#wow im so glad you asked

[pixiecaps]

What are your favorite roier pictures? What are your favorite roier pictures? What are your favorite roier pictures? What are your favorite roier pictures? What are your favorite roier pictures?

[turnipoddity]

Your art made me realize that even though im still ace, im not aromantic because I want a love like the one you draw for Adam and Lawrence. Thank you and keep up the amazing work 💛

huh…oh my god I’m actually speechless 😭 this is probably the sweetest thing I’ve ever received on tumblr… tearing up rn

[deoidesign]

okay so ages ago on the Bird Hellsite I saw someone make a coat entirely out of worm on a strings so now we have that incredibly cursed mental image right. My question to you is who in the TTA cast would be most likely to wear that thing and why is it Steve?

Oh, I met someone who did that a few years ago! Might have been the same person tbh.

I think a number of the minor characters would happily wear it, but the one most likely to make it would be Ash from the ghost hunting arc. Steve would wear it too, but Adam could make it work.

I had a grudge for years against worm on a string though... It was 2014. Flying across the country with my art class for the final judging of a competition. New York City, baby. Every day was constant activity; always going to a different event, a different activity, a different project...

And the stage was set: A small budget for the ILNY tourist store, two exhausted teenagers, and a misleading ad. The sound was off, and without captions we were left to assume... And we believed if the worms got wet, they would squirm. It made sense why they were $20 with technology like that.

Me and my best friend bought the worm on a string. We named him... Hal. It was all we talked about that day, the anticipation of getting back to the hotel.

Finally we get to our room. I was more excited about this than about being in the top 5 for a contest with a $50,000 prize. We opened the package, deterred by none of the signs, confirmation bias in full force... What's this string? Oh, it must be so they don't squirm away and get lost!

Fools.

Two fools standing over the bathroom sink, Hal in ones hands, and the other turning on the faucet. Nothing. A gentle shake of the lifeless soggy body. Still nothing.

And then the dawning realization: The worm was never gonna squirm around. We were duped.

How could we let that go... For years, I didn't.

I've since developed a fondness. It was never Hal's fault. We were exhausted, not thinking straight, and we blamed him for our own failure. I can only try to make amends... But I truly believe Hal never held resentment in his fuzzy blue heart.

Anyways we got second place and then the next year we won but that's less important.

[danmeichael]

If SQQ has the wifebeam does that mean LBH has the cuckbeam? Even going as far as cuckholding an alternate reality version of himself.

if sqq's wifebeam makes people want to wife him, then by that naming logic i'm *sorry to say you have condemned binghe to getting NTR'd by every eligible person in the universe by giving him a beam that makes people want to cuckold him. it is law now. no take backsies.

[skitskatdacat63]

More matador!Fernando! Ferrari this time :D (I can't help myself.....)

- facial hair

+ closeups

I really wanted the vibe of this Nando pic, I think I did pretty well??

[hermits-that-craft]

hey I know you've retired now (yay!) from here but on the off-chance you see this: I just had the mother of all double-take moments after earlier this month re-discovering a fic from the early, early days of my dsmp fandomhood that I had been searching for for years. I saved it in my browser to read when I needed a moment of comfort, anyway today was the day I finally cracked out staying with the traitor again and the absolute FACE I pulled when I got to the end and it said "follow me on tumblr (hermits-that-craft)" like WAIT HOLD ON this entire time it was you!! anyway I know it was like 3 chapters long but that fic is legendary to me. thank you for writing it all that time ago and thank you for leaving it on ao3 even after you left our sphere behind :)

jkbhjd im so glad you refound it! there is actually a fourth chapter, and there was plans for a longer fic, but i was writing this during some of my final exams for that year, so i never ended up finishing it!

honestly its very heartwarming that you still enjoy it! im glad you found that fic, i hope it continues to bring comfort for as long as you need it!

[crescentfool]

5, 9 and 16 for that artist ask meme!

5. favorite little detail in a drawing you did

this one was kind of hard to answer because i lean so much more to simplification over 1:1 detail... that said, i really loved these ones!

the bag from the top photo is from here, minato nui on left is from some con-related draws, the ballpoint splatling on right is from a vintage draws compilation!

i just really enjoy drawing little objects and props, and as much as i'm allergic to backgrounds, i hope to overcome that next year because my friends know i love getting obsessed over random objects for a few days...

