#v: sweet on you;

[wildcxrds]

Long time no see. (Too many apologies but we know who this is for/from.)

martin berrote prompts | @certifiably-i

There was very little emotion on her face, which wasn't a direct reflection of what she felt inside. It was gradual underneath; wave of disbelief, heartbreak, worry, and a prickling, familiar acceptance that it might just always be like this. Her lips pulled together slowly into a frown, unsure whether to be relieved or let the silence play on longer. A shaky sigh through flared nostrils, bracing herself for the words jumbled in her throat.

"Are you here to stay?" Her voice was soft, cracking slightly, dark brown orbs resting on Case's face as if searching for some break. How long would she trust him with her heart? As long as she'd done for Jacob's father? Maybe there was a tinge of hope somewhere in her words, but it was muddled by despondence. He was okay, she was grateful for that, but otherwise... where would they go from here? The last words she'd exchanged with him were scathing, angry...

[da-birb-writes-sometimes]

Feelings Thawed

Character; Cater Diamond

Content; Fluff, gender-neutral reader, pining, ice skating (to various degrees of success)

Word Count; 650+

Author's Note; This is a present/thank you to my mutual @i-like-forgs. I hope you enjoy this ice skating scene with Cater, and that you get to skate soon!

As a reminder, do not put my work — or others for that matter — into AI as it steals. Link to Masterlist

The brisk wind bit at your nose, and you pulled up your scarf, trying to keep away the offending wind. Around you it was a winter wonderland, all made possible in the temperate conditions thanks to Cater, who was filming you skating around on the frozen pond’s surface.

“You know,” you hollered, making sure that you caught his attention, “you should join me! It’s fun!” You came to a stop by the pond’s edge, where Cater was standing with a large thermos.

Cater just shot you a wink, handing you the thermos. “This is for you though, silly!” 

He was deflecting, you could tell; behind that bright and cheery smile that he always seemed to wear around others, you knew when there was something off with Cater. You accepted the thermos though, and took a sip of the spicy apple cider, still piping hot.

You gave him a look and pulled lightly on his coat sleeve. “Yes, but it’s more fun with others, come on Cater!” You stepped back onto the ice, and slowly skated near him, waiting with an eager smile.

He looked at you, and then back at the ice, but he stayed standing in the light snow, shooting you that smile. “But I can’t take photos if I’m out there with you!” He scratched at the back of his neck.

Liar. “Cater,” you looped back around and stepped onto the bank, balancing on your skates, “do you not know how to skate?”

Cater’s smile turned sheepish, and his ‘ahahaha, looks like my gig is up’ chuckle made its appearance. He had been found out. “Never got the chance to,” he hid his face slightly in his scarf, either to keep the cold at bay or to hide that his cheeks were turning pink. “So I’d just slow ya down.”

You took his hand into yours, “Well, I could teach you if you wanted. Just a warning though, you’re gonna fall on your butt a lot, might get a few bruises.”

Cater looked down at your entwined hands. Mittens and gloves separated your skin from touching one another, but Cater could swear that he could feel the sensation nonetheless through the layers of fabric.

“You would? Even if I pull you down with me?” 

The last question wasn’t just about the ice skating; Cater didn’t want to force you to do anything that you didn’t want to… and that included being his friend. His heart seemed to whisper stronger emotions though, but he didn’t want to ruin what the two of you had.

You walked him out to the ice, and the both of you swiftly fell down on the ice, hard. But you just laughed and got right back up again, “Well, we did just fall. There isn’t anything scary about falling down; yes it stings and might leave a gnarly bruise, but in order to move forward we have to fall and get back up. So yes, is what I guess I’m saying.”

Cater looked up at you, the sun illuminating you and the snow glittered behind you. You were holding your hand out again, waiting for him. And Cater took your hand. 

It took him a while to get the hang of it, and he fell down quite a bit, but every time he fell down you helped him back up. And by the time that the sun was setting in the west, the both of you were cold, and both were going to wake up tomorrow with some bruises. It was fun though, which is all that mattered… but that whisper in Cater’s heart was by now singing, and maybe he would listen to it, but for now, he was happy with how the way things were, and he wouldn’t trade it for anything in the world, especially with how much you had smiled today. Your smile and knowing that you had fun with him was enough.

