#why yes i'm doing another redraw

[omaano]

SW Hades AU February Update

Some links and previous updates: May - June - July - August - September - October/November - December - January - everything else in this AU

I was honestly worried that I won't have anything to share as a February update (and wouldn't that be a new low for me, wow) because even despite the very generous help from @queenjiru I still cannot wrangle Sabine into a proper sketch. But then the new Hades 2 update came out ! And the art to go with it - Ares looming over Melinoe with his bloody hand staining her shoulder like that just took a hold of me body and soul, and so I have something to present to you all:

A redraw of that image with pre-Sarlacc Boba and a smol and angy Omega!

And some progress details and ramblings under the cut, as it is tradition for these update posts ->

First things first and for the sake of transparency the original image here:

You can see that it is very much just a redraw. I felt very exhausted this month, and all I wanted was something simple and straightforward. Plus the original composition was so perfect, it was a huge reason why I wanted to redraw it so bad. I'm not even going to try to deny that Ares is one of my favourites (I've never truly grown out of that edgy teen I had been way too many years ago), and the fact that in my Hades (the first) game based AU project Boba is cast for Ares - if you really want to categorize the Star Wars characters in some manner - it really was just perfect.

Ares just looked too perfect, and I'd been itching to redraw Boba in this style in another version of him, and I really just had to!

At first blush I wasn't 100% sure how I wanted to go about this redraw, so I sketched out the initial composition, and Omega with her energy bow. I wanted both Boba and Omega to be different from their original first designs, and since Omega leaned more into her teenage TBB s3 self, I wanted to draw her more like she was in s2. Season 1 Omega would have been too tiny, oh god.

And Boba... well. You might find a note in the mess above that I want to do something with his hair to make him look at least a little less like Ares (because even their face structure could match up, ohmygod I'm in distress!) but uh. It didn't really pass muster. I just love this hairstyle for a younger, pre-Sarlacc Boba too much TT^TT So I had to swallow my pride and accept that this will indeed be very much a simple redraw, nothing fancy to see or do here...

I also didn't like how hunched and balled up Omega's pose was in the initial sketch. It made her look too scared and way too vulnerable - so I had to swallow some more of that pride and non-existent ambition yet again, and accept that the way through was to stick a lot closer with Melinoe's original pose.

And because I somehow still proved to be a far more prideful person than previously thought I still made a few alternate sketches with different weapons for Omega. If it was a game, she would likely have all of them, but for the "cover" she was still stuck with Din's spear. I'm pretty sure I even copy-pasted the updated spear from Din's character art so that the head is the right size and shape and all.

The only one I don't like all that much from this collection is the middle one where Omega is holding Crosshair's rifle. I quite like most of the others, but ultimately the spear won out. The original was too good of a composition, what can I say?

Yes, I also draw little red hearts in the corners of the winning thumbnails :P

I also like the landscape format of this composition. I couldn't make up my mind about whose hand I would want it to be to loom over them though so I didn't even try to push working out that concept.

And for the very end a wip closeup of Omega. She is small and lonely and angry (and she's just ran into the worst of her brothers, and the one that's least likely to help her, what will she do?) . She's got massive vambraces with a communicator, Hunter's knife strapped to her thigh, a short kama with pockets and CF 99's skull motifs on her. And the jewel she had on her forehead in season 1 around her neck.

I really love this drawing, but for the time being I have no idea how to move on from here. I very very badly wanted to show it off though (that's why I've been writing this post for a solid 2 weeks if not more lmao) so please enjoy! <3

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[eustasskidagenda]

hello!! ^^ this is my first time requesting, so hopefully i'm doing this correctly :;

can I request a trafalgar law/reader hurt to comfort oneshot, where the two of them get into a really big argument or fight and reader decides to leave him alone for a long time, so THAT eventually leads to some problems between the two and Law has to make things right??

(basically reader gives law the silent treatment, and law is too prideful to admit his wrongs)

thank you in advance!!! I've really enjoyed reading your kid works, so i'd be happy to see more of your writing :)

☆Trafalgar Law x Reader giving him the silent treatment after an argument 

Hello dear anon, don't worry, you did it perfectly and thank you so much for your request. I had a lot of fun writing it and I hope it will match your expectation. Enjoy our dear emo boy!

CW : g/n reader, hurt&comfort, Law is bad at express how he feels, let me know if I forgot something

WC : around 2,000 words, whoops, I love Law way too much, I got carried away

Law is not a man of many words. That's the less you can tell. Always quiet about his plans, sometimes, you still struggle to understand what's going on in this beautiful mind. Usually, you just deal with it, supporting him as much as you can. But today, it's too much to handle. He is perpetually busy all day and night, and sometimes the bed is cold, and you know he didn't sleep with you. It hurts. You just have the feeling to carry on with this relationship alone. 

"We need to talk, Law." Busy with probably another shenanigan you don't know about, he totally ignores you and continues to read his newspaper. Again. Heavy-hearted, you close your eyes and clench your firsts. You can't step back and always try to round the corners. "Law", you insist. He finally drops the newspaper. "What, y/n-ya?" He asks, annoyed by the interruption. 

"Honestly, lately… I feel totally sidelined. You're always focused on your plans I don't nothing about, or busy with your patients. And it hurts" Law looks surprised by your words. Usually, you're more the one trying to smooth the things and trying to be super-comprehensive, because you do love Law, and you know he had been through a lot. Supporting him is the least you can do. But what about you? Your emotions? 

"I've not neglected you, y/n-ya. I'm just busy." Yes. That's the whole point. "You're always busy. If you don't need me anymore, just say it," you snarls, anger slowly heating your chest and burning your cheeks. Communication is maybe the key, but it's a struggle to communicate with someone as reserved as Law. The worst? You know he loves you. He's just… an aloof. Always distrustful. "Answer me," your voice is shaky from both anger and distress. " I have things to do, y/n-ya. Don't act like a child. I still feel the same way about you, and you know. " 

Maybe it's true, but you don't believe him anymore. You don't even remember the last time you kissed that sweet lips on him. And the feeling of his fingers entwined with yours, when you redraw the lines of his tattoos, cuddling with him in bed. How can you feel the absence of someone you see every day? "I miss you," you confess. "But I'm right here. With you. I need to get those things done, so please be patient." Why can't he understand? With that unreadable face, he's still sitting on his chair. What's going on his mind? "What things, then?" He sighs. "I can't tell." 

No. It's enough. Now, you're mad. "Stop pushing me away! I miss you. Do you realize the absurdity of missing someone I can see every day? It's been four days since we last slept together! This morning, you didn't kiss me! You're always taking me for granted and I feel like I'm transparent!" At last, you manage to get a response from him. He removes his hat, runs his hand through his hair, and his eyes darken as your anger is about to explode. "Can you not be patient? I need to… finish what I'm working on. "

No.

Not this time.

He has already stated that too many times before. Before Dressrosa. Before Wano. You already waited way too long. Even for someone as patient as you, it's too much. " I'm tired," you confess, the voice which with emotions. "It can't keep going like this. Why am I always the second choice for you?"

Maybe it's because you always give everything you have to him. Supporting him, regardless of what. You had to break his armor several times to get closer to him, despite his distant and detached personality. The moment he finally confessed about his past was beautiful. The nights you spend together, simply talking about your lives, goals, and dreams, are rooted in your heart. A warm memory of two souls bonding and finding comfort through words and confession. Now, everything is just fading away. And you hate how angry and confused you sound, when Law is just as calm as always. Does he even notice what you just said? You can't tell.

"You don't even answer me. Such a shame to be named heart pirates when you don't even have one." you explodes, shouting the words.

"I don’t think it's the right time to talk about this because you're too emotional y/n-ya. "

"And you're too logical!"

The saying goes that opposites attract, but you're not so certain anymore. 

"I'm just so fucking done!" Now, you're screaming and Law growls, "Shh, don't yell, everyone will hear us," he says, caring way too much about his privacy. "I don't care! Just say something! " He looks so tired, with his usual dark rings under his eyes. "Leave me or not, but do something because I'm so done with this shit. I'm the only one trying to communicate and make things right!"