9. any new art mediums youve tried (or overall styles if you havent tried new mediums)

i haven't gotten to do much mediums outside of digital art unfortunately.... but i would say this year was the year of chibification! i turned so many characters into little guys this year (shoutout to the nui tree!). which is really ironic because i also realized this year i find full illustrations more satisfying to work on throughout the process, despite the "simplicity" of chibis.

i did some limited color styles too! (blue, purple, and red + b/w). hopefully i can do more deliberate color palette stuffs though. i think it'd be a great exercise.

stylistically wise i think i could've tried more, but. its ok! thats what 2024 is for. yipee!

16. favorite piece of art from someone else (if you have one)

it feels like a cop out answer to say this but any gift art i got of my splatoon character... LOL... i didn't expect to get so attached to him (i changed my name in game to minatoast a JOKE!!!!). um. drops this gallery link here and scuttles away. im so very grateful. you're telling me people actually took time out of their day to draw my little guy? incredible!

ocs aside, i'd like to take the time to highlight some art from people on twitter (kitaro havers rise up!), since i do consider the things i reblog to be art i'm very fond of...

this art from tin of ryomina with flowers is so. oh my god. i was SO BEWILDERED AND HAPPY!!! i was minding my own business and then saw this rt'd on one of my friend's pages... i forget who lol but i was like "WAIT TIN Kick_TheeCan DREW RYOMINA??? I LOVE THEIR ART OF THE P3 PROTAG WHAT." i feel like i got pushed down a staircase in tartarus (positive)

and this art from chris (str3wberryy), my god, the composition fucks severely. i want to eat it. he also has an alt account on twitter (@/makotoyukilover) if you want to see more of their p3 protag arts :D

i also enjoyed seeing p3 arts from yamad_125, BSZZOWL, and elulit2. im so serious if you like ryominaigis you'll probably like taking a gander at these artist's media tabs! i find my way to see the twitter arts one way or another, nothing can stop me 👁👄👁

[quigzahhutt]

you probably already know this but you’re one of my favorite fic writers out there and I get excited every time you post. one of the things I’m most amazed by is how you’re able to portray things you don’t have much experience with. also I found it so cool after learning a bit more about you that I’m able to resonate so much with the writing of someone who’s so different from me /pos

that’s more like 3 things sorry. anyways. happy timezones. sending lots of love

-fried cunty-pink-porsche

this is literally making me blush and kick my feet omg

this is quite possibly the BEST thing a writer can hear, u have no idea how much this means to me. Ive always found it really fun to write things that I don't exactly understand myself, because it lets me learn and explore that topic in a gratifying way– I'm glad to hear that it's something u enjoy!!

wow I'm actually so like . idk beyond happy to hear that my writing can resonate with someone even if we're vastly different people, especially considering I write in such a specific way that caters so heavily to my own tastes

it's always a blessing seeing u in my inbox and notifs fried<33 ur one of the OGs fr you've been here since the beginning

[moshieee-but-evil]

songs keep getting stuck inside my head today. The two in my head layering over each other are Little Bit by Lyyke Li and Maggot Belly by Awfultune. Also, I was hiding in the school library today and found someone who follows you, and we talked about your art and Au for a while!

:,0

That is actually kind of terrifying??? But in a good way???

I??? I know people say they like my art which is still new to me...

but i never fully processed that those people would talk to each other about my stuff (not to mention in person not just online???)this is kind of surreal to me...

I feel a little selfish for asking... but I'm curious if you'd like to share bits from the conversation...?

Gosh I feel so stuck up asking that but I genuinely am not used to anything like this and I'm just really curious and nervous 🤞hoping I got a good grade in au/art creator haha...

Also are you doing ok? I know from experience that "hiding in the school library" can mean a lot of things... I'm glad it sounds like you found someone you can talk to

[caramelmochacrow]

fearing death as a trans person hits different. if you died never coming out, changing your name or just doing whatever makes you feel happy with your body it will never be shown in your funeral and everyone will never know you as who you were inside. something about if you died and you DID come out, you did do everything that made you happy abt your body but the one relative in your family that didn't accept you had to fix up your funeral they misgender you and place the wrong name on your grave anyway. or if the relatives that did accept you fix up your funeral with the correct pronouns and name but those who didnt will still misgender and deadname you even when you die. idk man.

[anonymusbosch]

welp. meow meow meow

[undermostcorgi]

YESSSS finally... full body canon designs for vel's family are all done >:3c

[fabulouslygaybean]

a friend of mine kept making weird as shit comments about trans bodies during lunch and i tried to ignore it at the time because it really wasn't that bad but now im fucking angry and it's so stupid

[seiwas]

✏️

Hi Sel! Your writing makes me feel like I'm experiencing love in a fresh, new, exciting way. It's warm and tender and delicate, but it fills me with hope and anticipation of what could be. I find comfort in the scenes you create- they're so immersive and realistic!

lin!!! thank you so much for playing 🤍

your writing reminds me of:

💧🌄⛰️🫴🏻

the slow trickle of water before it spills over; blue hour; the view from a mountaintop, supremely vast but achingly small; the minute space between a touch, almost touching but not really.

