#we'll see how that goes though!

[fortress-rising]

RESULTS OF THE WEBSITE POLL

Fortress Rising now has two official webpages outside of tumblr!

If you enjoy silly visuals and sending anonymous doodles, check out the Fortress Rising Strawpage!

If you're more down for an imitation of a mid-late 00's website for an obscure TV show, head on down to the Fortress Rising Neocities!

The Strawpage, as of now, is basically done, but will be updated once or twice going forward. It also has a featured art page. The Neocities, on the other hand, will continue growing slowly over time. Current plans are vague, but suggestions are VERY welcome.

[clockwayswrites]

5 Times the JL Learned Batman was Married and the 1 Time They Met the Spouse.

One. Two.

J’onn floated down the hallway of the Watchtower, keeping pace with Batman. The mission had been without injury or death thanks only to the man that J’onn followed.

“May I ask a question?”

Batman gave a noise of soft agreement as they entered the room where the device would be kept for further study. They would need a way to disable such things if Batman and his skills were not there for future battles.

“The question is likely both cultural and personal,” J’onn clarified.

There was a pause from Batman as he settled the device and then a nod. “Go ahead.”

J’onn dipped his head in appreciation. Batman was often one that J’onn went to when he wished to better understand the humanity he found himself surrounded by. Of all the human members, of which there were not actually many, J’onn trusted Batman the most to give him a clear and honest answer.

“There was something that I noticed when you took off your gauntlet in aim to use the HUD to disable the device. On your forth finger, starting with the thumb, there was a black band embedded into your skin. What is the purpose of this?”

Batman’s lips twitched into what J’onn was coming to understand as Batman’s version of a smile.

“It is a mark made of ink that has been embedded into the skin with a needle. Mine was done with a machine, but the practice is thousands of years old. It is called a tattoo. Black is traditional, though the ink come in many colors. The finger it is on is called the ring finger. Thumb, index or pointer, middle, ring, pinkie,” Batman said, pointing to each finger as he spoke the word.

J’onn tilted his head curiously.

Batman gave him the time to think.

“Does the mark have any association to the rings of marriage that people wear? It is, after all, encircling your ring finger.”

“They’re called wedding rings and it does,” Batman admitted. “A ring would be dangerous for me to wear while acting as Batman. The wrong hit to my finger would risk breaking bone or tearing ligament. The tattoo is a way for me to have that physical reminder of the bond without the risk of an actual ring.”

“I see. Thank you for explaining,” J’onn said. As Batman turned to leave the room, J’onn asked, “Are the others aware of your marriage?”

Batman hesitated uncharacteristically. “Only one other in the League.”

“Then I will keep the matter to myself.”

“Thank you,” Batman said with a little nod before he swept out of the room.

[ennieasys]

im doing the notes thing

I doubt it'll work but I have also witnessed the power of Tumblr so...

100 notes: I'll paint my nails the trans flag colors

200: I'll buy a nonbinary pride moth bracelet (skyebluez.com)

250: I'll also buy a classic pride bracelet (I know it's not a lot but it's kinda all I can afford)

500: I'll find a way to go out in public wearing all three

900: I'll talk to a friend that I suspect is a system about our DID

1000: I've been wanting to stream on twitch but am insanely anxious about it so if we hit this I'll do it at least once

1500: I'll have y'all recommend stuff and I'll make a poll

[fluentisonus]

WILD GARLIC TIME

[kedreeva]

Built myself a little stables today in Minecraft, as a treat.

The server is still open for folks who want to come play with me!

[afterthelambs]

"Silco didn't create Jinx, you did" lives in my mind rent free because throughout season 1, Vi has been convincing herself that Silco is the obstacle preventing her from getting Powder back. She's traumatized and guilt-ridden. When Vi is traumatized, she simplifies things as a response. She has to believe that getting her sister back is that simple. But when Silco is finally dead, Powder doesn't come back to her. In fact Silco's death is what solidifies Jinx's decision to be Jinx (the complete Jinx aka Jinx + Powder, not the broken version of her that she tried to erase Powder from).

And that's likely why Vi switches on her so quickly. By the time season 2 starts she's fully on board with Piltover wanting to kill Jinx and when she confronts her in ep.3 she says Powder is dead and they're not sisters anymore. Which is wild considering just a few days ago she was reassuring her that they'll always be sisters.