You slam the door of his small office with anger and tears prickling at the corner of your eyes. He doesn't follow you. He remains confined, choking on his own pride. He probably thinks you will be back soon, as always after an argument. But not this time. You're really done. It's his time to make some efforts, to prove that he actually cares about you and your relationship. 

At the diner, he doesn't show up. During the night either. It's not easy to distance yourself from him. But you will not change your mind. After three days, he finally starts to realize that you will not come after him. 

Why aren't you bringing him his morning coffee, massaging his tensed shoulders, and spreading your stupid concealer under his eyes? All those small actions you always do to lighten his burden as a captain… damn, he never felt that lonely. But what can he do now? How can he fix the mess he made?

The Polar Tang's ambiance is as cold as a winter island after a week. Everybody noticed the huge tensions between you and the Law. The captain is irritable, barking orders at everyone and looking for you everywhere, but you're just hiding from him. He's exhausted by this situation. He's starting to understand what you said: he misses you, even if you're here. 

It's becoming too much for his tortured soul after 10 straight days. The pain in his heart is unbearable. In reality, he feels like a child he never had the chance to be: terrified, lost and alone. Are you going to leave him too? Why is everyone around him always dying or disappearing? Is it always his fault? Now, he feels miserable, almost crying alone in his office. He can't even focus when Bepo asks him to bandage a small wound he just made. His hair is messy because he runs his hands through it too much. Law sighs heavily. His nerves completely fading away as he struggles to bandage Bepo. Why the hell is he crying over a poor bandage? 

He's exhausted. Physically and mentally. An he misses you. Deeply. He understands everything you said that day. He understands how you have felt lately and it's a horrible sensation. You didn't deserve the way he pushed you away from everything. He misses the warmth of your body, the passion in your sweet kisses, and your hands redrawing his chest tattoo. 

He needs to make things right. 

In this situation, what Corazon would have done? 

Probably running after you after slamming the door, falling miserably on the ground, and crying pathetically with an ugly nose running. Law frowns. But at this point, he's so desperate that he wouldn't mind crawling and begging for your forgiveness. He stumbles out of his office, tired, and looks for you. How can you hide on such a small ship? "Have you seen y/n?" He asks to everyone and they all they say no. Are they lying? Where have you gone? Did something happen to you? Poor Law is so stressed right now, more than usual. He spent the entire day looking for you and failed. Is it too late? Have you just left? Without a goodbye? No. It can't be. He needs to see, kiss, and hug you. Just one more time, just one last time. Even if feels that he doesn't deserve you. 

He slams the door of the bedroom you used to share with brutal force. As he takes off his hat before laying on the mattress, he sighs and an idea crosses his mind. But he's afraid. Because if his plan is not working, it will mean you have already left the Polar Tang. For good. Hands shaking, he finally moves his fingers and mutters, 'room, shambles'. Your plushie disappears as you suddenly pop on the bed. 

Oh, thank god, you didn't leave. "Y/n-ya" he whispers, his voice thick with emotions. 

Your heart is pounding as you remain silent. Ten days. Bepo, Shachi, and Penguin helped you hide from Law for ten days straight. Giving him the silent treatment was a difficult choice and all you can hope for is that it actually worked. "I'm not a man of many words," he confesses. "But I do love you. I'm sorry for always pushing you away, please forgive me. It's just that... I need to keep you out of trouble. If you don't know my current plan for now, it's safer. " For someone as quiet as him, he's talking a lot. But still not enough."I think I've taken you for granted, but I want to be there for you. Please, let me stay by your side. Don't leave me, please." He almost begs, his voice thick with emotions. 

His gentle touch on your cheek almost melts you.  You missed those beautiful, smooth hands on your face. You get closer, enjoying the warm heat heating up your chest. "You're so beautiful", he whispers. He looks so genuinely innocent, discovering again all the small details of your face. What has he done to be so fortunate in love? Does he only deserve you? You can tell that he's not even sure as he waits for your answer, trying to hide the slight shaking in his movements. 

"I love you, Law." You gently assure him by kissing the tattoos on his fingers. As the solace embraces his heart, Law is melting inside.

He didn't lose you. It's not too late. "I know you're not good at words, so I won't ask for much. What you just said is already perfect. Thank you for confessing to me. I know it's hard for you to open up." you reassure him. "What should I do, y/n-ya? How can I show you that I care about you? I won't repeat this situation twice." His eyes are now shining with pure determination. "Just the small things you used to do before. Sleeping with me, giving me a hello and a goodnight kiss... you remember that? Our routines." Law nods, probably taking mental note. "I have to kiss you twenty times." You raise an eyebrow confusedly. "Why?" 

He shrugs. "It's been ten days since I last saw you. And I'm supposed to kiss you all mornings and evenings." He's so serious right now, you can't help but burst out laughing. He's not joking at all. God, you love this nerd so much. The confusion on his face is even more hilarious. " I love you," you sigh between two laughs. "Why are you laughing? Am I wrong?" That man is so smart, cold and logical, but with love… he's just a mess. A beautiful mess. The one you will always love and cherish. "You're so adorable."

And now, he's blushing. How dare you call him adorable? "Just come here," he sighs, grabs your hips, and sits you on his laps. His lips are sealed to yours, and he kisses you. Twenty times. And he's counting. Every kiss is filled with passion, love, unspoken emotions, and sweet promises. 

And, as always when you're together in the same bed, you end up redrawing the tattoos on his chest. As you gently caress his skin, he falls asleep, the tension finally leaving his face. You cradle your head against his chest. His heart is slowly beating, and he looks so calm right now. 

You are here with him, and his tortured mind can finally get some sleep.

[kozachenko]

And now we are finally getting to the most recent stuff I've worked on, starting off with my 2025 Marisa redraw! This time I'll actually have some more stuff to say since I can remember my thought process while drawing this yipeeee- (click image for better quality)

Artist's Notes;

So ever since doing these redraws, I've always kinda mourned the loss of the second redraw's dramatic lighting, so I decided to finally bring it back for this one! This one is kind of the melding of a bunch of my favourite aspects of the precious redraws, plus some of the newer stuff I've learned ever sine making them. I also tried out a new style of rendering hair for this piece and I'm really happy with how it looks! Also if you guys are wondering, yes that it s the same lantern from the previous Marisa drawing I did, I copy and pasted it because I was lazy and I just needed it to look consistent, work smarter not harder folks.

So I've been returning to my old favourite brush, the Clip Studio Paint Default Oil Paint brush for this one, and I did a bunch of the rendering for this piece with minimal blending. For the clothing, I wanted to incorperate a technique I did a few years ago, where I added some subsurface scattering to make the lighting feel more dynamic, and I love the effect it gave the white parts of the clothes. For the hair rendering, I did one base layer of shadows on top of my base colour for the hair, then a sort of mid-tone underneath it to add some variety in colour, and then did my highlights underneath all of that. I focused less on rendering every single strand of hair and moreso focused on getting the general shapes down, since I got inspired by some art I saw on Pinterest with a similar rendering style.

Once I finished with the base rendering, I used a multiply layer to create some more prominent shadows and also to give the lighting more direction. I did this with another piece as well and I think it gives me some pretty good results. It helps make the shadows a lot clearer and also gives me some better lighting while also allowing me to do some rendering to flesh it out even further, it's the best of both worlds and I have a lot of fun doing it. Also, what helped me a lot in the compositional stage was making a shitty little stick figure version of the character in the pose that I wanted and then painting in the base pose like a mannequin. I find that just painting in the figure immediately instead of forcing myself to stick to a rigid sketch has helped me out a lot, and here's an example of how the process went below. Later on in the drawing I did flip my canvas and after fixing it, realized that I liked it better flipped so that's why the orientation is slightly different. It also helps to just to some quick linework distinguishing the body parts to it's easier for me to draw the clothes. I do often keep major features of the silhouette in tact during this phase though so I don't forget to include them.

The background was actually pretty fun since it's just a nice outdoors scene. I didn't want there to be too much detail since I am all for creating the illusion of detail than rendering everything in immaculate detail, though I do think I could do just a little bit better, but hey that's why I've mainly been drawing backgrounds nowadays lol.

