#CREATIVE LIBERTIES

[lactaidsaveme]

Scenes from Catchan's fic series Cybertroninan Vestigial Traits on AO3

Fic link: https://archiveofourown.org/series/4468009

[mrsmiroir]

gayest elf in the silm. has this been done before.

[red-blooded-terror]

Idk man, I tried to do a funny

I'm not colouring this shit rn, maybe in the future if enough ppl want it XDD

Plz be nice, this is my first time drawing any of these guys and I refused to get a reference for this Dollar General Bugs Bunny lookin' ass bitch (Jax)

[fierylionmane]

The maker..

[tanktopdiaz]

"loved your fic but -" SHUT UP!!!!!!!!!!! "I'm going to ignore this line -" LITERALLY DIE!!!!!!!!!

[butraura]

the Protector

Fandom: The Rookie Pairing: Lucy Chen x Tim Bradford Word Count: 5,601 Rating: M (for future graphic depictions of violence) Chapters: 1/?

Lucy comes home from the hospital, where Chris has been admitted. She insists on coming home alone, without Tim escorting her, because she feels guilty about what almost happened between them while Chris was being taken and mutilated. When she's asleep, she is taken.

or;

Lucy is Rosalind's new obsession. Tim does what he has to to save her.

[mx-lamour]

Alek Gwilym in our Curse of Strahd campaign:

We found Strahd's journal in-world, so of course we all read I, Strahd by P. N. Elrod.

We were all pretty taken with Alek Gwilym. But wtf happened to him after he disappeared? (The module apparently doesn't even include him. So our DM took some creative liberties.)

It's so complicated. It's great, but... yikes. It all begins with Vampyr, of course. Vampyr is an evil entity that was able to escape its prison within the Amber Temple by tempting Strahd into the deal that changed him and locked down Barovia.

Alek overheard the ordeal. Strahd ended up killing him, drinking his blood, and locking his body in a closet. Later, Strahd discovered that Alek's body had disappeared.

This is how our campaign addressed what happened next:

Vampyr took Alek's body to use as a puppet. He altered the body to look like a Dusk Elf, and somehow replaced people's memories/knowledge of Alek with... Rahadin. Rahadin has that screamy madness mind thing because it's Vampyr pulling the strings there, and Vampyr is a powerful old entity that snacks on despair. Trying to peek into that mess would drive you crazy.

Okay, so that's Alek's body... and a better role for Rahadin than just a weird Renfield stand-in like he seems to be in the mod book. (I was told there's a part where he eats toads? For like, no actual reason?)

What about Alek's soul? Does it get recycled or something?

In the Amber Temple, there's a clockwork robot guy. He's chained up and broken. We ask him what his name is and he just says "Pain." But we find out it's Alek. It's Alek, tortured and broken and in this weird form, but Vampyr hasn't been able to eat away at his soul like he has with other Barovians.

We find out Alek's soul is protected (to a degree, anyway) by the Traveler. The Traveler is the only deity actually truly present in Barovia, because they're Neutral and travelling is literally Their Thing. You can't keep the Traveler out of anywhere.

It was a really cool thing to find out, because I'm playing a trickster cleric whose patron is the Traveler. It retroactively gave me a cool in-game reason for my absolute craving to find Alek and get him back into the story. Like the Traveler was nudging my cleric toward him.

So, we discovered "Rahadin" is actually Alek's body. We found Alek's soul. And we are on friendly terms with the Abbott near Krezk, who is outright a Celestial entity.

I was wondering how exactly to get Alek's body out of Vampyr's control. How to get Rahadin out in the open again, and how to fight something that was clearly out of our depth...

But I'm happy to report that we did manage it. We are now (finally?) officially on Strahd's shit list for "murdering" his steward, and we're cut off from the towns now, but... Worth It. We're nearing the end game anyway.

As of now, we've brought the pieces of Alek to the Abbott, and asked him if he can put Alek back together. He said it'll take about a week to do it right. (A horribly long time to wait in-world at this point, but again... worth it.)

Alek Gwilym will be resurrected.

My hope is that he will help us defeat Vampyr. That's right. Not Strahd. We're not fighting Strahd. We're going at the root of this thing. We're taking on Vampyr. Honestly, I'm hoping (betting) we can (with Alek's help) get Strahd to fight Vampyr with us. Because Vampyr has been screwing Strahd over since the beginning of all this, too. In his weakest moment, he was driven to murder his most loyal ally. He never gets his "heart's desire". He's as much a victim as the rest of Barovia, despite his power.

