as he shoved his tongue against bitten lips. Jason groaned and let his mouth fall open, certain his brain was short circuiting. Kyle continued to push his advantage.

He tangled his tongue with Jason’s, sealing their lips together until Jason knew the only air he was breathing was Kyle. With a final, parting swipe of his tongue, Kyle pulled away, catching Jason’s bottom lip between his teeth. Jason barely felt the flash of pain before they broke apart completely, Jason falling boneless against the back of the chair. “What. The. Fuck.”

Kyle stayed in his lap, sitting back on his heels and dragging fingers through his hair as he worked to catch his breath. “I already told you,” he said. “I want to kiss you.”

[thefaiao]

Do you remember what hooked you on the LISA series? It's a decently impactful set of games so I'm curious as to why you've created so many drawings from it

A great question. I don't think I can answer this with absolute precision, but I'll try. I'll begin explaining how exactly I first got into drawing LISA, and we'll work from there to the reason I believe I am still compelled to draw more of it.

I first played and finished LISA at the end of 2016. I was decently active at that point, but hadn't garnered much attention to my drawings. I had made a Hotline Miami post that had gotten decently popular, and a few Yogscast(1)(2)(3) drawings that also did decently well, but overall nothing super noteworthy. Most Yog fans at the time weren't into what I liked mainly, which was Shadow of Israphel.

I was immature at the time, so had a hard time connecting with people in fandoms. Not to mention, I was a Brasilian in a sea of Americans and Europeans. You'd be surprised how hard it was to relate with people in that setting, but I tried here and there.

I felt pretty strongly about the HM post though, since it felt like a great personal achievement. I felt a drawing I had a clear vision for had achieved what I set out to do with it. Seeing how much people liked it, it was pretty magical when you've never had a post "do well".

Anyway, people were hopping out of tumblr and onto twitter, and I did as well. Twitter, despite everything, sort of puts you way closer to other people. Your reply to someone important is very visible and hard to ignore. It was a type of equalizer. There I had gotten to get my drawings actually seen and shared by Austin, the guy who made the LISA games.

Having had my drawings shared and recognized that way had a strong impact on me, and I even got to talk with an artist I really looked up to at the time, Maren, who had also gotten into LISA. She had done art for SBFP and TF2, so it felt surreal to me to be acknowledged by someone like that. Up to that point I really felt like more of a passive observer to everything.

In 2014 I finished high-school, and 2015 I spent the whole year learning how to draw better. I tried so hard that I ended up dissociating, a very scary emotion, that I didn't even know was a thing at the time. It felt like all that time and effort was starting to pay off, and that there was a way forward here.

First I posted sketches, and the passion I had for the game and motivation from the recognition led me to put a lot more effort than usual into my drawings. I ended up making these, which got really popular, it was very validating.

So because of all that I kept drawing. I'll be honest, a lot of the time I just wanted to get even more of the attention of these weird new cool popular friends that were paying attention to me for some reason. I was very lonely at the time. I think I stayed lonely for a long time after too.

But eventually people move on, as is normal with fandoms. I didn't really feel my passion for drawing and LISA die out though. I had started a massive LISA art project at the time, that took me 5 long years, and also was more focused in college, where I did Game Design.

Drawing wise, eventually I branched out to other RPGmaker games, but LISA was very easy to draw. It was sort of a home-base for me. Something I could come back to when I was uncertain.

I think Urasawa put it quite well, with Billy Bat:

Drawing the same characters over and over is extremely rewarding, and a great way to reflect on your progress so far. I suppose it's meditative, but that's not quite the right word. It's very fun and constructive, and people can also keep track of your progress through that. I did the same with OFF characters, a game I had drawn way before all this.

Of course, I had a lot of issues because of how things developed. I related a lot of my self-worth with the validation I received from people online, and I still do, to an extent...

When I started taking the game I'm making, Meanderer, more seriously, and started living alone, posting anything felt awful. I didn't have the energy for bombastic posts, or the time spent developing the way I draw the characters like I did for LISA, that is, with ease and style. It felt very humiliating, but I understand it was a warped view of things.

It was a long and depressing time in my life, but it taught me a few important lessons, and made me sort of re-evaluate how I engage with "online" overall. But I still liked drawing LISA throughout all of this, I almost felt ashamed of it to a certain point.

All of this isn't to say I didn't love the game itself. It wasn't all just context. I really, really love LISA. It drove me to sobbing tears, which I don't think another game has gotten out of me. It's a fantastic game, that really showed what fresh things you could do with the medium. When I played it I'm not sure I fully understood how much I loved games.

I just grew up with the characters of LISA. Maybe not in my adolescence, but definitely in my adulthood, and with my art. These characters help me orient myself, understand my limits. And it's damn fun to get better at drawing them. Even just a character on an empty blank canvas, with only black and white lines. It's the most fun in the whole world.

To finish it off, I have a general philosophy of not republishing drawings. So whenever I want to do a LISA post I have to draw a LISA post. Just keep drawing and drawing. Don't get hung up on one drawing or idolize one thing you did. Keep making things. It doesn't have to make sense. Just keep drawing.

(There was a power outage while writing this and I had to retype this whole damn post by the way. Appreciate it!)

[chlobliviate]

Wolfstar Microfic - Fall

Words: 477

@wolfstarmicrofic

🌙✨🌙✨🌙

“So when did you realise?” Lily asked over the pile of cauldrons they were supposed to be scrubbing by hand.

“Realise what?” He said, grimacing at how the cauldron cleaner was peeling the black polish off his nails.

“That you’d fallen in love with Remus.” She said nonchalantly.

“I’d… what?” Sirius looked up from his hands. “With… what?”

“Sirius.” She looked at him and smiled, knowingly. “James may be pretty blind… in more ways than one, but I’m not.”

“Moony and I are mates.”

“I’m not disputing that.” She set down her scrubbing brush. “But you don’t sketch Pete or James’ profile on your potions notes and erase it at the end of the lesson.”

“Been watching me, Evans?” Sirius grinned, “Should James be worried?”

Lily rolled her eyes and returned to scrubbing the cauldron.

“Last year,” Sirius said after a while. She just looked at him, waiting for him to elaborate. “I stayed over the Christmas hols with him. Somewhere between watching him open four individually wrapped books from his parents and being genuinely thrilled with each one, trying to decide which he’d read first and changing his mind seven times and then waking up in the shack the next morning just the two of us. Something changed. I don’t know.”

Lily nodded, “It would be silly to ask if you’d spoken to him about it, wouldn’t it?”

“Very much so.” He leaned against the desk behind him. “Too much at risk. I’m sure it’ll pass.”

“Perhaps.” She said. “Or you’ll end up pining for years. Ask James how much fun that is.”

“I will never be like James was,” Sirius said, horrified. “If I wrote poetry, it wouldn’t be derivative, and I’d never rhyme words with themselves.”

‘Seems you’ve thought about this a lot.”

He scrubbed at a particularly stubborn stain at the bottom of the cauldron, “It’s been years in the making really, since fourth year at least. James is my brother, Pete is my best friend, but Remus is something else, and I couldn’t put my finger on it until last year. At first, I tried to convince myself I was just horny. So I… worked on that, and it didn’t help. Then Moony hooked up with Fenwick on his birthday and any denial I was clinging to was pointless. Am I that obvious?”

“Well…” She smiled sympathetically.

“Does Remus know?” He asked quietly.

“Oh, yeah.” She said, “Of course he does.”

Sirius blanched, “What did he say?”

“Something like, ‘Am I losing my mind, or is there a tiny chance that Sirius might like me back?’.”

Sirius spluttered, “Like him— What? Back?”

“Oh, come on, Sirius.” She laughed, “He’s not exactly subtle about it.”

“Yes, he is!” Sirius stared at her. “He— me?” She nodded, “Well, this might be the best detention I’ve ever had. You should get in trouble more often!”

[minty-mumbles]

Linked Universe Survey 2023

The long awaited results of the survey. Sorry it took me forever, making graphs is hard.

There were 452 responses to the survey as a whole, which is almost double what we got last year, so thank you to everyone who participated!

If you want to see the raw data, you can find that here. I had thoughts about the data, but compiling that into another post would be too much of a hassle. Feel free to send me asks about it though!

The rest of the post will be under a read more as it it large

Demographics

Other: Demigirl (4), Transmasc (3), Grey genderfluid, Unlabeled, Demiboy, Demiagender

Other: Omnisexual (4), Poly (2), Trixic, Abroromantic or Bellusromantic, Demisexual

General Questions

Other: Quotev, Discord, their own google docs

Other: Discord, Variations of "I haven't posted yet, but I pan to" and "I haven't posted my fics in ages",

Other: Wattpad, Deviantart, Discord

Other: Crochet dolls, Custom dolls, Roleplay blogs (2), Fan translations, Headcanons (2), Piano music

The purple section in the “Warriors vs Warrior” chart is supposed to read “Warrior.” I made a typo.

Favorites and Least Favorites

Selected Free Response Answers

im sorry warriors i just can't play your game (it is very very hard. i am stuck very early on in the game)

I love cats meow meow meow

was extremely tempted to put twilight for least favorite. unfortunately he is my favorite to write from the perspective of (he has taken over most of my wips. help) and that probably counts for something. WILD on the other hand. hooo boy how the hell do i characterize this gargoyle. why is he Like That. least favorite it is

Twiddy

very good fandom to be in :) everybody is very nice

It's a straight up crime that Wars lost the aesthetics poll so quickly. He has such a peak Link design with the best colors. Ugh I'm getting wistful.

FROGS. FROGS. FROGS. ALSO HAPPY PRIDE MONTH. FROGS. FROGS. FROGS. FROGS. FROGS.

I will fight Hylia herself and the next person who implies Twi can't handle spice. If we're going to lean into him being southern/Midwestern, which is an alright stero type for our rancher, please keep in mind the culture you're basing him off. The south and midwest can handle their spice, I assure you. Have you ever had authentic Louisiana gumbo? It will melt you tongue off. Or some good old fashion spicy fried chicken? I promise the real stuff has quite a kick. (In all seriousness, though. It's more important that you're having fun. And even I can admit the idea of Twi being an Ordonian who can't handle his spice is more than a little funny.)