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Tags; @eynnwwyjth, @ithseem, @krenenbaker, @silvers-numberonefan, @twistwonderlanddevotee, @xxoomiii

[allastoredeer]

Deer's shed the velvet on their antlers. Alastor is no exception.

Bonus! They also eat it and cannibal besties always share.

+Bonus: Bucks shed their velvet right before rutting season, so take from thar what you will

[edorazzi]

Page 33 of my Miraculous Mentor AU comic A Matter of Trust! In which Ladybug and Chat Noir find their place side by side, and Felix discovers a true sense of purpose! 🗼🌟

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[six-of-cringe]

Looking through Crooked Kingdom for reasons, and before Jesper goes to meet with his dad at the University, it says Wylan lent him a few Kruge to get some more student-ish clothes and I wondered where he got that money from. I now realize that this was shortly after Kaz gave Wylan the 5 kruge from Smeet and told him not to spend it all in one place. And then he proceeded to spend it on helping Jesper. Fungus in my brain

[canisalbus]

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[deathberi]

FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH (2024)

[lil-beanz000]

Give me a better trio, you cant~ these 3 always will win in ma heart! Sketch Com~ @sha-biest

[depravedangelbaby]

won't you be a good pet and clean me up?

[wildcxrds]

i bet we would have been best friends as kids. [the what-if to a childhoodau!Calex]

She thinks on it. Imagining herself, a small, unconfident little witch still growing into her powers finding Case. Would he be as much of a lil shit then as he is now? (Thought adoringly, of course.) How quickly the pair would be attached at the hip, having met years ago, further back with a much more established past?

Thinking of the two of them growing up together, her with her magic and him with Osiris, learning of each other deeply.

“I think you’d be a great acquaintance.” She jokes, quite obviously agreeing with him, with an adoring grin. “I think you’d have a hard time shaking me off.”

[kit-kat-jo]

FLUSTER the V challenge: actually pretty easy

[dr0wninthefear]

your hair’s doing this like accidental (cute??) little thing

stop! it’s radio they can’t tell 😤

you look so emo 😀

x

[d8tl55c]

oh boy !! ! ! ! !!! ! thANK y0u all for the kind words on my last art posts. you all get it and i was/still am so happy about it

as promised, here's some close-ups of the comic for image quality's sake, and other screenshots i rescued from the community whiteboard (and something else)

first up another sketch of mystery gender-ambiguous being. (please send me more name ideas for them if you got one- i like to hear em! (reminder it's the side character that appeared for <10 seconds in AvM Ep. 30))

a few fav scenes

emotional support cwab

they weren't meant for this purpose exactly, but i do have countless "fluffy sticks" loose in my notes and homework sheets from the school years.

papery critter.

even when i wasn't confident in fur or feathers, they helped me practice posing and create some satisfying gradients/flowing poses. (im a sucker for good tail poses) (oh yay! i found a good pic...)

and finally, little sneak peak for you for reading so far ;3

i realized that whiteboardfox is pretty great for my working needs. simple and to the point and all. feels nice with the mouse and the tablet.

so i started hashing out a big project idea just to see if it holds up and

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several hours later ...

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oh

oh man

it's a little bigger than i expected

<next>

[sscieloz]

how about… as a gift… a treat even… un regalo some would say… for the 1k special, how about … part four of the sunday afternoon shenanigans series (idk if the series has a name, my apologies if so for not referencing it)… no sé piénsalo… also love ur works!!! so well deserved! excited to see what you keep coming up with!!!

IM SO SORRY ABT THAT SERIES NONNIE bc the next 2 works of it have already been like decided they’ve js been rotting on my drafts for so long😔 ning’s draft has been sitting half done for like 3 months alr but i shall GET TO IT

[judasisgayriot]

[millenniallust4death]

On April 22, the Supreme Court is set to hear the case of Johnson v. Grants Pass, the most significant case in decades about homeless people’s rights. The case will determine whether cities can arrest or fine the homeless — even if there’s no other shelter. As the homeless plaintiffs wrote, this would be “punishing the city’s involuntarily homeless residents for their existence.”

Mark Horvath, Adam Westbrook, and Lindsay Crous in "Criminalizing Homelessness Won’t Make It Go Away". The New York Times (16 April 2024). Link here.

The city of Grants Pass in Oregon wants to make being homeless a crime in order to drive the homeless into other areas. I am so tired.