It's time to undo what should never have been done.

Vampyr's reign began by Alek Gwilym's death. It will end by Alek Gwilym's life.

[the-core-of]

I honestly avoid writing advice for this exact reason. It's been a rule of mine since I started writing years ago because when I sit down to write, I overthink all the "rules" that aren't even real rules. Are there rules for painters? For sculptures? No. The only thing that makes you a painter is painting. It doesn't have to look realistic, or beautiful, or send a message. It's something that you made because you wanted to make it.

Why should we all just use the same exact words all the time? With a dumb rule like that, you might as well only let the most elite, white-haired pre-approved writers do all the writing.

Each individual writer has their own, unique perspective; let them have it, let them express it how they choose, and let them find their own voice in their own time.

I’m a firm believer of “every writer can write whatever they want, however they want” however I physically wince every time I see a writer unironically use “member” to refer to a cock in smut setting and “orbs” to refer to normal human eyes.

from a fellow writer who used to use both of these words in her writing during her wattpad days, member isn’t as sexy a word as you may think it is, and orbs isn’t a normal way to refer to normal human eyes.

also you can say cunt, hole, pussy, anything is sexier, more erotic than “princess parts” I promise

[stealingpotatoes]

with how much time my cat spends in his litter box (and how loud that time is), i can only assume he has the greatest litter zen garden in the lands

[netscapenavigator-official]

Is [piece of media] actually bad? Or is it just non-realistic fiction?

[the-lemonaut]

Hi I'm obsessed with Deltarune. Again. What can I say, this shit is great 😌 I love these three, cannot wait for chapter 5.

Please don't repost any of this to other platforms, thanks

Bonus art:

Please don't expect me to draw more, I probably will but only a few times. Don't subscribe for fanart, I beg you

[thecourtjester12]

it's just one of those things that we simply say creative liberties for

Like there used to be naptimes there, but like...where do the little ones sleep???

hey.

so, we've all memorized the entire expanse of the daycare, top to bottom, in excruciating detail, yeah? And we know Sun doesn't leave the daycare, right?

What happens when a kid needs to use the bathroom.

[roachcicle]

updated patrochilles designs

[jeonseoguu]

where did all of that rage go?

COMMISSIONS ARE NOW OPEN !!! check my pinned post for more details ⭐️

[star-forg]

Me when I try to impress a crush by carrying Heavy Thing

(Desideratum chapter 42 fanart)

[longlistshort]

One of the two Creative Liberties spaces in the Limelight District

On the second Saturday of every month artists from the Sarasota Studio Artists Association open their studios around Sarasota, Florida. One place to stop is the Limelight District where you can find Creative Liberties, Palmer Modern, and The Bazaar.

Founded by artists Barbara Gerdeman and Elizabeth Goodwill, Creative Liberties opened its first location at the end of 2021 and the second in February of this year. Along with the artist studios, the space hosts exhibitions and classes for children and adults.

The exhibition space and tables from a finished class from September 2023

If you go make sure to also check out the delightful Free Little Art Gallery. Created by artist Judy Robertson and modeled after the Free Little Libraries, you are encouraged to take a piece of art, leave a piece of art, or sometimes just admire what’s been donated. There is one for work by adults and for children’s art work.

Paintings by Lisa DiFranza

Paintings by Adrienne Watts

Paintings by David Sigel

Photography by Henry Martin

Work by Sandra Wix

Paintings by Cheryl Taub

Work by Susan Hurwitch

Paintings by Ava Young

Work by Creative Liberties founder Barbara Gerdeman

Work by artists Traci Kegerreis and Sandy Koolkin

Artist Craig Palmer opened Palmer Modern, right next door to Creative Liberties, in March of this year. He has a studio in the space, as well as a gallery and studios for four other artists.

Pictured above- Palmer Modern, the gallery space with work by Craig Palmer, and Sam Wuerfel’s studio

Close to the gallery spaces is The Bazaar (pictured below), an indie indoor market filled with an eclectic range of items that also has live music in their outdoor space.

Work by Teresa Stone at The Bazaar

All three of these venues offer a great way to meet and support local artists and makers.