I am an OoT Link edgelord and have been since early 2017. So, in September of that year, when an artist by the name of jojo56830 puts out a lineup of nine different Links and the Hero of Time is there – the oldest, no eye, Hero’s Shade armor? I saw that one sketch and just thought “oh this is gonna be bad.” Yeah of course he has the coolest design. By the way, it’s only a matter of time until Fierce Deity shows up in the comic and I have reason to believe it could be this current Dawn arc. Dawn … Dawn of a New Day … and who brought about the Dawn of a New Day? Fierce Deity. Twilight is recovering but still injured and what will happen if he falls again? Fierce Deity is coming and we need to be prepared. In this essay I will—

Remember that time when someone put the whole script of the bee movie in here? I’m not that dedicated, and I don’t have that time, but let us remember and hope someone else does it again this time. Cause someone is bound too. We’re all crazy enough to do it. Alright, love you and stay hydrated pls!

Hi! I joined this fandom really recent but i’ve always seen LU stuff on pinterest and elsewhere. Only recently have i actually took the time to understand the fandom and get back into LOZ stuff and i adore the characters and story! The more and more fanart, fanfics, and comics i see about the different Links the more i love them all. It’s such a pain to pick just one i like or one i don’t like because they’re all so unique. I love this fandom and hope to get more involved!! Have a wonderful rest of your day :]

Epona is an underrated queen

your mom

I really don't get why Zelda is called Artemis. Athena makes more sense???? It perplexes me

Anyone seeing this should check out Breanna’s E!Wild AU

Something something queer every Link into oblivion!

[doppel-doodles]

Since everyone is making their own little version of the characters I thought I would join the fun for my Fallen crown Au! These were supposed to be quick little sketches just to get some ideas down but they still took me the whole day:'D will probably change as I draw them but I wanted at least something down on for the time being and I do like how most turned out!

Single versions plus some info and ramblings about each under cut for those interested:

My lamb was mainly based on both, yes the actual player character but also the vibes of my own plathrough which were very "oh god who let this child be in charge?-" while I'll still mostly just call them Lamb I figured they should still have a proper name so I went with my friends @/tamaruaart suggestion as it suits them rather nicely! And most note worthy detail is honestly just the fact that they carry something from each bishops realm on their person now, I like to think they treat those items like little trophies:>

Narinder is probably my weakest I feel like, he definitely needs something to give him some extra "ompf!". I basically made his undertaker fit a sorta reverse or at least loosely inspired by his white robes in game. I imagine he is very boney or a straight up skeleton underneath so he covers it all up beneath heavy fabrics, but because I lack subtly I still covered him in bones regardless-

And yea I kept the veil cause 1. It's a look and 2. It coviently covers up his now sewn shut third eye.

There wasn't much reason behind making him an undertaker, I simply thought it suited him, when your the former god of death you aren't exactly squeamish around corpses. Lastly the dark blues are there to contrast the other followers warm tones, as they kinda seen him as an outcast which is just fine for narinder he isnt exactly thrilled to be here.

I'll put Leshy and Heket together as they were sorta designed as a set.Since they are both youngest among the bishops I sorta latched onto the headcanon that they get along pretty well and just stick together after getting into the cult so they just share a lot of their duties. So I gave them some matching elements like the puffy shorts but also stuff that contrasts like Leshy having looser clothing and Hekets being more tight. Or Heket getting working gloves with a little belt to hold tools plus a hat for the sun, meanwhile Leshy will happily dig through the dirt bare clawed in the sun for hours-

I debated on giving Heket an apron but honestly I think she would only wear one while cooking or tending the farm plots there is no reason for her to wear it casually, the gloves though stay for I reason I utterly love because its PETTY-

Literally the only reason she keeps them on almost constantly is because when the lamb asks she can be like "ew, I'm not touching you with my bare hands." Yes, my humour is broken moving on-

I also gave Leshy a cane just so he actually has something to feel around with when he is areas he isn't too familiar with so he isn't running into crap- on that note, Heket can speak a bit but not exactly loud or for a very long time without seriously hurting her throat, once I properly learn it I definitely wanna draw her using sign language.

Lastly bodies, Leshy was based off a previous drawing I made of him in bishop form, I simply made it less monsterous but he is in charge of chaos so he had to remain a creature- Heket is more straight forward, she is a frog and she is large and in charge.

There was one reason why I made Shamura a tailor and that was the mental image of them sewing the bishops clothes when they were younger and dressing them up all cute.

I went for more pink colors mainly because I thought it better suited the purple and would make their red eyes pop! Honestly I really love their colors they remind me of a Berry! I've drawn shamura before but honestly the only things that stuck were the colors,face and then also the hand markings I did tweak their eyes a bit I wanted something more stern feeling.

For clothing I kept everything nice and loose, while they are the tailor I also love the idea that in their spare time they either teach the youths in the cult or are like the champion of the fighting pit because war is also their domain and they can be- so I wanted them dressed pretty comfy to deal with whatever may come! But still keep everything pretty mature and mildly fancy maybe in the future I'll do some fancy gold and silver embroidery to the pants because of that.

As for body type I wanted them to be pretty thin but unlike Narinder who is twink material under his cloak they have a bit more bulk on top to show that they can choose violence if they so wish-

I adore me some pathetic but still serving men, honestly except for the cross on his belt I completely ignored the fact I made him a medic- If he needs to treat something gross he can throw something over to protect his clothes but just like Heket there is no reason for him to wear that while not working.

Otherwise my main goal was simply to make Kalamar look pretty and fancy. I debated on either short or long bottoms until I realized I'd have to figure out his tentacle situation, then realized I don't hate myself THAT MUCH so bro got put into a floor length gown, work smarter not harder kids.

If I have an excuse to give a character a shawl I will take it so fast.

His body type I mainly wanted to flesh out the roster so I tried making him very squishy and huggable looking, I debated on thinner so he looked more dangly and stretchy but that made him kinda to similar to Narinders build for my liking.

[corzydoie]

Read Between The Lines

Author's Note: So THIS is why it's taken me so long to finally post (this and school cause MIDTERMS). This plus some (A LOT) more was originally supposed to be Part 2 of Sketches of Goodbye and was going to be published under a different title. HOWEVER, it was taking me too long to get to the meat of what I wanted Part 2 to be about so I just decided to post a chunk of it as Part 1.5. If you haven't read Sketches of Goodbye, you shouldn't read this yet cause it will make ZERO sense. NOT PROOFREAD!!

Summary: You finally got a much-needed break from your work, and decided to plan a getaway trip with friends you haven't seen in forever!

Word Count: 1.8k

Content Warning(s): Cursing, Mentions of Killing Attempt, Choking

It’s been over a year since you left Lando in Monaco to pursue your dreams in Japan. Although you texted each other congratulations on achievements and special occasions, calls and visits were cards that were never played. 

Lando would be lying if he said he didn’t stalk your personal and professional social media accounts. There were multiple times one of the other drivers caught him watching your story or commenting pleasantries on your latest post. Some thought he was delusional and others knew how hard it was for him to let you go considering the length of your relationship.

December 14th, exactly a week after the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, you had just finished preparing for the company’s Valentine’s Day collection. You took photos of your discarded designs and messy workspace before leaving for your holiday break.

Lando’s phone dinged, signaling he received a notification. A small smile tugged at the corner of his lips as he read his screen. His colleagues paid him no mind and continued to eat the postseason dinner they gathered for.

“WHAT THE FUCK!” Lando exclaimed as he jolted out of his seat. All of the drivers glared at Lando due to his sudden outburst.

“Mate what is so catastrophic you almost upend the whole table?” George questioned his friend. Lando frantically showed his dinner mates his phone screen, most struggling to see the image clearly, which led them to check their phones to see what the McLaren driver was upset over. They opened Instagram and were met with your most recent post. At first, they couldn’t understand how a simple wintertime photo dump would upset Lando.

Until they saw the third photo.

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yns.sketchbook fun in the snow 🌨️

lilymhe so cute can’t wait to see you again

yns.sketchbook omg I miss you too I’ll come visit soon

carmenmmundt we should all hangout when you come yn!!

yns.sketchbook say less already booking my flight

username her instagram is so aesthetic 

username literally my role model

username ok but who is that

username idk but maybe we shouldn’t ask??

username yeah shes literally hiding their face on purpose

username IS THAT A MAN???? THAT’S A MAN’S HAND???

username the internets favorite designer

username honestly at this point she should be the model

username deadass shes so gorg

username her face isnt even in this post hello??

username somebodys new here...

username does she have a new boyfriend??

username OMG I HOPE NOT I WAS ROOTING FOR HER AND LANDO TO GET BACK TOGETHER

username they broke up for a reason maybe it should stay that way

“There’s no way you’re upset 'cause she moved on,” Lewis laughed.

“Lando it’s been over a year, she was bound to find someone else.” Max tried rationalizing the situation to his friend, but Lando’s thoughts clouded his judgment. He felt betrayed. In his head, you were meant for each other. He was willing to wait forever to be with you again. He only wanted you.

“You’re getting mad because she posted someone that might not even be a man. But do you think she would be upset over the fact you slept with girls left and right after she left?” Pierre’s question prompted an uproar of oohs, laughs, and dropped jaws around the table.

“But that’s different.” Lando attempted a defense as he slumped back into his chair.

“HOW?” everyone screamed at him.

“CAUSE THEY MEANT NOTHING TO ME. Those were just hookups, she has a BOYFRIEND!” Lando explained.

“Y’know,” Franco interjected, “if I broke up with a girl that beautiful, I wouldn’t be able to forgive myself either.” The group went silent as they looked quizzically at the Argentine who continued eating his dish.

Lando got up and started walking away from the group of drivers. “I can’t do this anymore.”

“I wonder if she knows he stalks her,” Pierre hollered after him.