I think Vi meant all of it. At the time she really did want Caitlyn and the enforcers to kill Jinx. But that's because she's still just as traumatized and guilt-ridden as she was before. She can't deal with the fact that Jinx herself is the real reason she can never get Powder back. And as I said, Vi simplifies things as a trauma response. However if they had actually succeeded in killing Jinx, I think Vi would live in regret and self-hatred forever. What someone wants when they're traumatized and hurt is not what they want forever, and Vi does love her sister.

[dawnthefluffyduck]

Sunday doodle, will likely clean this up later :3

[elusiiev]

OMORITOBER DAY 14: LIBRARY

i like to imagine spirit mari tossing down her favorite memories for omori to read while peeking around to see omori's reaction :3

i was thinkin of drawing her too, but honestly i wasnt very sure what pose to do and i was a bit tired !!

thanks to @/ntrogensolar for the omoritober prompt list!

extra rant in the tags ab why this isnt a full piece!

[mangosaurus]

erm. big ben first encounter benrius fic be upon ye, i guess.

[katsigian]

𝘯𝘴𝘧𝘸 𝘵𝘢𝘨𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵!

Hiii just putting this out there to see if any of my moots want to be added to a NSFW taglist - I have some raunchy OC lore/templates/writing that I'll try to be brave about and share, but I don't want to just use my usual taglist in case some people on it aren't interested in NSFW stuff

Also, just keep in mind, that my NSFW lore is centered around my supernatural OCs - there will be talk about vampires and lycans and that kind of non-human fooling around they do 😵‍💫

So just like this post if you'd like to be added! Thank you in advance ♡

[bouneilly]

Why not post this ryuzaki doodle here as well !

[istudyjapaneseorsmth]

Random thing that's super endearing to me: the fact that the kanji for "essay" or "writing composition" is 作文...like yeah man you sure are making a writing!

[not-poignant]

August 2024 - Update Schedule

August chapter update schedule:

(Tier+ = This tier or any higher, as every higher tier accesses all rewards in lower cost tiers)

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Thursday 1st - Underline the Black 93

Sunday 4th - Constellations 9/12 (AO3 & Patreon + Ream - Gary+Efnisien Tier+)

Tuesday 6th - Underline the Blue 18/20 (AO3 & Patreon + Ream - Augus+Gwyn Tier+)

Sunday 11th - A Stain that Won't Dissolve 41

Thursday 15th - Underline the Black 94

Tuesday 20th - Underline the Blue 19/21 (AO3 & Patreon + Ream - Augus+Gwyn Tier+)

Sunday 25th - A Stain that Won't Dissolve 42

Thursday 29th - Underline the Black 95

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Stories with bonus updates as yet undetermined: Palmarosa

Most chapters go up between 6-7pm GMT+8 (or the time that you’re already used to me putting chapters up, lol).

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As always, you can support the stories you love by subscribing over at Patreon and Ream! In exchange you can get early access to a whole bunch of chapters (9 extra chapters currently!) that aren’t currently on AO3, chapter commentaries which often include small spoilers, and even merch!

You can also follow over there for free, and just get email notifications of news and other things that I release to everyone - and get the schedule and round-up in your email inbox so you don’t need to look for them later. :D

[ahopefulbromantic]

IT'S HERE!

[gingermintpepper]

Finally feeling a bit better so hopefully I can go back to posting :D

[angelogistics]

do you make original art? have you ever submitted to zines/galleries and been rejected? feel like there's no place for your cool weird stuff on the internet? well, fret no more.

under the floorboards seeks to highlight artists that go unnoticed on the internet and uplift non-fanart pieces that don't get as much traction. UTF will be free to read & submit to forever and published online for the forseeable future.

officially opening submissions for under the floorboards vol 1! there's zero timeline and also i dunno how long a volume will be. each artist spotlight/ article will be posted somewhere, probably on a neocities site i'll host (or maybe mine until i get off my ass and make a second acct).

pls be open to communication either thru email or discord, as i'd love to have a casual interview component as well! shoot me a tumblr dm or email (in tags) if you're interested in being featured.