#Gonna try to get through these asks

[northstarscowboyhat]

draw lucky clover in a dress.

Clover in a dress as requested! With a bonus trying on a kimono with Ceroba, just because I felt like it.

[peace-hunter]

Question for baby prime Orion au: how do the rest of the gang take that Orion is the "lost" prime. Because here's the reaction I think they'll have:

D-16:oh primes my friend is a prime and I punch him in the face yesterday!?

Elita: oh primes, this trouble making bot is a prime!?

B-127: one of my new friends is a prime, this is awesome!!

"How well am I taking that one of my friends is actually a demi-god?" reactions from best to worst:

you're pretty much right with Bee. this has been the wildest day he's had since forever, he's very much just along for the ride and he's kinda just "this may as well happen :)"-ing through everything. he's also lowkey clinging to the one (1) good new he's gotten from this whole affair for dear life. like. he could freak out about the fact his entire life has been a lie and he's been working himself to death for a tyrant that's betrayed their entire race to their sworn enemies. or he could be happy his new best friend is extra cool now. so. y'know. glass half-full half-empty kinda deal.

Dee's reaction is,,,, complicated. obviously.

on one hand holy crap his friend is a prime that's the coolest fucking shit ever he's friends with someone directly related to megatronus prime-

on the other. this is just one more thing he's been wrong about for cycles. everything he thought was true is turning out to be a lie and even if this isn't a betrayal like sentinel's it's still something he has to accept is not what he thought it was. Orion, his best friend, the person he trusted the most, is not what he thought he was.

and even though Orion didn't know (which... is also a point of contention between them with Dee not being quite able to believe one could forget such a thing even as Orion swears over and over again he had no idea) there's still a divide between them that wasn't there before. now Orion is this almost mythological being directly created by their god for greater things while Dee is just... a miner.

now Orion is a Prime. and Dee has just found out what happens when you trust a so-called Prime.

and he also can't help but wonder, as he remembers all those times Orion ignored what he said and involved him in his crazy schemes with no regard for what he thought about it, if it's just in the nature of Primes to do as they wish without considering what it means for everyone else.

but the real victim here is elita who is experiencing a level of cringe that hasn't been seen in cybertron before nor will be seen again until maybe four million years and a war later during peace negotiations. pray for her.

baby prime orion au

[triona-tribblescore]

HAPPY PRIDE!!!

They just found out its legal

[sakasakiii]

Every time I see your art it makes my day brighter. Glad to hear you're doing well!

hi hi hello!!!! thanks for checking in, anons, and for the kind words!!! im doing great, though im predicting ill be a bit busy in the weeks to come, so i hope you wont mind me if i slowly slink back into posting less and less OTL I've still got a few proper pieces to be posted per my usual time, but im gonna do my best to answer more asks in-between!! anon 1, i hope your day is even brighter than how you made mine when you sent in that ask <333

here's a quick sketch of tyelpe and annatar as requested :D anon 2, im so sorry for taking so long to get to this but im absolutely flattered to hear you like my art!! most of my gallery is filled with the works of artists i study, but its a foreign concept for me to consider that my art is potentially saved in someone else's?!... im not quite sure how to put it to words.... 😭😭thank you again aaarrghhh;;;;;

its been too long since i drew these two so.... redesigned buffer tyelpe finally gets his own piece :D thank you again anons!!! i hope you both have a wonderful rest of your week! ❤️

[somegrumpynerd]

Epic would try to make a good first impression with his best bros boss, but nightmare is a little distracted with the smell(?) of nightmares and sleep deprivation on him

Anon you are so right, he'd wanna make a great impression on Cross's weird employer/ adopter situation but there's no way he can hide the terrible state of his mental health

Cross thinks the meeting didn't go well because Nightmare couldn't understand a word Epic said. Nightmare thinks the meeting didn't go well because he was so distracted by how much repressed negativity this guy was putting out. Epic thinks the meeting went great 👍

Honestly Nightmare wouldn't care anyway, he doesn't think it's any of his business who Cross is friends with as long as he's happy. His boys are adults, they don't need his permission for anything* as far as he's concerned, but he probably will ask about Epic from time to time after this...

[holy-reference-in-a-username]

Can Matt turn into a bat? If he can what do the others do about it lol i just imagine like tord carrying him in his pocket

oh yeah that would be adorable.