“Oh, she knows.” Yuki’s statement causes Lando to freeze, slowly turning his body back towards everybody. She knew? Yuki knew she knew? How did he know? How did she know? Sensing the unwavering glares from his taller counterparts and what they wanted from him, Yuki answered their unspoken question. “I told her.” Yuki’s face remained unbothered until Lando came hurling at him, placing his hands around his neck as he vehemently shook the poor little guy, purely out of frustration. The other 18 drivers immediately got out of their seats, some yelling at Lando to get off Yuki, a few trying to pry Lando off manually, and others leaving the room to get help, even though the overlapped yelling was warning enough to anybody else in the building.

“WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU TOLD HER?”

“WHAT THE FUCK BRO?”

“YOU TALK TO HER? DID YOU KNOW SHE GOT A BOYFRIEND?”

“LANDO GET OFF YUKI.”

“YOU’RE FUCKING INSANE.”

“YOU’RE GONNA KILL HIM LANDO.”

“WHY DOES SHE TALK TO YOU AND NOT ME?”

“HOW WOULD I KNOW?”

“LANDO THIS IS IRRATIONAL.” Eventually, Max could yank Lando’s hands off Yuki, sending the Japanese man into a coughing fit.

“You need to leave. Right now,” Max commanded his friend. And without putting up (another) fight, Lando walked out of the restaurant. Everybody slowly turned their attention to George, the dinner planner and GPDA director, wondering if this would be an incident he had to report.

“He’s lucky it’s the off season,” he sighed, easing any remaining tension at the table.

It was the middle of the night in Tokyo, and a storm was knocking against the glass of your windows. As much as you attempted to sleep, the constant pattering of harsh winds and repetitive dings from your phone overwhelmed your tired senses. Three blankets, hot chocolate, and another person to keep you warm were not enough to lull you into a fanciful dreamscape. You had barely arrived at your front doorstep when the interesting comments on your post began rolling in. It was always the same, so you became unfazed by their existence. You remembered commenting jokingly with your old friends Carmen and Lily. You truly did miss them, it just never seemed there was time for you guys to see each other due to vastly different careers. You were reminiscing about the winter trips the three of you would take to New York, with your boyfriends tagging along. As a wonderful plan began forming in your mind, you reached over to grab your phone off the bedside table, sending a quick text before finally falling asleep.

The next couple of weeks were spent preparing for your New York trip. It was a spur-of-the-moment plan, but Carmen and Lily were on board immediately since the last time you saw each other was during the Suzuka race week. It would almost be like old times, except you would be bringing someone else as your plus one. But you knew that Alex and George knew how to be cordial, even if it was their friend getting the short end of the stick.

Your phone rang as you were packing the last of your bags. You glanced to see the name YUKI POOKIE <3 plastered across the screen, deciding to answer immediately. It mostly contained catching up on your journeys and laughing about Lando’s murder attempt on his small companion, with a small reminder that he was supposed to pick you up in a couple of hours and drop you off at the airport.

You swiftly found your luggage at the claim and pulled your phone out of your jacket to call Lily. She arrived in New York with Alex a week before you, so now you just waited for Carmen and George, who would arrive in a couple of days. You stood waiting at the pickup zone for your friend as your phone kept ringing, signaling she hadn’t answered yet. As you were about to give up trying to reach your friend, you heard her voice from the other side.

“Hey y/n, sorry I took so long to answer I was in the bathroom. Alex is gonna pick you up, I have a few errands I need to run before the end of the day. I hope you don’t mind.”

“Oh, no worries, that’s fine. Do you know what car he’s driving so I know what to look for.”

“It should be a black Land Rover, the windshield isn’t tinted though so you should be able to spot him when he drives up.”

“Thanks so much, Lily, I owe you guys one!” You waited a few minutes before you saw Lily’s boyfriend, Alex, slow down and pull up in front of you. He rolled down the passenger side window, asking “Uber for y/n y/l/n plus one?” You were a little scared about George and Alex meeting your new boyfriend through this trip since it was usually Lando at your side, but Alex seemed cordial at the first impression. He got out of the driver's seat and helped the both of you load your luggage into the trunk, sticking his hand out towards your boyfriend for a handshake.

“Nice to meet you, I’m Alex.” Even though you were already on your way to the passenger side door, you slowed your pace to hear their curt interaction.

“Eiji, likewise!” ‘Likewise? Why are they being so formal?’ you thought as you took your seat. The two men walked along opposite sides of the car, one in the backseat and the other in the driver’s seat. Alex checked all the mirrors to make sure they were to his liking before he pulled away from the airport and drove to your destination.

When you arrived in front of your hotel, you made sure to thank Alex and asked him to say hi to Lily for you. The check-in process was smooth and you found your room with ease. As soon as you opened the door, you dragged yourself to the bed and plopped down with a thud and a groan.

“I don’t know why you were so nervous for me to meet them, Alex seems like a nice guy,” your boyfriend said as he closed the door you left wide open.

“He is a nice guy, I was just scared that it was gonna be awkward.” You could hear his footsteps faintly approaching you which were followed by the bed sinking next to you, indicating you joined you on the comfortable queen. You could hear him talking, but the jetlag hit you in a single strong wave, and his voice started to fade as you could finally get a reasonable amount of sleep for the first time in months. Eiji noticed you weren’t replying to any of his points of conversation and looked over to see you asleep, remembering the stressful weeks and sleepless nights leading up to this trip. He knew this was your only break before summer and decided to take a nap right beside you.

Written By: CorzyDoie <3

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Salai- Chapter 3

WELCOME TO SALAI'S ROUTE. This is a FAN MADE route of my oc, Salai. This means this route contains my headcanons for the characters and in no way is suppose to represent the canon story. This is just a fun little time because I know many of you enjoy Salai. Feel free to engage, talk theories, send asks (even to @ask-salai ).

DISCLAIMER: His route his not canon to his character. Also, all of his lore in not in the route for simplicity reasons plus please feel free to ask about him.

Banner by @spooscribbles

It’s been a few days since your party.  With all the leftover rice you have had nothing but fried rice.  Nothing you would complain about but the others are starting to.  You decided to go out into town to do some shopping.  As you are making your way to the next shop you happen to see the man from before.  Rather than being by the river though he set up his canvas along the shops.  It reminds you of back home when artists would set up on the side of the street to sketch people for quick money.

You see him from behind and decide to stand a few feet away to look at his canvas.  You don’t say anything to him, just watch for a few moments and move along.  And this happens the next day, and the next day, and the next.

Basically every time you come into town for the next week you see him.  You never remember seeing him before and now he is here every time you.  Each time you see him you watch him paint for a few minutes before going about your day.  This is your fourth time seeing him, but he doesn’t have his canvas with him.  Instead he is sitting on a bench with a sketchbook, looking up every so often when someone walks by.  You decide to go up to him.  After seeing him so often he has you curious.

Mitsuki: Didn’t you feel like bringing your canvas out today?

He looked up from his sketchbook, a little surprised to see someone talking to him, but he showed you a smile nonetheless.

Salai: It is going to rain later.  I didn’t want to risk my painting getting damaged.

Funny.  Leonardo said the same thing earlier when you said you were going out.  You wonder how they can tell.  He moves over on the bench, offering for you to sit down.  When you do sit you can’t help but peer at his sketch.  Theo may have rubbed off on you a bit.

Salai: I’ve noticed you in town quite often.  What is a beautiful woman like yourself running so many errands everyday.

So he’s noticed you too… Which probably means he’s noticed you watching him paint.

You quickly try to come up with an excuse.

Mitsuki: I’m working as a maid in a boarding house on the outskirts of town.

Salai: a boarding house, huh?  Any chance they have some rooms available?

That sure was a question that caught you off guard.  Even if he needed a place to stay there’s no way you could offer him to come with you.  Not only because everyone is a vampire, but simply because it isn’t your place.

Mitsuki: They don’t actually.  It’s fairly small

You couldn’t hide the ting of sadness in your voice.  Is he homeless or is he simply looking to move?

He seemed to perk up when your voice trailed off.

Salai: Don’t worry, Mitsuki.  I have a place to go home to.

He chuckled clearly not wanting you to get worried

Mitsuki: That’s good I was- you remember my name?

You met each other on the street for only a short amount of time.  Did you really leave that much of an impression on him?  He has had to have talked to other people besides you from sitting on the side of the street.

Salai: Who wouldn’t remember the name of a woman as beautiful as yourself~

Oh no.. He really is a flirt… 

Wait… Do you remember his name?  You are digging through your mind trying to remember, and it is written on your face.

Salai: You don’t remember my name do you?

He didn’t seem to take offense, which was a relief.

Salai:  It’s ok, people tend to remember the art, not the artist.  It’s Andrea.

Mitsuki:  Andrea.  I’ll be sure you remember that

He lets out a soft laugh.

Salai: No hard feelings if you don’t.

He looks back down at his sketchbook, pushing his curly hair behind it ear after it falls.  You look at the profile of his face.  You almost forgot how soft the curves of his face were.  You were just about to get up and be on your way when he spoke again.

Salai: Say Mitsuki.  How much time do you have left before you need to get back?

Mitsuki: I have some time before I need to get dinner started. Why?

Salai: Dinner?  Now I really want to move to this boarding house.

He chuckled and put his pencil in his sketchbook and closed it, turning his head to look at you.

Salai: Why don’t we get some lunch?

~~

You agreed.  You aren’t sure what compelled you to go out with this stranger.  But something about him is captivating, and a little familiar.

He said he recently found this small restaurant during his walks through the city and wanted to go try their food.  You were expecting to go to some small cafe and grab a sandwich, but he took you to a restaurant.  You sure hope this guy isn’t expecting something from you.

Salai: What brought you to Paris?

Mitsuki: I’m just here for work.  I wanted to explore the world so I decided to work in Paris, but I’ll be leaving at the end of the month.  What about you?  You aren’t from here are you?

Salai: I’m from a small city north of Milan.  I would like to say I’m also traveling but I’m actually looking for someone.

Mitsuki: You mean like a friend?

Salai: Hmm, something like that.  I guess I’ll know when I see her.