Overall, I'm really proud of this piece and I had a lot of fun making it. I want to continue experimenting with backgrounds and how to incorporate characters into them, so after my hibernation period you guys can expect to see some more of that.

[ai-art-thieves]

they're calling us ableist for pointing out ai art XD

Ok. Let me understand what's going on here

You try to alert someone about this, but it didn't go too well and now rjalker is demanding for a witchhunt for anyone that goes against crippled-peeper.

And I thought shit like this only happens on twitter....

Might as well clear my name and debunk the claims present here.

To clarify, transmisic is not a misspelling of transmisogynic. It is another word for "transphobic".

First of all, I had never interacted with crippled-peeper before I got the tip from anon. At all.

I never even heard of that user before in my life.

I probably bet that the users that rjalker claim to be ableist or transmisic have never heard of or interacted with crippled-peeper either.

Next point:

Let me answer rjalker's question with a question. Have you ever seen JPEG artifacts before?

And, more specifically, do you know the difference between ai pixel art and regular pixel art?

The fact that it don't show evidence/proof that the icon is not ai generated and shows examples of jpeg artifacting clearly shows that its post is a reactionary response. (I know this sentence structure sounds kind of weird, but I'm trying my best with the pronouns that I have been provided.)

Luckily, I can debunk that claim right away because I am quite familiar with pixel art myself.

I have done my fair share of sprite edits.

And before this user claims that I'm stealing another person's art, no. I am not. My main account is @magicalmysteryperson, and here is the proof.

Here's links to the pieces as well.

Now, with that out of the way, allow me to prove why rjalker's claims make no sense.

By redrawing the image from scratch. Here's the image.

here's the original, for reference

Already something is amiss.

There are a whole bunch of varying line weights and splotches that are considered by most sprite artists as serious faux pas.

Some parts of the image are blending with each other.

The gradients with both the floor and the wall are way too smooth for an image like this.

And the small leaves on the soil are an extremely big give away that the image was ai generated.

I am not demonizing the person for ai generating their icon.

Yes, ai art is bad, but some people do use it, even disabled artists.

I'm not going to demonize someone just because they play with that tool.

It's the dishonesty that is the main issue here.

Remember: their story behind this icon was that they made it over three years ago.

And their stance on AI on September 25th, 2024:

However, the claim that they made the image over three years ago is put into question when in 2021, 2022, and 2023, they had various other icons... as well as using ai art constantly.

The images in the latter two screenshots have not been archived by the wayback machine, and these posts have been scrubbed by the user. Again, everything prior to 2023 is scrubbed from the account.

I will also do what rjalker did and provide wayback machine links. here, and here, and here, and especially here.

Now, let's tackle the second claim: "It's JPEG compression".

Here's both the png and the jpeg files of the plant I drew.

Note that with the jpeg compression, you can also see that even though the image looks softer, there is still a form of pixelation. It's still made up of little squares, not rounded splotches.

You can simply look up "compression artifacts" and find that what's going on in crippled-peeper's image is not the result of jpeg compression artifacting.

If you want to see what my image looks like in a bigger form, here you go.

I have also did numerous forms of jpeg compression to see if I could replicate what crippled-peeper did.

I wasn't able to.

I just got more cronch and more pixels.

And before rjalker claims that the icon was an ai upscale of a jpeg...

I upscaled my own images on various sites to check if that claim even had any legs to stand on.

While some of the effects were present, it wasn't enough for me to replicate what crippled-peeper did unless I made the same thing with an ai image generator.

Until crippled-peeper has proof that the image was made over three years ago and made on a tablet in the hospital, the allegations presented here stand.

And please, do not harass rjalker.

I get that it made a post that, while it had the best intentions, was poorly researched and reactionary.

But I don't want that post to ruin its life.

I want that post to be used as a teachable moment.

To think before you type or post.

Don't let your gut control you. Just stop and think.

You don't want to post a call out post that completely backfires and hits you instead.

Not that it matters, they already blocked me.

[raguiras]

Mionn's art & writing ship trade event

(Click the art for better quality!)

I'm hosting an art & writing event centered around ships & duos (multifandom)!

🖤 REBLOGS ARE SUPER APPRECIATED

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I've recently reached 200 followers on this blog, 900 on my meme blog, and 100 on Instagram!! Honestly, I don't even know what to say... I feel so damn honored and am so grateful for the support!! 🖤🖤🙏

As a multi-milestone celebration as well as an event for the official Spade of Storms (Deuce x Allen) day, which is on the 27th of July, I decided to host a TRADE EVENT!!!

Basically, this event is going to be an open art/writing trade that's all about ships (or platonic duos).

The event starts on 7/23 (today) and lasts for rest of July as well as for the entirety of August. For every Allen x Deuce art/writing that I receive during this duration, you get one of your own ship from ANY FANDOM back!

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Why am I hosting this?

it's a way to thank everyone for three different follower milestones

a contest/DTIYS/raffle wouldn't promise that everyone gets something back, so I went for a trade event

the event allows me to post more about other canon TWST characters and draw them while not having to neglect Allen x Deuce

I wanna make new mutuals & friends, get to know more ships, and strengthen friendships with mutuals I already have!

Artfight is/was tons of fun, but I only do/did colored sketches there & ships are a tricky subject. Meanwhile, I'll do ANYTHING here!

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Basic information:

Make a drawing/writing/comic of Allen x Deuce. (Ideas can be found in this post's pink "starters for my ship" section.)

Post it on your blog, tag me in it, and refer to my event. (While posting is by far preferred — especially for bigger artworks and written stuff — you can also just DM it to me.)

In return, you'll receive a gift of the same type for your own ship from any fandom (OC x canon, canon x canon, OC x OC)! I'll DM you about the ship, so make sure that your DMs are open.

For example: If you submit a sketch, you'll get a sketch back. If you submit a fully shaded drawing, I'II make a fully shaded drawing for you, too. If you add a background, I'll (do my best to) do the same. If you write a drabble... You know the drill!

ANYONE can join, whether you follow me or not! However, new followers through the event are super appreciated!

EVENT TIME: July 23th (today) - August 31st

Anything submitted before or after this event duration will not receive anything back (unless we explicitly do a trade), but be held in high regard nonetheless!

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Rules:

The portrayal of Allen x Deuce must be shippy/romantic.

Please keep angst at a minimum unless it has a happy ending. Comfort is allowed.

Please DO NOT add your own OC or another canon character to the submission. Including them in the background as a wingman or something is alright, though. Additionally, any kind of romantic implications between Deuce and another character/OC are NOT allowed.

Please no NSFW. Harmless implications and slight spice are okay, but keep in mind that these characters are both minors.

AUs are very much allowed! All the previous rules apply here, too, and I'm willing to give an overview of some AUs via DMs.

Please no genderbending.

Please DO NOT draw Allen or Deuce as a standalone character. This is a SHIP event for a reason.

Please don't change their appearances too much, especially when it comes to the color schemes & body types.

Giving them different outfits — especially event outfits — is absolutely cool (yes, you can draw Allen in a skirt if you wanna), and changing their hairstyles is okay as long as they still look like themselves.

This is NOT A DTIYS event, so please DO NOT redraw one of my Allen x Deuce arts. Please come up with something original.

If you have any more questions, please DM me!

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What CAN you submit?

drawings // comics // writings // animatics

For drawings, anything from a quick sketch to an extremely detailed drawing with a background is allowed! You'll get something of the same quality back. The same also goes for writings/fanfics.

Animatics will receive a drawing in return.

What CAN'T be submitted?

Gacha videos // edits // memes

-> You can theoretically submit all of these and I'd appreciate them, but I wouldn't be able to give you anything back.

Memes refer to funny pictures that simply have Allen & Deuce's faces in them. DRAWN memes/meme redraws count as DRAWINGS.

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Starters for Allen x Deuce

Got no clue what to draw/write about?

Check out the few already existing Allen x Deuce posts on this blog for proper lore and facts.

Check @spade-of-storms for fun facts, shorter rambles and additional info.

In any case, you can't go wrong with simple fluffy, romantic scenarios! Dates, kisses, cuddles, whatever!