....unfortunately Matt still hasn't figured that part out.

[peanutheaddd]

Hi! For swap au, since dm used to act as Knights body guard and because he’s afraid of losing Petey/Lil Petey would he put himself in danger/the line of fire to protect them? How would Petey feel if dm got hurt protecting him?

holy fuck the asks ive been getting about my aus have been so good recently what the hell. thanku anon .

for ur first quesiton Absolutely . hes always had a bit fo a self sacrificial nature when it comes to loved ones . its like for him his purpose his reason for even being alive is to protect his loved ones .

and i think for peteys reaction it depends heavily on context

slightly unrelated but for starters if dm gets hurt protecting lp in any capacity then it makes total sense to petey . like ofc he would do that . even if hes protecting both petey and lp, if lp is there then petey will think of it as being for lps sake only . anyways hes not like Happy about it or anything obvs but its more like a yes thats within his character. so he doesnt rlly think about it much . js patches him up probs . tells him to be more careful. tells him yes obviously he wants lp to be safe but he also wants dm to be safe .

swap dm is def fight over flight and he stays put and fights even when it would serve him way better to just run . much to peteys dismay LMFAOOOOO theres probs numerous instances of petey grabbing him and running if theyre ever caught up in a physical altercation .

but if dm gets injured protecting Just petey then his reaction depends on the stage of their relationship .

i think if this is during their era of not being explicitly amicable then petey would just get. confused?? like woah woah woah why did he do that . he doesntj care abt me That much (bro does not realize dm would actually literlaly die for him . tbf i think dm also doesnt realize he would die for him 😭😭😭) and then when hes patching him up hes like why did u do that and dms like i dunno and peteys like bro LMFAOOOOO

if this is further along in their relationship then peteys Aware of how far dms willing to go to protect him and that kinda just makes him anxious . he also doesnt think its worth it for dm to get hurt to protect him of all people . like in dm protecting him theres an implicit trade off of dms safety for peteys safety which petey thinks is a bad deal LMFAO . and ig he would just try to tell dm to knock it off to which dm is like over my dead body. LMFAOOOOOOO its just one relationship two self sacrificial idiots 😭😭😭😭

ultimately if dm ever got hurt protecting Him he would feel So so so bad about it . again his safety isnt as important as dms safety. theres like a hierarchy of general importance in his mind and dms way above him . he would just sorta stick around him and help him with recovery but be kinda overbearing like an anxious mom 😭😭😭😭 hes essentially trying to compensate for having to be protected by being s good nurse 😬😬

in a way he thinks of every interaction as a transaction of value i guess ? if dm gets hurt while protecting him then in his mind he thinks his value went down bc he was a burden . so he would try to make up for that value loss afterwards . Yeah this guy is mentally ill

idk if allat makes sense but ultimately thats it LOL just guilt and whatnot

[confusedmothboy]

i need to know all about eddie taylor PLEASE he looks so cool 🙏❤️ great art and oc btw

aaaa tyy!! heres the yap (sorry it took so long to answer)

general information:

edward charles taylor, born october 13, 1980, 6'1" (185 cm), right handed, jackie's brother, looks much more like their dad while jackie takes after their mom

much much more under the cut

interests: history, nypd blue, law and order, dystopia/war novels, vintage maps, music

music taste: blue oyster cult, the smashing pumpkins, pearl jam, nena, the rolling stones, dead kennedys, nirvana, radiohead, pink floyd

fun facts: his ear was pierced at a pearl jam concert in 1995, but he lost the guy in the crowd before he could do the other one -- he was taking three history classes (APUSH, AP euro, and history of war) -- his favorite drink is cream soda mixed with vodka to taste -- he has broken 7 bones -- he knew nat, shauna, tai, van, and rachel (girl who died in the plane) before the crash

personality: he's a pretty chill guy, but freezes up in tense situations very quickly. levelheaded and rational, so knows better than to interfere once the group becomes all culty. he closes himself off from basically the rest of the group after season 2 for self preservation. before the crash, he had a few unnamed non canon friends, and was in the popular group of unpopular people if that makes sense. like hes cool to the losers but a loser to cool people.