He chuckles, giving you a smirk.  You can’t help but roll your eyes.  You thought you saw something sad in his eyes, but it must have just been the lighting.

You look down at the menu to see what you want.  This place is much fancier than you were expecting.

Salai: Order what you want, it’s on me.

After a few minutes of looking over the menu, the two of you finally order.

Mitsuki: So what really brought you to Paris?

He tilted his head.

Salai: I really am looking for someone.  It’s an old friend.  We lost contact a few years ago and last I heard he’s in Paris.

Mitsuki: So you go into town and paint hoping you will see him?

Salai: Sort of.  Since I’m here I might as well enjoy the city.  Plus I still need to make money somehow, but it isn’t as easy as I thought in Paris.

An idea came to your head.  You aren’t sure if it would work, but it is worth mentioning.

Mitsuki: That guy I was with the other day

Salai: That tall handsome brunette guy?

Mitsuki: I…uh…well yes.  His name is Theo and he’s an art dealer.  In a few weeks he’s going to have an exhibit showcasing some small artists' work.

Salai: an art dealer..?

He gets lost in his thoughts for a moment.  You can’t quite tell if he is for the idea or not.

Mitsuki:  He was very interested in the painting you were working on that day.   If you have other’s finished I’m sure he would like to-EEK!

Suddenly there was a big crack of thunder, scaring you half to death.  One moment it was fine outside and the next it was dark and down pouring.  The two of you looked out the window and are glad you didn’t choose the outside seating. The employees were rushing around to dig out candles to light them, and telling guests that they can wait out the storm for a little, but they won’t be able to serve any food.

You turn to look at Salai and he’s pouting.  He looks like such a little kid with his pout.  You couldn’t help but gawk at him.

Mitsuki: Awe, that’s so cute.

His face went back to normal after hearing your comment.  Then you realized what you had said.

Salai: So you think I’m cute~

Mitsuki: That’s not what I-

Salai: Say it again why don’t you~

You felt your cheeks getting flushed.  Now you’re really stuck with him.  There’s no way you’re walking out in that storm, but at least you aren’t alone with him.

Mitsuki: I meant the face you made was cute not your-

The rest of the words didn’t matter to him.  The moment the word ‘cute’ came out of your mouth he grinned from ear to ear and seemed to kick his feet under the table.  You couldn’t doubt it.  He was cute, in his own little way.  He opens his eyes and looks towards the window, the smile getting smaller but not disappearing.

Salai: It’s a shame they have to close the kitchen.  I was really looking forward to eating here.

~~

You both waited out the storm for a few minutes. There happened to be a lull in the rain so you both made a break for it.  After standing under an awning for what seemed like forever, you finally happened to get a carriage to stop.  Before you fully got into the carriage Salai grabbed your hand, making you look back at him.  He held his cape above his head to try to keep most of him dry, but the rain was coming from all sides.

Mitsuki: Andrea!  You’re getting all wet!

Even in this pouring rain he still had a smile on his face.

Salai: Thank you for spending the afternoon with me, Mitsuki

That smile could make you forget it was pouring out.  His eyes still look so bright even though they are as dark as the sky.

Mitsuki: Oh.. you’re welcome

You quickly got lost in those eyes, almost forgetting to say anything

The driver tells you to hurry up and you apologize and get into the carriage

Salai: I’ll see you next time you’re in town!

He watches the carriage ride off, almost forgetting he is in the middle of a storm when lighting shoots across the sky.  He jumps and hurries back to shelter.

He hurries back to his apartment as quickly as he can. He hates storms.  He hates thunder.  His heart has been racing the whole time but he didn’t want to let it show.  She was there and that somehow made him feel okay.  But why?  This is the first time he’s really talked to her.  How could he be getting feelings for her already?

He closes the door behind him and slides the floor, soaking wet.  Another crack of thunder goes off and he jumps.  If he knew it was going to rain today why did he even go out.

Salai: I hope I get to see her again.

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[argentior]

Headshots of the apathy adoring guys.

Sketch ver

apathy adoring is a self-indulgent rewrite of redo of healer that is probably at least a little influenced by the way too many manhwa/manga with dubious relationships I've read. Which is to say for some reason I looked at Redo of Healer and thought "I can make a messed-up Josei story out of this" and ended up doing it. Still has dark themes though so like. Careful before you click.

Anyway. Notes on the guys as of Ch 11 and general apathy adoring notes/spoilerish recap if anyone cares to read that I suppose. Random summary stuff and fun facts.

The Boy | Keyaru

Protagonist of Redo of Healer. The premise of that thing is that this guy at 14 years old was abused physically and sexually for 2 years because his semen can raise the level cap of others. It be one of those magic with numbers and a limited slot of skills fantasy worlds. He goes back in time and carries out a long rape revenge seinen fantasy thing. I did not like that. I don't know why the fic got into my brain so much.

Still out for revenge in the fanfic. He ran away from Alban and managed to eat a couple more poisonous plants and fungi relative to canon before he was caught this time, so his immunity to drugs and poison kicked in sooner.

Was still caught, healed Kureha, allows himself to be abused for the revenge plan, that whole deal.

Interested in the maid because of previous timeline memories. Infatuated by the Maid/reader in this current timeline due to the chain of events that occurred that resulted in more interactions. (Came in later, she was assigned to clean him up, and it just went on and on)

A notable differences from the source material includes him playing along and "getting better" at healing publicly so he gets to stay out of the dungeon some days. I was getting tired of writing scenes in the dungeon.

Has introduced himself to the Maid/reader character. So she knows his name. She just refuses to acknowledge it.

The weirdest thing he's done in the story so far: used healing magic to kind of transform his hand into being like the Maid's wounded one and kissed it.

Main aim when writing him: Pitiful enough to make you help but there's something wrong with him that makes you regret it. Or maybe you're just being paranoid.

The Knight | Bako

Appears in the light novel/manga and is killed shortly after. Was used by Keyaru and his group because Bako was the "most sane of the knights" whatever that means. In the novel it was murder after his aid because he was involved in the attack on Keyaru's village and could have spread knowledge if Keyaru's party, in the manga it was because he attacked Keyaru's group in revenge for killing Renard. Renard had taken him in. He's vice captain of Princess Flare (first/main abuser of Keyaru)'s knights.

In the fic he's a coward who is aware of Renard's atrocities but is too attached to his father figure to really do anything about it.

Infatuated with the maid due to projecting. He is very aware of what the kingdom does to the boy in the dungeon but you know. Coward.

Savior Complex.

I hate his hair why are you so spiky.

Has no colored version in the manga. Was that insignificant. Chose blond hair for the "knight in shining armor pretty gold good and righteous" imagery and steel blue eyes and something dull and different from the red eyes of the other guys. Also. Similar to Renard.

Main aim when writing him: physically strong/imposing but kind of pathetic if you're not in a fight-or-flight headspace.

Yukito | Harris | The Rabbit

An oc I made to balance out the cast. What's a josei without 3 guys amirite haha

No but like sincerely. A character to balance out whatever freak stuff is happening with the other two. Also probably delves into the idea of free will and consent somewhat.

Is a rabbit demi-human (basically a rabbit boy). Escaped slave, gave his "true name" to the Maid/Reader after they met by chance, which by source material lore means that he is bound to her mind and heart, body and soul. She is Not Happy about this.

Has chopped his ears and tail off and is blending in as the "human" Harris surprisingly well. Being albino tends to answer the question of why he hides his face for most people.

Main aim when writing him: a decent, sweet person in unfortunate circumstances. Kind of the physical manifestation of the idea of running away, which even if possible the maid thinks of too much of a dream than actual choice.

Bonus

The Maid | The Reader

Low level low magic horrible stats. Instead of being a competent warrior like the other staff in the palace, she is just good at cleaning.

Very tired, very paranoid. Violent intrusive thoughts.

Wary of all the boys. No attraction to any of them lol.

But if pressed. And had to stick to any of them. It would be Yukito.

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Hollyberry x dark cacao fankid?

Fun fact: this ship is the second on my list. But anyways, here’s Ruby Choco Cookie

She’s named after ruby chocolate, which is this new kind of chocolate that apparently has a berry like taste? Also it’s pink, so like, it was the obvious pick. Also I think when I first came up with the name, I still had Ruby Cacao Cookie as a character, so you could factor that in too (context for people who don’t know: Ruby Cacao was an oc I made that’s Dark Cacao’s sister. She’s currently in limbo for whether I decide to keep her bc I rewrote his backstory again)

Ruby chocolate:

So I know I said before that I was going to give her frilly dresses, but I kind of just decided against that when actually making her today. I still gave her one to reference that, but I’m a little disappointed she doesn’t have that concept. Though I suppose it might make her look too similar to Kouign Amann, at least in concept

Like I said prior, I’m thinking that before when she was younger, she would wear fancy dresses all the time, even while out and about using her big sword. Her wardrobe probably consists of a mix of European dresses and Korean hanboks. In current day, for whatever reason she doesn’t wear them in favor of more traditional adventuring gear, but she does still have some and wears them from time to time

With her actual outfit, I may or may not have taken primary inspiration from Guts in Berserk (sorry I’ve been making Berserk like my new personality), which is mostly seen in her upper body, with the chest plate and shoulder pads (which may have been an unnecessary detail if I’m being honest), along with her bare arms and bandages (well I mean, Guts only has one hand bandaged, but he’s also missing an arm, so. Hmm, maybe I should make a fankid in the future that’s an amputee…). I think I was going to give her sleeves initially, but took them out for the Guts look. Though I think it works without them. I’d say Guts and some of Hollyberry’s alternate outfits were my main inspiration, along with a dash of Dark Cacao’s alternate cape (though I don’t think the fluffy bits look the best). I just wanted to add something from Dark Cacao

Oh and also obviously, I took inspiration from Guts’s sword, the Dragon Slayer. Listen, I had it in my notes that she has a “big ass sword”, and that was always going to stay, why not model her sword after the iconic oversized sword? Though I suppose the details did end up getting covered up by the rest of the outfit (though you can see it in the sketch, though it’s a bit too small). And I’m not entirely sure its relatively simple design really matches Hollyberry and Dark Cacao, but screw it

Her hair wasn’t originally going to be in a bun, it was going to be long (and I still want it that way), but with her sword and cape, I just didn’t have room to also give her flowing hair, so tied up it is. Also I made her streaks pink to look more like the color of actual ruby chocolate. Her main hair color being dark red was more a reference to Ruby Cacao

Also I think an original idea was to incorporate spades in her design? Since Hollyberry is has hearts and Dark Cacao has diamonds, and you could argue that Pure Vanilla’s kind of looks like clubs, so I thought why not complete the set here with spades? But I only remembered that info well into the sketch process, so I didn’t end up incorporating it. Ah well, maybe another time

If I’m being honest, I think she looks too Hollyberry and not enough Dark Cacao. But maybe that’s just because I used a lot of pink and red, since she’s ruby chocolate. But I don’t know if I dislike her design, I think it looks at least fine, if not good

Also, she was supposed to be somewhat chubby, or have some width to her, but I think that accidentally got lost in the finished product. Sorry

Anyways, how about we talk about her character?