For information about Allen himself, please check my pinned post.

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Q&A:

I want to join the event, but I don't have any ship (OC x canon, canon x canon, OC x OC) you could draw/write about for me in return.

That's okay! In that case, I'll gladly draw/write about two separate characters or a platonic duo for you.

Can I do multiple submissions for this event?

Obviously, and every single one will be "revenged"!

Can I get something of another type/quality back? For example, can I get a fully shaded drawing for my sketch, or art for my drabble?

Unfortunately not, as I prefer to always give something of the same type back. There are only the following two exceptions that I AM willing to do:

you do a drabble/oneshot —> I do a sketch

you do any type of art —> I write a drabble/oneshot

Is there anything you refuse to draw/write about?

Deuce ships (other than Deuce x Allen). NSFW. Family x family. Minor x adult. Any ship considered to be problematic.

How do I tell you about the ship I want you to draw/write about for me?

I'll DM you after you post your event submissions.

Do you prefer to do OC x canon, canon x canon, or OC x OC?

I have a bias towards OC x canon and canon x canon ships. However, I'm willing to do any ship that's not problematic! In the case of OC x OC, I simply need you to provide information on two OCs instead of one only.

Will you do poly ships?

In order to keep things fair, no. But I could include the third party as a plush or chibi head.

I want to make Allen x Deuce content for you, but not receive anything in return.

That's also super appreciated anytime (and totally doesn't make me freak out /pos)! Simply share it as a gift and don't mention the event.

How long is it going to take you to finish your "revenge" on me?

It depends on the type of submission you make & what I'm giving you back. Some things can be done within a day while others may take much longer, but either way, you WILL get something of the SAME TYPE back & that's guaranteed.

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Personal notes:

My health isn't the best and I also have a job. Please be respectful and don't rush me nor get mad when I'm being slow.

Please do not start a discussion nor get mad at me if I refuse to draw/write about a ship I deem problematic & want you to pick another one instead. Preferably pick a ship that's by far NOT problematic from the beginning.

I'm unwilling to draw/write about any Deuce ships other than Deuce x Allen because I kin Deuce a ton and tend to feel uncomfortable with many of his ships, so please don't ask for any. I'm asking you to not start a discussion over this, either.

I won't post everything I make for the event on this blog. Sketches and writings will either be DMed to you or posted on one of my other blogs.

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That's it for now! If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to DM me.

And again, thank you so much for 200 followers!

♤ Happy trading! ♤

[the-dragon-girl-27]

Remember those other 3 times I turned sekai characters into dinos (L/N MMJ VBS) I'm back with more of that crap i know Wanshow fans just looove their AUs so maybe this will appeal to a whole 3 people instead of 2 people this time

explanation for my picks below the cut

Tsukasa is a Styracosaurus because I made Saki a Stellosaurus which is another ceratopsian and also its frill is like vaguely star shaped kinda sorta not really

I don't have much to say about him so can i just mention how awful that Stellasaurus drawing is.

Yeah only recently did i start figuring out how the fuck to draw decent ceratopsians I am so sorry (the struggle is real i almost accidentally gave tsukasa 2 left feet here i swear i know what i'm doing)

I should redo that Saki at some point, girl deserves so much better than that wonkey crap. speaking of ceratopsians i opted out of giving him protofeathers unlike Saki idk they just didn't look right on him you can kinda go either way with most ceratopsians so i just do it when the vibe fits and don't when the vibe doesn't fit

Rui is a Troodon because Troodons are often associated with intelligence because they have the biggest brain to skull ratio of any dino, there's kinda no real way to know how intelligent dinos were but troodon just has the reputation of the smart dinosaur and people often depict them using tools like how crows do and that's like kinda like how rui does robot stuff, he also just fits the raptor shape sorta i feel like raptors have that sorta look to them that is like a similar vibe to the one Rui has, even tho Rui is the tallest character in sekai I feel like he's a mid sized dinosaur, does that make sense? no, but it does to me and i make the rules he's also 100% a feathered dino so it fits

Speaking of Troodon all you 2 paleo nerds reading this are getting war flashbacks from the name Troodon because Troodon itself has a interesting history of being a "wastebasket taxon" which is nerd talk for "scientists just threw a bunch of vaguely similar animals into this one category and didn't consider that maybe this was like 5 different animals and what would be the long term consequences of doing that" yes this is a thing that has happened enough times that there is a word for it

that shit still as of now isn't sorted out I don't think, I at least based my Troodon off the big one from Alaska that literally does not have a fucking name and is just like "the Alaska Troodon". I feel like the size fits and imma be real its the Troodon you see everywhere in media these days because its big and cool and it lived with Pachyrhinosaurus and Nanuqsaurus and also people like it cuz drawing dinosaurs in the snow is fucking awesome (boom i just tricked you into learning paleontology history)

Emu is an Archeopteryx because Emu is supposed to be like a phoenix and Archeopteryx could probably fly or glide or smth it's general considered like "the first bird" so like yeah (now that i think about it i could've made her pyroraptor cuz of the name but also she doesn't fit the vibes of a raptor at all i guess pyroraptor has the whole fire bird thing from its name) Emu would also be a small feathered dinosaur for sure so it fits in that sense too.

Nene is a Stegosaurus because the plates kinda look like her hair thing and her outfit in general and i feel like nene would have those tail spikes for some reason idk it just fits her energy, she'd def be a herbivore as well i feel. Also i personally just associate stegosaurus with the color green personally idk why (at first i was thinking she would be iguanodon because that's another dinosaur that's green in my head but she has like nothing in common with iguanodon lmao)

I guess nenerobo would be an Ankylosaurus than because that would like probably be the logical robot version of a stegosaurus maybe idk would nenerobo exist in this universe, you decide idk

i guess next one is that last one unless i wanna redo the vocaloids in this style or redraw saki at some point or whatever see you whenever that happens in however long it takes

[orangez3st]

Get Tooka-fied!

For @deltasquadweek | Alt. Prompt Day 5: “We Have a Problem.”

Characters: Advisor (CC-1425) & Delta Squad

Word Count: 1.0k (not proofread lol)

A/N: So @pichiflu-draws’ tags in my Tooka!Delta cat meme redraw started this 😂 this is obviously messy. I might or might have not given Fox vibes to Advisor bcs omg have you seen him, what an actor bro is TIRED all the time 😭

“I'm sorry, could you repeat that again?”

“They’ll be under your watch until they figure it ou—”

“No, before that.”

“They’re… turned into tooka cats, sir.”

There. Right there. Right there, his knees buckle again, threatening him to embarrass his entire self by falling to his knees and shattering his self-confidence.

CC-1425 resists the urge to slap his palms onto his visor and drag them down. He feels like punching something. Delta Squad, of which he is the advisor. There was a mission gone wrong. Well, not entirely wrong. He'd been monitoring, and it went flawlessly like the usual. Objectives completed, intel gathered, hostages freed, area swept and cleared.

Until that.

But he hadn't known what. Their visors blinked and went static, their comms dark. He tried to get ahold of them, but it was the exfil team that dished up.

And then this.

He's still up punching something. Or someone, whatever. Withholding his anguish behind the safe confines of his helmet isn't enough.

The poor officer from Communication is still there, hands behind his back and clearly not knowing what to do until CC-1425 gives the word.

He blinks here and there at his own HUD display to mute his external comms system and pressurize his helmet so no sound would come out when he takes exactly 16 seconds to groan out loud and sigh out loud while standing perfectly straight.

Then he undoes them all, clearing his throat before speaking firmly as the Delta Squad official advisor that everyone recognizes. “Have the Jedi looked into this?”

“The Council is currently occupied with internal matters, sir.”

“Listen.” He nearly lunges forward and grabs the poor officer's collar. “This is the most competent covert squad of skilful commandos in the entire Grand Army of the Republic. So, if they just had a Force-related accident, they're required to and must be placed at the top most priority the Jedi should handle since Jedi is part of the Grand Army as well.”

The officer gulps loudly. In a split second, his composure returns, and then comes a swift nod.

CC-1425 jerks his head. “You’ll tell that to their Council. I don't want to hear a rejection when you comm me. Go.”