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thank you so much lin 🥹 i am so touched and flattered that you’re able to feel that through the writing i create 🥺 i love love! but especially one that is gentle and slow 🥺 i’m so glad you find my scenes to be immersive and realistic!! i consider that a lot when i write 🥺

send me a ✏️ and i’ll tell you what ~~vibe i get from your writing! (alternatively, you can also tell me what vibe you get from mine!)

[mariatesstruther]

Hi, I just wanted to say that ur content brings me joy each day, and u have helped me to accept my autism so much. Ily💗💕

YOU GUYS CANT SEND ME STUFF LIKE THSI ILL DROWN IN A PUDDLE OF MY OWN TEARS

[scramble-crossing]

i don't even get that sho betrayed the wicked twisters. he told them that he was just helping temporarily. and he did that. and then he left. what was the betrayal exactly lol

It's not about him leaving the W.T

This is semantics and I really don't feel like going and picking over neo to double-check, but I don't think Sho ever implies that his help is temporary as much as it is sporadic. He comes and he goes, but from the W.T reactions to his permanent departure it certainly doesn't look like they were expecting him to stop coming back. Nagi is desolate. Rindo says that they're doomed. Heck, this is the moment where Fret's cheerful mask slips for the first time in the game! And anyways, regardless of what Sho did or didn't imply, leaving them when they had just learned that they were playing for their lives, going as far as to say "Now I can finally ditch you zeptograms" is a massively dickish move, if not a betrayal in and of itself. Remember, they relied on him. Rindo and Fret especially, they're just kids, and they clearly depended on Sho a great deal, and would've absolutely felt hurt and betrayed when someone they'd come to see as a sort of mentor or guardian sneered and then turned their backs on them right when they need him most.

But I'm actually talking about when he attacks them in Week 3!

And this is more in the realm of personal interpretation. The way I see it, it's incredibly likely that Sho knew or at least could've guessed that Rindo's Soul Pulvis are dangerous fairly early on. He's whip-smart and has an extremely high imagination. Not to mention the fact that he spent all of Week 1 investigating it (which is a whole other can of worms, with him twice, once with the DRS and once with Susukichi, willingly putting the W.T in harms way in order to test his little hypothesis). He should've known that it was a danger to the city. He probably did! But that didn't stop him from waiting and watching it grow so that he could eventually harness the power himself, almost definitely so that he could make another attempt on the Composer's seat.

We know from the Secret Reports that he attacked the W.T in a mindless frenzy, that it wasn't something he meant to do. I don't think he necessarily meant to hurt anyone other than Joshua. He thought he could control Soul Pulvis. He couldn't. And then afterwards he has to scrape himself up off the pavement and confront the fact that he zetta fucked up and now all of Shibuya's in danger of being Inverted. It's like his Taboo Noise all over again, he makes a gamble for the city and nearly ends up dragging the whole thing under (with some help from the Conductor, of course) in his single-minded pursuit of approaching godhood, the difference this time being that he looks at what he's done and realizes that he doesn't want it to be this way. So he helps the W.T. He becomes an indispensable part of their plans to save Shibuya, which, in the end, works because of his understanding of what Soul Pulvis is and how it can be overwritten.

But back to his fight. The way I see it, Sho was a mentor figure to these kids, someone who they trusted to have their backs (at least when the mood struck him, anyways). He abused that position to test a theory. Then he left them, right when they were at their most vulnerable. Then he came back, to help them, they think, until he absorbs a power that he knows is highly volatile, attacks, and nearly kills them. Beat outright tells them that Sho doesn't care about anyone, but himself. I think this is wrong, I think he does care about the W.T. There are multiple times when he helps or guides them even when there's nothing immediately in it for him, seemingly because he really does want them to have a shot at making it out of this game alive. I just think that he still cares about himself a little bit more.

The Secret Reports outright say that Rindo is terrified of Sho after his fight. Whatever his motives were, whatever he meant to accomplish, it wouldn't really matter that much to Rindo, or any of the other Twisters. They trusted Sho, and he broke that trust. They (or at least Fret) seem to come around to him again a bit later in the week, but they're obviously more standoffish and nervous around him than they were before. If it wasn't a betrayal in a textbook sense, I think the W.T definitely took it as one.