To be honest, I really don’t have much. She’s a traveling adventurer, just going around fighting monsters. And while she generally is a pretty friendly person, she in truth prefers solitude, simply sitting in the night sky with nothing but her sword and her thoughts

She wasn’t always a traveling adventurer, instead staying at a palace (probably the Hollyberrian one), but at some point that attitude changed. I don’t know what caused that change, and whether or not it was tragic (Guts may have also influenced her personality/character in some way)

And other than one thing about her maybe meeting Kouign Amann in the past, that’s kind of all I have on her. And I gotta admit, that’s pretty disappointing for me

Like when it comes to these Ancient kids, I usually have an idea of their relationships with their parents or their half siblings, but here I got nothing. I don’t even know what her role as princess of either the Hollyberry Kingdom or Dark Cacao Kingdom means (and as far as ages go, the only thing I have is that she’s probably older than Dark Choco, though I don’t know about Royal Berry). She just kind of exists

I think I focused too much in her design aspect and didn’t think at all about her lore, which is honestly really disappointing on my end. And is she really even that good of a character? I dunno

*sigh* maybe some other time I’ll come up with a proper background for her and her relationship with her family (though right now I don’t really want to)

But yeah, that’s Ruby Choco I guess. Hope you like her!

[hulahoopsoupgroup]

good evening everyone. i have decided that i need to write more, so ive made a list of ships/other platonic dynamics from genshin and hsr that i like, and i'll be writing some short blurbs about them over the next month or so

day 1: cyno x tighnari

tighnari quietly peered over the book he was reading, some 500 page tome about plants that nobody else in the house except himself understood. cyno stumbled into the living room, his red eyes dim with fatigue as he put his bag down beside the front door before going straight to tighnari, flopping down on the couch beside him and leaning his whole bodyweight against him.

tighnari put the book down onto his lap and brought one hand up to gently comb through cynos hair.

"rough day at work?"

"just very tedious. people are stupid sometimes," cyno muttered, sitting up to grab the tcg deck that he always kept on the coffee table. he quietly shuffled through the cards, arranging them on the table in different teams. tighnari could practically hear the gears turning in his head as he mulled over the best teams at his disposal, eventually pulling out a sketchbook and messily scribbling the shapes of a few exotic plants.

"how was your day?" cyno asked after a while, "hows that new class youre teaching?"

"its alright, i suppose," tighnari muses, eyes not leaving the page, "much less stuffy than the akademiya, thats for sure. less pretentious, too. i think itll turn out alright."

one of tighnaris ears twitched at the sound of quiet footsteps coming down the stairs. a timid collei crept into the room, eyes landing on cyno and tighnari. she nearly walked right back up the stairs, something the botanist had learned was a habit of hers from her old house, but tighnari softly called to her,

"hey, its alright. you can come down here if you want." he watched as the girls body language started to become more relaxed, and he began to relax as well. the past month had been quite rough on all of them, especially with the legal battles of getting custody of the 13 year old and putting her poor excuse for a father in prison. however, moments like these provided even the briefest moments of respite and glimmers of hope of a future that needn't be plagued with anxious tremors or jolting flashbacks of the past in the dead of night.

collei quietly made her way over to the couch, sitting on the side opposite to cyno and tighnari.

"how was your day, collei? did you do anything fun?" cyno asked, trading his tcg deck for a regular deck of cards and beginning to build a tower out of them on the coffee table.

"it was...good? im learning a lot of science-y stuff from mister tighnari," the girl mumbled quietly.

"your handwriting is getting quite good," tighnari said, glancing at her with a soft smile before returning to his sketches of plants that now littered the page in front of him, "almost better than cynos," he added with a chuckle.

cyno glared at him, adding another tier to his house of cards. "your handwriting is a slew of cursive, not much better than mine." tighnari elbowed him in the ribs, but cyno remained steady, and his tower of cards stayed upright.

"oh, by the way, what music were you playing in your room earlier?" tighnari asked.

"oh, i- uh," collei stuttered, "i can turn it down if you want. sorry if it was too loud..."

"no, it wasnt at all. it actually sounded familiar. i liked it a lot."

"oh. it was a lot of stuff from the 1950s, like," collei paused to remember the names of the artists, "nat king cole...frank sinatra...louis armstrong."

"i have a cd of frank sinatra in our bedroom," cyno mused as he added yet another tier to his card tower, "do you want to borrow it?"

"s-sure...by the way...is there any food in the kitchen i could use to cook? i didnt eat dinner earlier..."

"yeah, of course," tighnari said, already moving to get up.

"...i didnt have time to eat at work, either," cyno quietly said.

"then come on, you too. looks like im going to be the chef again tonight."

[just-my-type-x]

can we have a colby request of protective jealous colby i know there is loads out there but they’re my fav!!

The Lighthouse

I had to bring in my man Nate for this one. The imagine is not written to match entirely the actual video. Pic not mine

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We enter the maritime museum, Sam, Colby, Nate and i wowing because of what we see. We walk around, quickly deciding to go down to the basement.

"This looks so much larger than the upstairs room", i notice and turn the illustrations wheel to read what each drawing means.

"I totally agree, it's more breathable", Colby says and motions his arms in front of him mimicking an inhale. He comes next to me to read whatever I'm reading, but i mess with him and spin the wheel before he's done. "You're so fucked", he warns and we both laugh

"What's that supposed to mean?"

"Did you forget about the challenges? Sam and I pick a challenge to do with either you or Nate and it can be a team thing that we do or an individual thing. I would love to see you on an individual task", Colby mischievously smirks and i sigh loudly, wondering why didn't i already think about the possibility of getting in shit because of the boys. As we check out the basement, Sam and Colby test the EMF reader throughout the room, while I find the wood that mimics the waves.

"Nate, come quick!", i extend an arm and he holds me by it, while i walk on the wavy floor. "This is so fun", i chuckle and manage to run. The guys approach us to see my discovery and i put my foot on the wrong wooden square, losing my balance. Waiting to fall on the hard wood, I'm surprised when i feel arms around my waist, helping me up. Nate's face is all smiley, waiting to make fun of me.

"Not so fun anymore, huh?", Nate chuckles and let's go of me, but i still have my arms around his shoulders, laughing at my clumsiness.

"Are you ok, y/n?, Colby asks, putting a hand on the small of my back. I let go of Nate, who awkwardly steps aside. I smile at Colby and nod.

"Try it, i'll catch you if you fall", i shoo him to the platform

"I think Nate has better instincts", he turns around, looking at Nate, who chuckles

"I'll let you fall because of that", he moves to the side, next to Sam, all of us watching Colby almost hit the walls while walking. We laugh, but the sound of running footsteps makes all of us serious. I look worried at Colby, who gets down from the wavy floor, coming next to me, our arms touching.

"Are you ok?", he whispers, while Sam and Nate talk about the sound

"Yeah, I'm fine, but now it got creepy", i give him a quick smile.

We leave the maritime museum and head to the lighthouse going up and and down on it, preparing for the boys' little sketch. Nate and i wait upstairs with Colby, while Sam goes outside. Trying to stay quiet and not laugh too loudly because of Colby's acting, Nate and i muffle the noise by burying our faces in each other's arms. When he starts screaming "tend to the what" the first time, it's really hard keeping my reaction under control, but the second time, i burst out laughing, hugging Nate's arm at my chest and both of us leaning on the other one while laughing and mimicking his acting.

"What's so funny?", Colby screams through the glass and his amused face changes when he sees what a friendly position me and his friend are.

"It's hard to say what's not", i chuckle, but he rolls his eyes and turn back to screaming at Sam.

Five minutes later, they're done and Nate helps me get up from the floor, also giving me a hug and shaking me around because of the good mood he's in. I ruffle his hair, him faking the fact that he's mad, only for him to do the same to me.

"Noooo, i don't look good anymore!", i whine and move my hair around to make it look better.

"You always do, shut up", he smiles at me and readjusts his hair one more time.

"Oh my God, do you want me to leave you alone? The rooms in this area are empty, you need one?", Colby raises his voice and rolls his eyes while pressing the wig to the bottom of the backpack. Both Nate and i look with a sad look at each other, but i shrug my shoulders.

"Uhm, I'm gonna go see if Sam needs help", Nate leaves and i say an ok before he does, but Colby completely ignores his friend. I go next to Colby and help him pack the dress, his patience long gone.

"That was rude", i say while putting the dress inside the backpack. He scoffs but doesn't say anything and takes the backpack off the small table that was resting on.

"y/n, it got on my nerves, you behave like a couple and it's so frustrating", Colby answers, leaving for the stairs. I grab his arms, turning him around to look at me.

"What? No? What do you mean? We're just friends"

"It surely doesn't look like this. How he caught you when you fell, that he almost kissed you from that position, how you spent the last half an hour literally holding hands and burying your face in his neck and for fuck's sake i love him to death but i would punch him in the face.",Colby's cheeks are red with frustration and my eyes are wide open at his confession.