“Yes, sir. Right away.”

With the officer gone out of his line of sight, CC-1425’s nervous tics kick in. This adds to his already stacked reports. Bet he would outdo his daily caf intake record. Last time Delta's mission went to shit he went up and well to drink 18 doses until the caf machine screamed in protest, its circuitry fried in some kind of a sick coincidence where he was in extreme need of that. He'd wanted to scream in protest, too.

In fact he wants to do it now. When the four tookas round the corner, running with their best ability of sudden acquisition of two extra legs in exchange of arms at his direction, a loud shriek of ‘why?’ to the cosmos right about now might not do anything to take the real burden off his shoulders but it'd be nice to unleash something. At least it's something. 

CC-1425 hasn't realized he's been gawking. He'd expected normal colored tookas, but it seems like their colorful armor bleeds into their fur, too. Great. Thank fuck. One less thing to worry about to differentiate one to another.

“Are you serious right now,” he blurts out, head tilted down.

Tooka-fied Delta Squad is doing the exact same thing they usually did when reporting back to command center like this; their posture straight and… and, well, just that. There's no bucket to be taken off when there's none, and there's no verbal communication when some sort of barrier now exists. Language barrier. Species barrier, whatever.

“Six-Two.”

The tooka on the far right perks up in attention.

“Four-Oh.”

That one merely blinks back at him.

“Oh-Seven.”

This one's a sniper. So naturally, a pair of tooka eyes are already observing him closely, almost squinting.

“Three-Eight.”

The squad leader. The squad leader lets out a mrrp sound that never belongs anywhere in the GAR compound.

CC-1425 doesn't bother to hide his frustration anymore. “This is some sick joke,” he sighs harshly. He gives them all another once-over. “You'll still have to write your reports of the mission when this is over.”

There's a chorus of meowing protest and disappointed gestures—even from Four-Oh—with Six-Two somehow being the loudest in both.

“We're in contact with the Jedi,” CC-1425 cuts in, “See if they know. They should know. We can't operate effectively if the situation persists. The four of you aren't in… top shape. You can't do missions like this.”

Six-Two gives him a look. It's a look as if he's about to say something. Something worse. An idea.

“Absolutely not.”

Tooka-fied Six-Two wilts to the floor, face-planted, his round head bumping onto the durasteel.

Three-Eight lets out another noise. It does seem he puts a little effort into discovering tones of voice, and this one's sounding like a question.

“Yes, this means technically you're on immediate leave until we see this through. Is that what you're asking?”

CC-1425 receives an affirmative nod.

“Copy that.” It's like he's falling back into rhythm with them. It's hella creepy. He then gathers his datapad and makes his way to the door. “I'll walk you four to your barracks while we wait for word from the Jedi Council. Shouldn't be too long, Deltas.”

A clone walking with four tookas that suspiciously look like Delta Squad has never happened in the entire history of GAR. The looks thrown his way is never a problem, and he'll try it would never be. Sure, the word would get around soon enough, but he won't be the one to blame. Blame the Force. Blame the terrain. Blame the course of the mission. Blame the skyscraper-high reports he'd have to write just because of a single incident involving Force-related activity.

This would disrupt their routine. Their PT’s, their assemblies, their simulations, their nutrition intake— shit.

“Got a problem here, Deltas,” CC-1425 says, when they're in the turbolift. “How are you going to eat?”

They look to one another.

“Can't certainly offer you actual tooka food,” he offers his thoughts, “I’ll consult. See if your digestive systems can take mess food. I'm not worrying about your excretion—that’ll be your own.”

It's gonna be one hell of a day until the Jedi comes to the rescue.

His rescue, to be exact.

[fucksurass]

Happy chrimsas eve!!!

I have little to no free time and I'm in and out of art block a LOT but I still managed to do another Christmas redraw!!

Merry Christmas, my dear friends! <3

Yes he has the uwu kawaii desu mean girly pop evil hehe in him

Only real fucksurass fans will remember the old version. Do you remember it? Kiss me who said that

Where neck and shoulders?😟

Why tummy won't tummy?😟

Old >v<

[ilovespec420]

" Scary on the outside but cute on the inside.."

[ Yandere FEM ! Gang leader × you. ]

Part 1 .

note : yes , yes , I have already written the Squalo story , I just decided to redo it a little <3

for those who encounter this character for the first time: Squalo Squarchalupi is one of my yandere OC. She is the boss of the wild sea gang. She is a muscular, tall MILF woman of 32 years old, a fan of sharks. it seems to be everything.

You walk with a cup of coffee in your hands, trembling slightly. Who are you bringing coffee to? To your boss, of course. You are the secretary of the boss of one of the gangs in your city. And to be honest, your boss looks.. scary. Scars because of the fire . The right eye looks like it's made of glass... But also what is even more frightening... So these are her teeth. Sharp , pure white. Like a shark. And one golden fang ... Why? You have no idea for yourself. Your boss's name is Squalo Squarchalupi. She is a creepy-looking Italian woman 32 years old, a former wrestler and sportsman. And now ahe fights only in gang fights, and if someone violates the agreements. And everyone is afraid of her because of this.. She is too tough in the opinion of most.

You knocked uncertainly on the door and then went inside. Squalo was sitting at her desk reading a book. One of your colleagues was standing in front of her and was babbling something with a red face from embarrassment, and Squalo could see that she was not really listening to him. Her slightly curly dark-blonde hair falling slightly over her face. When you walked in, she immediately looked up at you and said,

" Oh. (Your name). Good evening to you. And thanks for bringing my coffee.. "

As soon as you got to her desk, you tripped and fell... The cup containing the coffee fell and broke. And most of the coffee was spilled on you, and a little on Squalo. And when your colleague saw this, he started telling you off. And you immediately fell to your knees picking up the pieces... One of them cut your palm painfully, and blood poured out of it. And you stifled a painful cry and continued to pick up the pieces. You were interrupted by Squalo shouting:

" (your colleague's name) STRONZO, VATTENE DA QUI O TI FACCIO MANGIARE QUESTI FRAMMENTI DI VETRO!!! "

You don't know what it meant, but your colleague immediately ran away. And Squalo leaned towards you . And you tried to cover your head with your hands and started apologizing:

"M-Miss Squalo, I'm sorry... It won't happen again, please.. I don't want to go to Miki...P-please...."

And Squalo just stared at you in surprise, and took into her big, sinewy and scarred from a very long time ago, apparently skin burns, took out a first-aid kit from the nearest drawer in her work closet and quickly treated your wound.

" Don't worry.. I would never do that to you. I'm not a tyrant. "

And then Squalo pulled you to her.. Picking you up, she carried you out of her office with the words

"someone else will clean up this mess... And since you accidentally spilled coffee on us, I think the two of us need to change our clothes.."

Well well well , Thanks for reading 💋 Here's ANOTHER redrawing of Squalo , just for this story ;)

[kaimactrash]

January | February | March

April | May | June

July | August | August

October | November | December

Taking a break from art so here's the last for 2024!

Happy New Years y'all!

Annotations for each month below the cut.

January Bruce, but PORPLE. It's probably in my top three of the year. The reference was extremely helpful, and I feel like this wouldn't have come out as good without it. However, I do adore what I added. It must have been a birthday gift to myself this year.

February The first drawing of these two together! I love these Ixi's with all my heart, probably my favourite Neopet-ocs by far.

March Raleigh as a wooden puppet! The texturing was fun, and the shading was surprisingly less frustrating than I expected, love how unnatural his pose looks. Another contender for the top 5 of the year.

April My Love Bee (nicknamed Beefy) as a sea monster, this was an absolute joy to draw, I am pretty damn happy with it and I feel like it let me get to know my own OC better. another top 5'er

May and we're not done here, the third month in a row to top 5 in it! Shihosu, who's probably also a top 5 OC of mine, as a pirate? it works so damn well for her?? why didn't I think of having her be pirate-y before this? I can't get over it. ( also yes 4 of the 5 being in the first half of the month is a bad sign for my output and mental health for the rest of the year.)