ALSO no he did not leave jackie out to die in the cold, he was long asleep by the time they had that argument. he was also not present for javi's death, he refused to hunt nat (she was like a sister to him) and stayed back at the cabin with mari, akilah, lottie, and travis. he wasn't allowed near coach ben because nat knew he would mercy kill him, but spent weeks outside the animal pen to talk with him at a distance. yes he lowkey helped travis make the spike pit that killed mari (he was in the trees trying to warn her during the hunt but she didnt hear him and ran in anyways).

relationship charts seasons 1 through 3

(trigger warnings for suicide, overdoses)

post rescue:

eddie tested through his junior year mostly through those sat prep books during his time in the wilderness, then studied to get his GED so he wouldn't have to go back to whs. he worked as a park ranger while studying at cornell from 1999 to 2002, though a nervous break caused by seeing a "cult" dancing around in the woods one night makes him quit and pay the incident quiet. he got his doctorate in history in 2005, and started working at umaine.

he cut contact with everyone from the wilderness exccept for nat and travis, who he married in 2015 (hold the tomatoes please theyre cute i promise). he taught war in literature and film for a few years before he was given his current class, which is intro to ottoman studies. hes that white guy who co runs almost every minority recognition group on campus, he's running those fundraisers like its the navy.

wants nothing to do with the other survivors. despite his attempts to hide the blackmail from travis, travis finds out and o/d's around the canon time of his death in the adult tl. eddie tries to get revenge on shauna (because he's vengeful like that and blames her immediately) but ends up dying by her in the vague time period that would be season 4. either that or a romeo and juliet situation where he offs himself in the cemetery travis got buried in or something i dunno we'll see

on a lighter note, heres some fake tweets

[beatcroc]

hey mecha do you get along with metal? what are your thought on him?

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[meltedmush]

Hiii!! I heard you use procreate? What brushes do you use? I’ve been trying to find a pencil brush that I like. Ignore this if you’ve already answered it. Have a nice day!!

Hi, yes I use procreate! (Sorry I’m literally answering this a month late…) But here’s a link to my earlier post about this!

It’s literally my entire main brush set. Every single artwork I’ve posted on this tumblr has been dependent on this set, including my comics, and illustrations regardless of how different in style they look. I do have other brushes which are specific to creating more realistic backgrounds, but I typically just use the traditional brush and warp it for texture. 😂

If you guys want my entire asset of stamp, and texture brushes that I’ve stocked up like a hoarder, let me know! I also recently got a watercolor brush pack I really like, and I can share that too!

But other than that, the one brush I use most is my sketching brush, which I’ve just labeled “Sketch Rough”. I’m not that good at line art (people who can do line art are incredible), so this brush has been a life saver for me! I work with more of a painterly style, and I prefer not inking my sketches or tracing over them again. (Unless I want them cleaner… 😭) I tend to just draw my sketches then painting over or under it.

(It’s also slightly texturized! It’s still pretty clean to the point where you can still recognize what shapes you’ve drawn, but the texture adds a nice touch.)

[lactoseintolerentswag]

when they've got interpreting spiderman noir under a specific cultural lens at the function [picture of me going insane]

I cant help myself.. what can i say. And since you've mentioned some research going on behind the scenes.. do you have any fun interpretations? Or even anything fun about the 1800s!

OH HI

Hm. I don't have anything as fun as historical dancing, but I suppose this does give me the excuse (thabk u) to blab about Noir's childishness.

(wow putting this under the cut bc it got longer than I thought it would LMAO)

I think what a lot of people (including Noir's contemporary writers and yes even the spiderverse interpretation) fall for when trying to read Noir's character is the imitation of his idea of what an adult is, that he hides behind. Like Noir's persona is incredibly exaggerated. He's playing pretend. Look here, he's practicing.

A lot of his persona as Noir is imitation! Imitation of his uncle, of Urich, of the violence he's been exposed to. He's running around in his uncle's old uniform. Fundamentally misunderstanding WHY his uncle had been ashamed of it and his role in the war.

And then he goes ahead and steals Urich's alias because it sounds Cool (which is such a teenage thing to do jesus christ).

But like that imitation of The Adult isn't something that's limited to that exaggerated persona that Noir encapsulates. Peter himself is trying So Hard to be grown up and tough and responsible that it loops back around to him being a brat who would try the three guys in a trench coat trick. He even gets beat up for it when trying to defend his aunt. And I mean I've posted about him being a brat.