"It wasn't buried in his neck, first, and second, what's up with you? You used to hype the two of us together, now you're against it? Are you jealous of my friendship with Nate?"

"I'm not jealous of your friendship, I'm jealous it looks like a fucking relationship and you're not supposed to be with him", he says frustrated, while heading to the stairs again, but this time i follow him.

"And who am i supposed to be with, Colby?", i roll my eyes

"Me, fucking me. I've been thinking about you for such a long time..", he stops, turning around to look at me, who i am a step behind him. He holds my hands in his, the shock on my face making him frown. "I'm sorry, i shouldn't have said it like that, but it's the truth", without thinking about it, i lean in, smashing my lips on his. He kisses me back, placing one hand on my cheek, keeping me close to him. Colby licks my bottom lip and i give him access to take control of all of me, his hands falling on my back, glueing our bodies together. I smile when i feel the boner in his pants forming, letting out a giggle. He giggles too, arranging it so it wouldn't be so proeminent. I bite my lip and pull him into another kiss, biting his lip and pulling at his hair.

"It's going to be only you from now on", i smile, giving him a kiss on the forehead

"Finally", he gives me one quick kiss on the lips, before going downstairs.

.

.

After a while, we finally get to do the challenges. Colby chooses to do the challenge with me, while Sam does his with Nate. I slap my forehead when Colby reads the challenge out loud, making me mad he chose to do it with me.

"Sam, are you kidding me? I trip over my own shadow. While my eyes are opened", i overreact, all of them bursting into laughter. We part ways and i walk with Colby back to the lighthouse. We put our blindfolds on and start walking up the stairs.

"Hold me by my shirt or waist or something. If there's something going on, tell me, y/n", Colby says while stepping on the stairs and keeping the camera turned on us. I nod, while my shaky hand holds on the EMF reader. "Oh fuck i tripped", he screams, while his free arm snakes around me from behind. "Don't die on my watch, y/l/n"

"You'd definitely die before me, loser", i joke and i trip over a stair right in that moment. I catch Colby by the waist with my both hands. "I'm holding on you for dear life", i chuckle and he does the same.

"Owwwww", Colby screams when he hits his foot. I laugh loudly and keep following him. "This is harder than you guys think", he says to the camera and i agree with him.

While walking, a cold breeze hits the back of my neck, making me let go of Colby. I turn around without taking my blindfold off. I keep going, being a few steps behind him. Again, a cold breeze lingers on my hand.

"What the fuck?", i stop again, Colby doing the same.

"Hiii", a faint voice comes from behind me and both of us freak out.

"Colby?", my voice shaky, i move my arms around to feel him and he grabs my hand and intertwines my fingers with his.

"I'm here, y/n, I'm not leaving your side. What the fuck was that?", he asks as well, moving his head around like he could see something.

"It's me", the same voice is heard, this time in front of us.

"Colby!", i move even closer to him, him hugging me at his chest. "I want to go downstairs"

"Anything you want", he takes his blindfold off and takes mine too, announcing to the camera that we'll be filming when the others are finished too.

We get outside the lighthouse, the tour guides waiting for us outside. They tell us they've seen a white mist enter the lighthouse soon after we entered to complete the challenge. We tell them about what we heard and the four of us get goosebumps all over our bodies. When Sam and Nate finish their challenge as well, we tell them what happened, both of our teams having unbelievable evidence.

After a couple more hours of investigating, we take all the equipment back to the car. I'm at the trunk, making room for all the backpacks and Nate comes to help me with the last 2 backpacks.

"This was a night to remember for sure", he chuckles and i agree, still a little bit startled about what happened.

"But at least we had fun. I don't remember the last time i laughed that much", we laugh and i hear someone clear his voice behind me. I don't have time to look around, but i feel Colby hugging me from behind, leaning his body on mine, his chest touching my back. "Hi, Colby", i giggle and turn around to look at him and then at Nate, who looks really confused.

"Please don't steal her away from me with your jokes. You know how much i love your jokes", Colby tells Nate and he laughs at his statement.

"Never, brother. I'll see you in the car, lovebirds", Nate leaves us some privacy and i turn around to hug Colby.

"Give him a break", i laugh and lean in to kiss him. He kisses me back, his hand moving on my ass, squeezing it.

"I'll torture him a few more days", he laughs and kisses me again, pressing me on the backpacks. I jump, letting out a little scream when the music box accidentally turns on and starts calibrating.

"I hate your job", i say, massaging my forehead. We close the trunk and get inside the car, leaving.

[ryuichirou]

Replies

Some replies! Surprisingly, a lot of replies about boys sharing and not sharing boyfriends with each other +  some longer old ones about fandom stuff.

Anonymous asked:

I LOVE CODE GEASS. GRWHSBDHURBFUHHDNUSJ

(related to this post)

IT’S VERY GOOD, ANON!! Unfortunately, I was in my potato phase art-wise back then, and this is like the worst title to fanart when you have a roundish potato-like goofy-looking (unintentionally) artstyle, so I can’t even look at my sketches from that time. But we’re definitely going to rewatch it again at some point, and then I’ll draw CC a lot…

Anonymous asked:

Just saw your reply the other day about RookVil (my other favourite ship) and this is exactly how I see it too. Two people who are private enough that only those in their circle really know them, and yet they've opened up to each other and found something special, there's real trust between them. I love them and I wish I had somewhere I could gush loudly about them (other than my long-suffering non-twst friends, my fandom friends aren't so keen so i stay quiet). I love your stuff, all of it, even the stuff I don't get because it's in a fandom I don't know. I'll shut up, but thank you for all the RookVil ❤️

(this is about this post)

Thank you so much for liking our stuff, Anon, I am so happy to hear that you enjoy it even if it’s unfamiliar fandom! I am also happy you feel that way about RookVil. I’ve said it multiple times already, but it wouldn’t hurt to say it again: they’re amazing together.

I hope you find someone to scream into all your love for them, but also feel free to send another ask when you feel like it. As long as I can add something, I’ll reply!

Anonymous asked:

I actually enjoy being in the mountains m, they’re peaceful. Jade, if you ruin that for me, I’m sacrificing you to the mountain gods and throwing you off the nearest cliff ૮( ˶ᵔ ᵕ ᵔ˶ )ა

Mountains are great, Anon! Jade would never dare to disrupt the peace… but also I am not entirely sure he would be opposed to being sacrificed to the mountain gods, to be honest lol

Anonymous asked:

Lilia, the only tickle he feels “down there” is the tickle of dread and terror.

(this is related to this comic)

Indeed…  but it still tickles, right? >w< Isn’t it fun???

Anonymous asked:

Ok ok ok.

Now I've got ideas about Lilia and making plans to mess with Idia to get Ortho all riled up so Lilia can watch Idia get even more flustered.

Like, Lilia and Idia are playing games and Ortho's all jealous, so Lilia intentionally says stuff that'll both make Idia flustered and Ortho more jealous.

And then it eventually leads to Lilia getting to witness Ortho trying to get Idia's attention any way he can. (either by listening through headphones or he's actually in the same room)

Your art gives me so many ideas and I love it.

Very cheeky of Lilia to do it, but also of course he would be into seeing just how possessive Ortho can get with Idia. Ortho isn’t even supposed to eavesdrop on them or watch them play together, but Lilia would somehow always be aware of that from the moment he learns who he is playing with lol

I feel like Lilia likes making people jealous in general. Watching someone get angry and try to win someone over or get their attention is always super amusing, but with the Shrouds? With the added layer of Ortho being a needy younger brother that doesn’t want to share Idia with him? Amazing.

Anonymous asked:

I need to ask, do you guys ever think about 2 tops putting it in at the same time in someone?

Idia could take it? Right ? 👀

Idia could take much more than Idia himself thinks… he should believe in himself! <3 You go, Idia!

But to answer your question, yes absolutely we think about it, even though with some of the boys’ sizes it seems physically impossible… but nothing is impossible if you try hard enough!

Seriously though, Idia would be so shocked when he realises that both of them are currently inside: 50% panicked and 50% aroused.

I would love to put all of our bottoms through this fate, but the ones that are more likely to be able to handle it are Silver (wouldn’t hear a peep of complaining from him, just eagerness to please), Jamil (just as shocked and aroused as Idia) and Deuce (too horny and barely understanding what’s going on). Riddle would be so hot though with how tiny he is…

I always think about the tweels when we discuss this particular topic, but Lilia and Ortho are a surprisingly good team~ At times they might be even a better team than the Tweels because Floyd turns it into a competition sometimes.

Anonymous asked:

Don't remember if you had a similar ask to this, but how about twst boys that have multiple partners/ships where one gives advice on the best way to please their shared partner? Like, I can imagine floyd trying to get trey to squeeze riddle too because trust me, he likes a lot.

Good question, Anon! In theory, it could be something for Floyd to tell Trey (because Riddle likes it A LOT…), but I also feel like Floyd is surprisingly possessive when it comes to Riddle. Something has to click in a certain way in his brain to go that route; somehow sharing this information with Sea Turtle feels like a waste… if he didn’t figure out by now that this is how Goldfishie wants to be treated, well too bad!

The tweels would talk to each other though, and even though it isn’t necessarily giving each other advice, they would discuss sex in details sometimes, sharing experiences, so to speak.

I feel like those who are the most likely to give advice in this way are Lilia and Rook. But for some reason I always picture it as something unsolicited with these two lol

I think Lilia gives lots of advice to Sebek about both Silver and Malleus, and Sebek is always super flustered and surprised at first, but he still ends up applying everything… he had no idea his liege would enjoy having his horns bitten…

But Sebek isn’t the only one that gets to listen to Lilia’s advice. He hinted at some of Idia’s weak spots to Azul a couple of times, both to help out and to tease him. Azul always gets super jealous but tries to hide it behind smiling and thanking Lilia for looking out for his and Idia-san’s relationship.

Basically, no one is safe from Lilia’s sex advice. He is here to help out! And to watch everyone blush and panic lol

Rook sometimes gives advice about someone he doesn’t even sleep with, but he still has this information somehow. It actually caused some pretty bad misunderstandings in the past. He really should stop sticking his nose where it doesn’t belong.