June was a happy little piece I made to feel better and it worked, love these goobers and I would do anything to protect them.

July was artfight and finally an excuse to draw Angel! Who belongs to @sug01s3al. Angel was a joy to draw, even if it was a lot of work, it felt worth it. (Their recent Death Twink design for Angel has me doing eye emojis every time I see it.)

Also this is the final entry to the top 5 for this year, not sure where anything would sit tbh, but they're all competing.

August was a redraw which I, now, typically try to avoid putting in top lists like this, but I loved this piece and I sweated over it working my ass off to make it nice, I'm giving myself this one.

September was the tooth faerie from Neopets! one of my favourite Neopets characters. worked hard on this and enjoyed it, but it was also during a wrist injury that month so, I think this isn't half bad tbh!

October marked the start of my pieces for the Neotober prompt list made by fall-of-a-girl and I believe this was the first animated piece I did for this! I'm so grateful to @Fall-of-a-girl bc somehow their prompt list inspired me to do a few animations after months of doing basically none.

November was this sweet little illustration of Sophie, I just really love this one.

And Finally,

December was one of my last pieces for Neotober, Ebony and Seshora return to this list, being just as cute. I LOVE THEM!

[splashskitty]

Hooooiiiiiio I drew another dawning this is a redraw of my Reaper au Nerium I may or may not redraw the rest I don't know yet :p

But the reason why I decided to redraw Reaper Nerium specify is because I thought she looked really bad even when I first drew it always bothered me and she didn't look the way I imagined her so I redrew and I think she looks a lot better now

This is Nerium Nightshade she/they/it from my Reaper au

in this au she's a grim reaper could you guess. she doesn't show any emotion except for manic happiness when she's killing otherwise she doesn't feel any emotions at all and she doesn't feel any pain emotional or physical.

she could still probably die but the Oleanders would just control someone else so if she died she wouldn't really be dead she'd just need a new body

She's The embodiment of the flower she's named after oleander and like one every part of her is deadly AKA poisonous her skin her blood the vines she makes and her scythe and yes the flower/vines on they Scythe is in Oleander.

if you know Liam Vickers she moves like a Liam Vickers character and kind of acts like one too she's just basically the oc I made for edgy purposes bloodshed and gore.

And if you don't know Liam Vickers basically she moves like a Zombie or In better words a Spider being controlled by Mushroom lifeless and controlled :3

When Nerium was 14 The god of death summoned and told her she's killing too many people and it was causing an imbalance he struck a deal with her so that she can only kill people who are going to die anyway

Making her a Grim reaper given her the power to sense when people are going to die so she just kill them instead of their disease's or accidents or anything like that because she likes doing it and sometimes she just likes to hunt people for sport depends on how she's feeling you know like a cat but instead of mice or birds it's people :3

most of that was copy and pasted from my third lore post I changed some of it and added new stuff to it as well but a lot of it was still copy and pasted sorry if you already read it.

Anyway on to the all new stuff first off the things that didn't change they still have the same dress and coat the dress is just a more yellow color cuz I thought it was an ugly color before and the coat is a little darker to emphasize being like a grim reaper coat thing the scythe stayed the same too I really didn't think it looked that bad I'm not very good at drawing weapons but you know it's good All things considered.

Now on to what changed they have scars all over their face and legs and hands everywhere and their eyes are darker color to emphasize that they would have been red if she were alive obviously they're a little too pink to have actually been red but I like the pink color they also have bones sticking out of their legs they probably would have had been way more gorey but I'm not that good at drawing gore I know I should practice more

And there's not a lot of lore for every scar but the scar in the middle of her face was from somebody who was fighting back and that person had an axe and stabbed her in the face with said axe the singular finger that was cut off was from Actaea and so was the eye that has the pink pupil? Cuz Actaea also stabbed her in that eye ironically

But yeah if you can't tell by all the pieces of skin that are different colors when she gets stabbed or fought back against and loses pieces of her skin or limbs or anything like that she just takes the skin from her victims and sews it onto herself.

And I almost forgot her hair that was one of the parts that made me the most angriest about the original in the original I just drew a little bit of White at the top and called it a day but her hair was supposed to go from White to a darker pink like in this art but I was lazy and didn't do that my first one and again that really did anger me I'm happy I did it now and honestly that almost was entirely the reason I redrew it it really annoyed me

Anyway though that's about it I just really wanted to redraw Reaper Nerium and I did and I also really hadn't noticed how much I improved :3

Thank you for reading and I'm dyslexic so if I spelled anything wrong no I didn't <3

[loremaster]

BOBA AU - CHAPTER 1 EXTRAS

I had actually drawn a few more things than could fit within the 30-image-per-post limit. Here are the ones that didn't make the cut, with commentary!

(tw: mild animal abuse, n*zi mention, suggestive themes)

Zilch's animal companions. I named Carmina Burana and Tortellini, Gucci and Bosch were named by my friends - though Bosch was supposed to be called Hieronymus, it just didn't fit on the nametag lol

I wanted to illustrate some examples of Zilch casually mistreating/neglecting the animals but this was as far as I got. I don't think he would be a full on animal abuser, just... the type of person who likes having a bunch of pets to show off but doesn't really think about properly caring for them. He likes the aesthetics of animals much more than the logistics.

This was gonna be the chapter cover and I forgot. Oops.

This was just practice drawing the church characters from their sprites.

Zilch: I must say, it's an unexpected pleasure to run into another kindred spirit around here. I'm Zilch~

This scene was actually cut deliberately. I drew it before I decided exactly what the Nun's issue with Zilch would be and then once I did, I felt like it didn't fit anymore. Zilch is still excited to see someone else with ears and tail like him, but in the final version, he's a lot more derisive about it.

I imagine the Nun is, like, an actual animal-human hybrid whereas Zilch is a furry with a wallet that can afford bioengineered bodymods. (One day, my friends... one day...)

Zilch being flippant and Halara being dismissive/tsundere. Couldn't really find a place to put it but I still like the drawing - even if I did accidentally give Zilch human ears.

By the way, you might notice Zilch hasn't been wearing his cap. There are two reasons. One is to show off that his ears aren't actually connected to it. If I had the time to go back and redraw the prologue with him wearing it - so Halara's "holy fuck" reaction makes more sense here - I would. (Not really worth trying to fix though, not until the rest of the story is done.)

But the other reason is that upon looking closer at Zilch's original design, I thought it was a little too evocative of Nazi imagery and wasn't really comfortable with it. It's not really the same style of hat, sure, but combined with the swastikas in his eyes??? yeah no way is that not intentional. (I redesigned his eye symbols to be catlike slit pupils instead.)

I get he (or, the hitman, I guess) is supposed to be a villain, and a minor one, in the original game... but here I'm gonna flesh him out a bit more. So I guess in that sense the removal of the hat symbolizes his growth as a character beyond his terrible awful fascist upbringing lol (more on that in the Gumshoe Gabs soon)

If I were making this an actual game it would be fun to have Yuma get a fun little added gameplay element of using Zilch's Forte like he does with Halara's. He gets some little animal friends!!!

I imagined Zilch would ask to be carried, but Halara won't do it without getting paid an exorbitant amount. And then Zilch forks over the cash on the spot. Yuma screams internally. If he had that the whole time why were they even trying to negotiate over the coat???!? Why does he still have his own debt to pay if Zilch could just cover the whole thing up front????

Halara has to pretend not to be enthusiastic about this opportunity.

Shinigami is... there, I guess.

Martina my wife driving around her little parasite of a boyfriend. Ms Electro please call me

Was originally gonna have Seth say that out loud but then I remembered he doesn't want to lose his job. (It's okay, he loses it anyway.)

(Also yes this is pre-Vivia-DLC.)

And then the mystery is solved!

Zilch feels indebted to Halara for saving him from the Nail Man, and wants to follow their example, turn it around, treat his animals better... his act of goodwill here is extremely performative, though. But, hey, everyone's gotta start somewhere!

Ultimately I cut this scene after coming up with the cat bed idea. (Was very tempted to have Halara cruelly taking the coat from the boy, but just decided to skip it instead.)

So Zilch kinda idolizes Halara now... which is fine... but then the morning after he really lets his simp flag fly.