Anonymous asked:

Hey Ryu! It's been a while since I sent you an ask, I just wanted to drop by to tell you that your art is amazing and it gets better everyday! And also to praise you for being one of the very few people in the fandom to explore the twst characters dark side? Idk if it makes sense, but I keep seeing fandom puritans that are sadly spreading more around in the twst fandom portray them as these poor little helpless teens who do nothing wrong and it's hilarious because they're villains? A lot of them are morally grey, some of them borderline villainous (like the Leech twins imo) and they're also teenagers. When I saw your comic about Floyd squashing a fairy out of sheer fun and curiosity, I was all "yes, yes, this the kind of twst content I like!!". I'm not trying to say that fluff isn't allowed because I love me some good fluff of my OTPs, but I think we can enjoy "soft" twst content while acknowledging that these boys are the worst lmao. They're teens and also villains, of course they're gonna be cruel, of course they're gonna be manipulative, of course they're going to gangbang someone in revenge (ye I'm taking about that Fellow art, good shit! Tbh I could see them doing that or beating him to a pulp at the end of playful land). And also they're gonna explore their sexuality. I don't know why fandom nowadays is so hell-bent on saying "don't make art of teens fucking" when... Teens fuck, a lot lol, and villain teens? I think they go at it in any place of the school. (And they're fictional ffs, they don't even act as normal teens). Sometimes I wish Yana had full creative control so she'd give us some more dark content without The Rat™ holding her back, but you're doing god's (Yana's) work so keep going at it. I enjoy your art, and I enjoy that you feed us daily. I hope my ask made sense lol, have a good start of the week, both you and Katsu!

Anon! Sorry so much for the late reply, and thank you SO MUCH for saying that my art gets better and for all the praise in general! I am very happy you like our stuff, and especially that fairy comic! Sometimes I feel like I went to dark there but then I remember that it was literally inspired by one of Floyd’s voice lines lol

Everyone has their own preference, and I agree that fluff has a right to exist, and even we post some pretty fluffy stuff sometimes despite not liking it at all. But you are also right, there is such a lack of darker content, considering how dark the game is and how bad the boys are. Especially the tweels! Katsu and I love darker themes, and a lot of times we make the characters worse than they actually are and come up with some messed-up headcanons, and we do it for twst too, but I feel like the majority of things that we write and draw for twist are like… already in twst. It’s either hinted at or implied, or even straight-up said; and this is why we love it so much. They really are bad people, they really are villains, and some of them are legit monsters.

As for the teens having sex, yeah everyone has their own pace and no one should be rushed to do anything, but it’s silly to argue with the fact that teens do in fact experiment sexually, and it’s a natural thing to do. The absolute majority of us has been there in one way or another. And I find it funny when people forget about it, you know? That sometimes (a lot of times, more often than people think) fictional teens fucking is a reflection of one’s own experiences, thoughts, desires, fears and feelings from back then, combined with their favourite characters’ dynamic with each other, put in a hypothetical situation that has nothing to do with them or with real life whatsoever, and still has this vague and often subconscious emotional link. This isn’t always the case, but yeah that’s the whole point: it doesn’t matter. It’s fiction, therefore any idea can be explored.

Especially if we’re talking about an all-boys school filled with a bunch of angry horny delinquents that is NRC lol

Thank you once again for such a sweet message, and sorry for replying so late. We really appreciate everything you’ve said…

PS. Reading Yana’s censorship-free version of twst would be such a blast oh my god

Anonymous asked:

Hey ryuichi, have you ever noticed the difference between the EN Twst fandom and the JP Twst fandom? The EN Twst fandom is mostly  80% made out of Antis, unfortunately, so out of curiosity, i decided to see what the JP Twst fandom is up too (Mainly one Twitter, privatter and poipiku) and it's so peaceful over there?! Everyone is so supportive and friendly. No one is calling out anything "problematic" in my experience, which makes me think most of them know the difference between reality and fiction.

That being said, I feel so bad for them and the way they were treated. So many talented people have been harassed and bullied out of the fandoms. It’s disgusting to see. (Like in general, not necessarily Twst related). I'm against all morality policing. It's so frustrating to see a lot of Japanese artists on Twitter being harassed for the way they depict characters (skin colour, bust size, body shape). I've also seen a lot of antis trying to justify racism against asians because "Japan's a nation of pedos anyway." Because nothing beats imagined racism like actual hardcore racism.

The best part? Japanese fandom is learning about the anti/proshipping discourse! Basically, they've started to call antis "American Yakuza feelings," which is so fitting if you ask me, lol. And I notice that anti's are removing "proship dni" rapidly because the Japanese fandoms blocking them. Imagine giving up your "highly moral value" for some Japanese fanart. I mean, in the end, they got what they wanted "Proship DNI" and didn't expect the Japanese fandoms to have more common sense and media literacy than any other EN fandom out there.

Anyway, I love your art, mwah 💋

Hi Anon!

Yeah, the difference between JP and EN fandoms has always been surprising. You might have seen the post with the list of our fandoms throughout the years, and I was thinking whether I should note that by “fandoms” we just mean “titles we are into” and not being a part of any actual group of people… I didn’t end up writing it, but the point is, we were barely a part of any actual fandom all these years exactly because of this social climate. Just posting things from time to time without participating anywhere and talking to someone else felt much more comfortable. Twst (+ shingeki a couple of years ago) is the closest thing we’ve ever had to being a part of a fandom, and it’s solely because there are so many chill people there who are willing to have fun and indulge in weird ideas. People who are here for the characters and their interactions, you know?

I am sure that JP fandom has its own issues, and I would actually really love to learn more about it, but one thing we can all say for certain is that they really respect boundaries. The “live and let live” culture is very important in fandoms, and I wish EN fandoms would have it too. The only thing one really needs is to warn about posting possibly upsetting things and have disclaimers for those who don’t want to see this type of content, and after that the artist isn’t really responsible if someone clicked on it/scrolled the page despite the warnings and got upset. I like it a lot. I am super grateful and happy to be able to communicate with JP artists even if it’s just through mutual likes and occasional comments, and I am super grateful and happy that the EN people we have around us are supportive and don’t tolerate any bullshit.

It really is heartbreaking when an artist is being harassed. No one should be harassed, but when someone who doesn’t talk English is getting ambushed or shittalked by the antis that just have nothing better to do, it’s super shitty.

Actually, I won’t mince my words on this particular topic: people should stop harassing creators and treating them as jesters to throw tomatoes at. It’s pathetic when people shit on an artist for shipping Vil and Neige, it’s disgusting when people mistranslate manga and spread rumors that cause creators to feel helpless because they can’t address this shit, it’s sickening when people shit on Yana for taking a break and drawing shorter chapters. This isn’t exactly the theme of the post, but as I was thinking about it, I got angry again lol Such ungrateful fucks.

Anyways! I agree that it is hilarious that JP artist block “proship dni” people on sight now, the only bad thing about it is that it’s more difficult to find these people now that they’re removing this phrase from their bio. And I thought it was their badge of honor, how come how come…

eh-nonnie-mouse asked:

Sorry, this ask is a bit unhinged with how much stuff I tried to cram into it. I wanted to get this off my chest and feel free not to respond to this, since your response seemed pretty chill. I got a little annoyed at how I have seen a couple people asking for more 'content' in the past month and it has been bugging me. But I have also been wanting to comment on your cute Sebek art and bully him.

To the anons who ask tersely for more 'content' without helping create a dialogue to work from,

I don't think you meant it that way, or I hope you didn't mean for it to sound like a demand. Head cannons and art take time to think up. It's not just something that is generated (and yes I am using this word on purpose) out of nothing. Creativity is fueled by a give and take between fans and Ryu and Katsu's enjoyment of a fandom. If you want more of something, try reaching out with a comment or start a discussion on something you liked about the character. They are both people and not machines pushing out stuff for you to consume. Especially since they are sharing their hard work for free.(discounting Ko-Fi, but tip your artist anyway. They all deserve it for their work.)

Now I would like to gush about Sebek and his cute little blush and lipstick mark from a certain fae. (and maybe about the new Fellow and Gidel art.)

Sebek baby!!! He looks so blissed out I bet he came in his pants a little (please just a little as a treat💦). Mal Mal so mean to him. I love the poses and how you can only see Malleus's arm and how Sebek is leaning into the touch for more. The expression of pure want. OMG, what if Malleus kissed him as a consolation for not sitting in his lap and now Sebek can't move cause he's got a raging boner. (OR HE DOES AND EVERY ONE IGNORES HIM BECAUSE WHO DOESN'T KNOW HIS REFERENT LOVE FOR LORD MALLEUS 🤣)

I only plan on NA server and have seen some spoilers for the Playful Land Event, but Fellow looks so conniving and shady lol. Gidel looks so cute trying to concentrate on what to write. Does he do the tongue sticking out thing when hes thinking really hard and does he know how to write or is it just indecipherable scribbles that Fellow just nods and goes "Yep, those be words, totally."

Also totally unrelated to either of those pics, who is the anon who posted about Silver sleeping around and calling people Daddy. I just wanna talk, about how hilarious the whole thing would be. Please, I don't bite. Just a little feral about freaky stuff. (And gods you two had an AMAZING response. I don't feel like I could add more but thots go brrrrr.)

SORRY FOR REPLYING SO LATE AAAHHH YOU ARE SO KIND THANK YOU SO MUCH!

It does bother us when people ask for more content or for some specific content, but I always try to assume that it’s just the phrasing issue… which doesn’t necessarily make things better considering that we post like 5 things per day if we’re counting all of our accounts lol We also always try not to post the same characters all the time, Katsu especially makes effort to ensure that our posting is still fun and fresh for both people following us and us too. My replies usually sound nicer than they probably should because sometimes in this way I can address other people in case they’ve been wondering about the same thing or at least to explain things to them. That + a firm belief that people really don’t mean to sound rude, although from time to time both Katsu and I snap in our replies lol poor anons...

So I really appreciate you supporting us! You are absolutely right: enjoyment is the main thing that keeps us posting, not any obligation. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: we would have stopped posting twst after like 1 week of posting if we didn’t get support; we never anticipated that it would become such a huge thing for us. Let’s enjoy it as much and as long as we can without making it feel like a job.

I am so happy you liked that Sebek sketch!! <3 He really did come in his pants a little from that smooch lol Malleus is a tease and he knows it. If this is consolation for not sitting in his lap… damn that Sebek boy is lucky :”( lol poor people at Noble Bell looking at this lost and smitten horny boy.

You also absolutely nailed the dynamic on that Gidel+Fellow sketch lol this is exactly what it is. I hope you enjoy these two when you finally get to play this event!

[s0fti3w1tch]

*runs up to you sobbing*

how draw turtles?

working on a comic with a pal of mine and i’m in charge of the art and idk how to draw turtles anymore so help please i didn’t know what i was getting myself into how do you stay motivated i need coffee ok bye bye *passes out*

-sketched

Okay so maybe I'm not the best to answer this, but

How to Draw the Turtles REFERENCE RESOURCES:

Turtlepedia is a generally amazing resource for finding reference images, screencaps, and concept art for any TMNT content in general! Rise concept art page is one I tend to go to. I know they have some character model sheets there too.

TMNTCompendium is an account on Tumblr dedicated to collecting references of TMNT both official and fanmade. They've blogged and reblogged some really useful stuff, so I highly recommend giving a scroll-through.

Storyboard/Doodles from official artists really help when finding a more simplified/sketchy approach: Rise tag of Christine Liu's Tumblr is the one I can think of off the top of my head

Others' Specifc ROTMMNT art studies: RaindropSyndrome's Expression Study, Mikiib's Rise turtle Anatomy Study, etc.

I used to use the 3D Rise Models from the Ninja Run / Power Up! game before they were removed from Sketchfab. If you can find another way to view those models, I'd say use that too!

Things I recommend practicing the most?

The shell. Especially Rise, as the shape of the carapace conforms to the curve of a human spine. Angles, how the carapace connects to the plastron. And the head. In thumbnails, I tend to divide them into two shapes, Base + Beak/Snout/Whichever You Call It, then lines generally marking the center, where the eyes would be, where the literal mask ends and then below. This can be harder depending on which character's head you're drawing.

Motivation.... (there is so much text down here)

As for staying motivated, that is an issue I still struggle with. What may help me may not help you. But I can give one thing maybe?

For both you and your friend, don't constrict yourselves too hard. Is this a passion project? Then, be more chill with your stuff about it. If you have a story you want to tell, take that time you need. Holding yourself accountable to get those things done? I get it. But beating yourself up about something you were supposed to do for fun? For me, if anything, it made me more dreaded to do those things and I got angry at my ability not to enjoy them.

Also... Don't be hard on yourself out about making it look good by the start.

Tentative Devotee was the first full-on fan-comic I made since I was 14 and I'm becoming 20 this year. Part one is more clearly rough around the edges than part two, and I know when part 3 comes out, there will be another shift. That's a natural consequence of learning to draw unfamiliar things more frequently to show something you want to show.

2nd Page of Tentative Devotee - Enemies pt. 1 vs 1st page of pt. 2

I'm not the best at words when it comes to this sort of thing. And this, I feel, is a discussion to be further had with others: but I do sincerely wish you and your friend the best of luck. Every step of progress is a step nonetheless. Please communicate and be patient and understanding with each other. Establish boundaries and be honest with each other about how you two will work on this. Communicate, collaborate, accommodate, compromise— all that.

[humanmorph]

Lye „Lyke“ Lychen as a sacrifical altar (to Aterika’Kaal) (but he's also kind of the sacrifice)

my @secret-samol gift for @bronanlynch! for the Aterika’Kaal/Lyke prompt of „what if things had gone differently and Aterika'Kaal was still with Lyke“.

notes on this under the readmore!

AU

In this scenario Lyke would succeed in getting the heart of the Motherbeast in Episode 47 and while Alaway would notice & probably still call out to Aterika’Kaal the way he presumably did in canon, Lyke would be there and get to make a compelling case to Aterika’Kaal the likes of „If you stay with me I am going to feed you. I’ve taken care of you until now, I’ll keep doing that“ (argument supported by the fact he’s currently holding the heart of an incredibly powerful dead god). Aterika’kaal agrees and they barely escape through the Sanctum of the Stone Chorus portal. I think it's fun if Lyke then stays there after the hour described in the move is over, maybe knowing he can't convince Pickman & the others that what he's done is actually good, and fine, there's not even anything to worry about he has this totally handled, But yeah he then sets out from whereever in Sangfielle Aterika'Kaals domain is (Austin did say it was an actual place somewhere), and the rest of the Blackwick Group is left to wonder what the hell happened since Lyke just vanished! Alaway has possibly fucked off too after losing the heart. And them getting fired, the Carnival of Moted Light etc. would still happen (and I guess Chine would succeed at what they were doing since Lyke isn’t there?) and who knows if they’d take any action in finding Lyke after that! All that aside though, Lyke basically offers himself to feed on (through blood and/or energy) and to sustain that he keeps consuming(not literally eating) powerful objects/artifacts/resources and possibly eventually living things (I’d imagine he'd still take work as a „please deal with this weird shit for us“ person and when he has to kill a cursed beast or whatnot... might aswell feed Aterika'Kaal?) (What also plays into that decision, and is part of Lyke justifying this to himself, is that without him, Aterika’Kaal would become too powerful. So he aims to function as kind of a conduit & control the power intake so to speak. I think this probably doesn’t work for very long.) I think this eventually goes bad for him because it’s super taxing on his body and the whole deal kind of flips with Aterika’Kaal feeding/keeping HIM alive. He starts finding bodies in the domain again (alternatively, Aterika'Kaal gets better at hiding them because it knows Lyke doesn't particulary like it when it does that). Lyke probably gets stronger due to this power/magic wise, but also way more fragile (he's constantly anemic!). („I love you. I want us both to eat well.“ - Christopher Citro) („When I write of hunger I am really writing about love and the hunger for it, and warmth and the love of it and it is all one.“ M.K. Fisher) Notes: I put some resources Lyke’s canonically had in-game + some extra stuff in this picture (the arrow is a reference to Marn’s epilogue, the bugs are bugs (with possibly sinister connotations. If you want them to have those, it’s optional) and the fur is from the Ravening Beast). Another detail I came up with I might aswell tell you because otherwise noone might ever know: the ring with the blue stone is a gift from Es. Sketch Notes: 1. Lyke turning his head to kiss a rose / exposing his neck was one of my very first ideas/sketches I made while working on this, and I liked it too much to not include it. 2. This is supposed to be Aterika'Kaal giving Lyke a blood transfusion but it rather looks like it's feeding on him instead...! I like how the relaxed pose turned out. 3. I wanted to draw something smaller in a simpler style to fill the big canvas I was drawing these on (even though now I put them in separate files anyways...). The day I drew this I saw a tweet about a medieval monks sketchbook, so I was still thinking about that. I didn't even plan to color it originally but I ended up getting invested, haha

Inspired mainly by these 3 quotes: „KEITH: I’m a walking- I am a shrine to Aterika’Kaal.“ (Sangfielle 12: The Secret Ledger of Roseroot Hall Pt. 4) „KEITH: There's a version of dealing with Aterika'Kaal that ends with Lyke being satisfied that he rehabilitated a god or at least it looks […] like what he thinks Aterika'Kaal would have been before the YVEs showed up. That's probably his main retirement path, but it also might kill him instead.” (Sangfielle 47: Wax, Iron, and Ichor Pt. 4) „AUSTIN: As you’re fading, the last thing that you do is make this blood sacrifice to Aterika’Kaal. Your own blood.“ (Sangfielle 52: Six Travelers: Lyke)

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I DID IT!! I FINALLY FINISHED THE REF SHEETS FOR ALL MY PIERROT STUDIO MG MASCOT SELF INSERTS!!!!!

And yes, I named and based her design after Dinah from Alice in Wonderland (the Disney animated version) to compliment Simba's name!

Dinah is a Love Fairy Cat who lived as a resident of the Lovely Dream until the point where Lovely Dream started needing help from Persia. She debuts alongside Bon Bon in the 32nd episode as she is supposed to be his caretaker and guardian during his time on Earth and when she meets Persia, she becomes her moral guide to keep Persia's thoughts and actions in check (AKA prevent Persia from having another jealous outburst that caused her to break her first wand in Episode 31)

She is very serene, level-headed, motherly, kind-hearted, loyal, and empathetic as she is very much someone who wears all their emotions and who they are as a whole on her sleeves since she just loves using those traits to help others with their morality and their problems related to having issues with honesty in their lives (aka telling the people they love how they actually feel). She also has minimal ice powers (creating icy breezes out of nowhere and able to conjure snowflakes and snow at will) along with her ability to fly

She and Simba got along from the moment the two met, despite the two having a different demeanor to the other. Dinah's calm and honest approach to life actually helps Simba with not being as grumpy all the time and gives him room to let loose with his personality, Simba does an amazing job being Dinah's advocate at times when she's being way too nice at certain situations

Once the series ends, Dinah decides to stay behind with Persia and Simba as she grows very attached to Earth and wants to start anew with Simba. When Persia is older (around 15-16), she gains back her powers, and Meso-Meso, Gera-Gera, Puri-Puri, and Bon Bon return to her side so she can join alongside Yumi, Mai (Magical Emi), Yuu (Creamy Mami), and Miho (Fancy Lala) to form The Majokko Club!

Things she likes consist of ladybugs, spring/summer (grew to love it over the cold of Lovely Dream), fish (esp trout and salmon), Valentine's Day, hearts, paper crafts, painting, flying, apples, cherries, raspberries, strawberries, sunflowers, roses, daisies, pine trees, cranberry apple tea, and star gazing

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I really really hope you guys enjoy her and her design, I had a really fun time with it since her sketch is from last year lol!

Have fun yall!!

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