Congrats on your furry boyfriend, I guess?????

A doodle from the margins of this comic way back when.... which finally has a place to belong! \o/

Zilch's fursona. His "zursona," if you will.

Thanks again for reading! I love everyone's comments in the tags and I'm so glad you all like my version of Zilch especially. Excited to develop him some more in future chapters >:)

[hadesknockedupintheunderworld]

The thing that sucks about knowing the context for a popular ship redraw meme or incorrect quote is watching people be so so incorrect about it and just having to sit there, gripping your thigh, reminding yourself of your values

My personal problem is the quote from "Everything Everywhere All At Once": "In another life I would have really liked just doing laundry and taxes with you"

Because every day EVERY DAY even with ships I love, I watch people use it as a "Oh my god isn't it so tragic that these two characters are forced to suffer the horrors or to be ripped apart when in their heart of hearts they want to be living domestically and doing laundry and taxes?"

And I have to sit there and think "No no you don't get it! That line wasn't the tragedy of the characters not having a better life where they can just be together. It's a different kind of tragedy! The main character didn't like her normal Chinese immigrant life of running a laundromat and dealing with taxes and her family in the USA. Once she learned about all of these different worlds, she began to feel even more like her current life was one that she didn't want. In fact, this life where the guy said that popular line was one where she chose not to go to the USA with him to build a life and love together and became a famous actress instead. She has been thinking about how her husband truly held her down and stifled her life. How if she hadn’t chosen him she wouldn't have had to deal with him and her life would be better and more exciting. And so she's talking to this alternate version of her husband who never became her husband, and she starts making a case for why this is the best outcome. After all, who would want to live in a laundromat and do taxes when she can be a movie star and have anyone she wants? And this is when he tells her that that life that she rejects, that she feels is lowly and one that no one would want, is something that he wants. He doesn't care that she's a famous actress now, he would have loved to just live a simple life with her, even if it was hard and taxing. And this moment in the movie is so so many things (things I'm not even doing justice to here), but it is also a major moment that highlights the disparity in these two characters (even if one isn't her og husband) and their desires.

The main character feels trapped in her life and that she never lived up to her potential. Her husband truly would want to be with her simply because of the bits where it isn't exciting. Even if they're poor and suffer hardship and do things considered simple and lowly, he would still like that life with her.

So yes every time I see this meme my brain screams "get out of here with your blorbos in an au who tragically can't live normally and domestically. Bring in your blorbos who love(d) each other and are messy and are on the verge of divorce and want different things in life, who have to make a choice in what to do about it. Give me your "person who feels trapped in this small life and wanted bigger and better things who lowkey resents the other who is just supporting them" x "person who understands this life isn't always easy or glamorous but is glad that they get to do it every day with this person, who would choose a life of love with them no matter what"

[cirilla-fiona-riannon]

A Gentleman Boyfriend

Translations may not always capture the exact nuances or tone of the original text. Expect grammatical errors.

Blank, ageless, and suspicious blogs will be blocked.

Mai: "Huh?"

(No way. Why?)

(Why is my sketchbook in here!?)

I couldn't help but break into a cold sweat as I noticed my sketchbook, full of compliments about Kicho, had somehow found its way into the bag.

If someone saw me bringing it to our client's mansion, this would turn into a big problem.

(How did this happen?)

I frantically retraced my memories.

(I remember taking it out the night before yesterday.)

------------Flashback-----------

(I have to write this down before I forget!)

I took the sketchbook off the shelf and started writing.

Mai: "Let's see..."

I relied on my memory, but after spending the entire morning together, there were some details I couldn't recall.

(What a bummer. I wanted to record everything about him in detail.)

(Oh, I know! I just need to carry it with me and find opportunities to take notes.)

Without giving it much thought, I put the notebook into the bag I usually use.

---------Flashback Ends---------

(Stupid Mai! It's me! I'm the culprit!)

Kicho: "What's wrong, Mai?"

He saw me standing there, frozen, and peered into the bag.

Mai: "Actually..."

Kicho: "Don't tell me you forgot your designs."

Mai: "Of course not. Look, they're right here!"

I pulled out my designs and quickly organized my bag.

He then took the designs from my hand and examined them.

Kicho: "You're right, everything is here."

Mai: "Yup, everything is all set."

Kicho: "Then why are you panicking?"

Mai: "It's not that I'm panicking. I'm just a little nervous."

At that moment, I sensed someone approaching from behind the sliding door.

Darren: "Kicho, Miss Mai, I apologize for keeping you waiting."

Kicho: "No worries, we've just arrived as well."

With the arrival of our business client, the conversation shifted, making me sigh in relief.

(Phew. It looks like he won't ask me about the sketchbook now.)

Kicho: "We'd like to discuss the designs Mai brought with her."

Darren: "Oh, I'm looking forward to it! Let's take a look right away."

I gathered my designs, and the negotiation began.

Darren: "All of these ideas are fantastic! I can picture my wife wearing some of them."

Kicho: "What about this one? Considering your original requirements, this one might be closer to it."

Darren: "You're right. Both are wonderful!"

(Great, it looks like the negotiations will go smoothly.)

I breathed a sigh of relief as I saw Darren's happy expression.

Kicho: "What do you think, Mai?"

Mai: "Me? I really like this dress in particular."

Darren: "I see. It's elegant, but if I were to suggest something, it could use a bit more flair."

Darren: "Is there something with a similar design but larger patterns?"

Mai: "Ah, in that case..."

(I think there's another dress with an elaborate design.)

I was about to respond when I suddenly realized that the only other design I had with larger patterns was in the sketchbook.

(What should I do? That page is full of notes about Kicho!)

I reached for my sketchbook but hesitated to show it to them.

Darren: "Is something wrong? If it's in there, please show it to us."

(As embarrassing as it is, I have no choice but to show it!)

Just as I was about to open the sketchbook, a piece of blank paper was smoothly handed to me from my side.

Kicho: "Use this."

(Eh? Kicho?)

He turned to Darren and spoke in a composed tone.

Kicho: "As an artist, she's hesitant to show an unfinished design publicly."

Kicho: "Let's have her redraw the design on this paper."

(I see. He's helping me out.)

Seeing Kicho's dignified side, I managed to regain my composure.

Darren: "I apologize for not noticing."

Mai: "No, I'm the one who should apologize."

Kicho: "Mai, can you draw it?"

Mai: "Yes, of course. I'll redraw it right away."

Darren: "I look forward to it!"

Darren's eyes were gleaming as I looked down at my hand holding the brush.

Thanks to Kicho's help, I was able to get through the situation and successfully conclude the business negotiations.

That night, I visited Kicho's room to express my gratitude.

Mai: "Kicho, do you have a moment?"

Kicho: "What's the matter? You don't need to be so formal."

Mai: "I came to thank you."

Mai: "I really appreciate what you did today. The business meeting went well, thanks to you."

Kicho: "I was just there as an interpreter. I didn't do anything special."

Kicho: "Your success was because of your skills."

After saying that, a feeling of pride swelled in my chest as the person I loved recognized me.

(But it's not just that. I couldn't have handled those negotiations on my own.)

Mai: "You helped me when I hesitated to show the sketchbook."

Kicho: "You mean by giving you the paper?"

Mai: "Yes, I was saved by that. So, it's thanks to you."

Kicho: "It's only natural to help when someone you love is in trouble. I've said that before, haven't I?"

(He really is a gentleman.)

My heart started beating faster as I felt the gentle love in his eyes.

Kicho: "I'm just happy I could be of any help to you, even if only a little."

Kicho: "But there's one thing I'd like to ask."

Mai: "There's something you want to ask?"

Kicho: "Yeah, I remember the other day you hid that sketchbook from me when I came into your room."

Mai: "You noticed?"

Kicho: "Normally, you leave your sketches out in the open, but at that time, you deliberately covered them on your desk."

(So he knew I didn't want anyone to see that sketchbook, and that's why he helped me.)

Kicho: "You were trying to hide it, so there must be something important written in there."

Mai: "That's..."

Kicho: "Don't worry. I won't pry into your secrets."

Kicho: "I was just a little curious."

With that, Kicho turned his gaze away.

The moment I saw his lonely expression一

Mai: "That's not it!"

I hastily tried to explain.

Mai: "I don't have any secrets that I want to keep from you."

Kicho: "But that was..."

I saw a hint of confusion in his eyes.

(I don't want to see him with that expression again!)

With these feelings in my heart, I grabbed the sleeves of his clothes.

Kicho: "Mai?"

Mai: "It's not like that at all!"

Mai: "Come with me."

I guided him and led him to my room.

Mai: "Please have a look. I don't intend to hide it anymore."

I took out the sketchbook and boldly handed it to Kicho.

Kicho: "That sketchbook…"

He nodded as if he understood.

Mai: "I use it as a sketchbook, but I also write down my feelings on it."

Kicho: "So you mean it's also a diary?"

Kicho: "But are you sure I can take a look?"

Mai: "Yes. Go ahead and take a look."

Kicho: "----?"

He tilted his head curiously but then decided to open it.

Kicho: ".........."

Mai: ".........."

(This is so awkward!)

Enduring the embarrassment, I watched as Kicho read through the pages.

Eventually, he closed it and placed it on the desk.

Kicho: "Mai."

Mai: "Y-Yeah--"

Before I could finish my sentence, he wrapped his arms around my back.

Kicho: "I understand the feelings you have for me."

Kicho: "And this is my answer to you."

Mai: "Huh? Mmm--"

His lips pressed against mine, and I quickly realized what was happening.

His deep and tender kiss conveyed feelings of love, leaving me breathless.

Mai: "Haaa..."

Our lips parted, and he gazed at me, smiling gently.

Kicho: "You not only see me clearly but also appreciate every little thing I do."

Kicho: "Thank you. I love you just as much."

Mai: "Mmm..."

Lost in his blushing smile, he planted another kiss on my lips.

I responded to his kisses and felt my body floating momentarily, realizing he'd placed me on the bed.

Kicho: "Mai."

Kicho: "I want to touch you more."

(I want to touch him more, too.)

While receiving his sweet kisses, I anticipated a blissful night and closed my eyes in a daze.

Part 1 ╎ Part 2 ╎ Premium ╎ Epilogue

[aoelustious]

why do people get mad when you draw historical vietnamese figures like anime twinks? chill??

okay but listen.

drawing founding fathers as flirty old men is not the same as turning Lê Lợi into a white-haired gacha game protagonist and here’s why:

in countries like the U.S., Hamilton and Burr have been overexposed for centuries. their lives were messy, over-documented, and publicly ridiculed even when they were alive. the American state isn’t going to fall apart because someone wrote fanfiction where Jefferson gets pegged. the cultural narrative is so stable you can literally make a Broadway musical about Hamilton with rap battles and no one bats an eye.

now compare that to Vietnam, where national heroes like Lê Lợi, Quang Trung, Nguyễn Huệ, etcera...are some of the only symbols of resistance, unity, and identity that weren’t rewritten by colonizers. these figures aren’t just “old dead guys.” They’re cultural anchors.

Vietnamese history has been under constant threat of erasure—by China, France, the U.S., and even internal revisionism. so when someone redraws those heroes through a Western or otaku lens (think: bishounen Lê Lợi with porcelain skin and ethereal vibes), it’s not just “artistic interpretation.” to many, it reads as cultural erasure part 2.

like. Nobunaga can be a hot anime warlord or anime girl with giant tits 67 times over because Japan’s historical canon is secure. nothing you do will un-write the Sengoku period. but in Vietnam? a lot of people were never even taught their full history thanks to colonization. so yeah, maybe they don’t want you turning their liberation figures into twinks with unclear racial features and fantasy armor. it reads like another layer of cultural distortion, often filtered through an aesthetic that is not Vietnamese, and frequently coded in either Japanese or Western stylization.

gatekeeping history isn’t always about nationalism—sometimes it’s about protecting what little hasn’t already been colonized.

✨tl;dr:

🔹 Hamilton fanfic = playing with a bloated myth

🔹 Lê Lợi fanart = potentially rewriting a fragile history

🔹 Cultural context matters

🔹 Just because something looks like “equal historical figures” doesn’t mean the power dynamics are the same.

🔹 not all twinks is created equal (sadly)

P.S. Okay fine, I’ll admit it — the Trưng Sisters in Fate were kinda cute. I'm not made of stone. I do believe in creative liberty. I love when people engage with history in dynamic, imaginative ways. But I also think that when you’re working with the symbols of a culture that’s had to fight tooth and nail to keep its history alive, you need to tread carefully.

Like, take the áo dài. Everyone associates it with Vietnam — and sure, it’s elegant, it’s iconic, it photographs really well. But the version most people know today was literally redesigned during French colonial rule to accentuate the female body. Yes, the global symbol of Vietnamese femininity? Was tailored to be sexy — for a foreign gaze.

And because it’s been hyped so much, it overshadows other garments like the áo tấc or áo ngũ thân, which are way more rooted in traditional Vietnamese aesthetics and values.

[sapwine-and-starcharts]

7, 12, 14, and 16 for the oc ask game :3 mylo timeee

YIPPEE!!! MYLO TIME!!!!

7. What is an aspect of their appearance that you like the most?

Their hat! I'm a huge sucker for like pieces of clothing with meaning behind them??

Their hat not only represents their love of the interloper but also was given to them by Hornfels when they started showing interest in the comet as a young hatchling. It also kinda represents their growth a little bit?

Like they were a runty hatchling people thought wouldn't grow very tall and their hat kept falling over their eyes when they'd get excited. But over the years as they trained to follow their life long dream they finally grew into it and into themself a little bit!

12. Do you have a playlist for the character? What songs do you associate with them and why?

PLAYLIST LINK

They do have a playlist!! It's not very fleshed out, they're surprisingly a hard character to make a playlist for...

(there's also a Startners playlist I started but there's a song on there that's pretty 18+ so I won't link it here. Also there's only 2 songs on it lmao)

I think the MAIN songs i associate them with are Rule #9 Child of the Stars - Fish in a Birdcage and Sad Machine - Porter Robinson

The first I'm pretty sure I named a fic after the first one because it just felt very Mylo and Hornfels coded and the second one I have a whole animatic script for but I never sat down to work on it... (Very daunting task)

14. Do you have any quotes tied to the character, either from the story itself or from another source that fit them?

ADHD object permanence is a CURSE. Trying so hard to like think of any one quote from the DOZENS of fics I've written for them or anything ive tagged as them but my memory is SO BAD BRO.

I think my favourite passage I've written for them came from The Horrors that Lie Beneath?

Cause it integrates the pure guilt they feel over their love of the interloper as well as the feeling of grief they feel about their own universe ending.

Your whole hatchling-hood you fantasized about the Interloper, about all the mysteries it could contain but you never could have imagined the true horrors that lay beneath it’s icy surface. You can’t understand how the thing you found so beautiful that you dedicated most of your youth to learning about it, held the same catastrophic event that wiped out every living creature in the solar system and ended an entire civilization without remorse. Except you could, actually. The Interloper had been unstoppable, inevitable, hauntingly beautiful. It was the Nomai’s supernova.

16. Is there any memes or running jokes associated with the character, both in- and out of universe?

Another ADHD object permanence issue 😔

I think the closest thing they got to a meme or running joke is honestly the term 'Startners'. Like not that much for a joke anymore but it STARTED as a joke the same way GrumpyCat did for my BG3 OC Sorren + Rolan did.

So often I'll go 'haha wouldn't this be funny' and then it stops being funny and just starts being a normal word in my vocabulary lmaoooo

(Startners is literally just... They're both astronomers/astronauts and they're partners. Star + Partners... Startners...)

One of these days I'll find silly memes and redraw them with Mylo :3

WAIT!!!!!!

FUCKING!! THE STARTNERS MEME OF CHERT WITH MYLO AND GABBRO CUDDLING!!!

The 'ah yes me, my partner, and their 6'2" 'timebuddy'' meme!!! That counts surely!!!

Also AAA tysm for asking about my funny blue alien!!! I love yapping about them!