About how he looks at Urich as a Prime Example of what a strong and knowledgeable adult is (which is part of why he reacts so volatile in response to Urich showing he's not exactly as morally righteous as himself, he's wounded and let down). Whiskey? Whiskey sounds like someone Mature and Cool would drink, I'll have it too. And then proceeds to throw his drink at Osborn and laugh about it. The illusion was broken for me then.

But well it's not broken for everyone. I mean like obviously I poked at the contemporary writers, but I'm more talking about the other characters in the narrative. Mainly Urich and Felicia.

Urich taking Peter under his wing isn't entirely under the motivation to nurture Peter. I think it Becomes that, but he's really envious of that kid. He wants to see him lose that hope that he once had (ruh roh the opposite thing happened, being around the kid made YOU more hopeful Ben. Guess you gotta be good. Hope you don't die now).

Urich really is exposing him to an extremely harsh reality, and taking him places where adults are typically only allowed. He's letting Peter get a glimpse into what it's like, which will eventually enable Noir's tool of violence. All these tests will accumulate into what Peter thinks someone powerful and strong can be and do.

Then his problematic relationship with Felicia (writers I'm malleting you for this). He's clinging to her adulthood and the safety she represents, and he's young but she sees some adult strength in him. I mean she trusts him with the blackmail Urich gave her, which she really. Shouldn't, even if that's what Urich wanted.

Anyway, strength is something she's been consistently drawn to her in her partners. Strength to feel as her own. Even if it's to hers and others' detriment. There's also a part of Peter that's drawn to Felicia because Urich was. He's still honing in the good parts of Urich he wants to be.

I think the one person in the narrative who doesn't fall for it? Is Aunt May. You could argue it's just her being naturally motherly, but for someone who was about to be eaten alive she's pretty frank with Noir. I think she can see that that violence and exaggerated grittiness comes from someone inexperienced and young. Even if she can't consciously recognize the similarities between Noir's persona and Peter's protectiveness of her. I don't think she wants to see that. I actually have a short comic script about that, but it probably will never see the light of day.

Ugh he's like a cat puffing up to scare away a predator. It's fake!!!!! It's all fake!!!!!! He gets intimidated by JJ, he never ties his shoes, gets powers and then immediately guns to beat the shit out of Osborn, sings about the sandman when he's getting his face bashed in, crawls to Felicia all pathetic and sad, and he made a costume to run over roofs at night in.

And it's funny how he's forcing himself to grow up, but also really sad because all the things he's being exposed to is already forcing him to grow up. He's witnessing things no kid should ever see or experience.

Then there's the time period to consider. The aftermath of WWI, being in the midst of the Great Depression, and WWII just around the corner. He's faced incredible hardship and is going to continue to face so much hardship, and he's going to mature faster than he ever should have. It should have made him crash and burn Hard when he became an adult, and to me he still does because I'm ignoring everyone after ewaof LMAO.

As for my research on the 1800s NY that's for my own spider iteration run I'm working on, so not too related to Noir until I reach the 30's :3

Hope that was satisfying!!

[waterfallofspace]

Are you attracted to another person on snzblr (it’s obvious)🙄

so I normally delete attention seeking anon asks like this but uh. this is the third time i've gotten one like this, in the past, idk, week? so I'm guessing you're the same person so hey!!! let's talk about it

firstly, you uh? couldn't say this to my face? off anon? why not? if it's so desperately important to you to know who I may or may not be attracted to, something tooooootally your business in the first place, why not ask it face to face? mayyyyyybe because you know it's a shitty thing to ask, and don't want people to know it's you? hm. just something to think on <3

secondly!!! actually yeah, I'm attracted to a fair number of people on snzblr, that's. kinda a big part of what this space is used for. sharing things that are attractive to us with this kink and being attracted to them. isn't that just wild??? this community is really amazing that way, and I'm so happy and honoured to be a part of it. but, in the words of your previous asks, 'in love with', haha, no. and even if I was? that would be my business, maaaaaaybe something I'd share with them if we were both single/available and close in that way, buuuut that would still be my choice, and not something you would get to know about, especially hiding behind the anon <3

and thirdly!~ fuck off my blog please!~ <3 i answered this one because I'm getting a bit sick of this shit, and think you deserve to see that you are deeply unwelcome here talking like that!~ maybe if you fix up your attitude, try being polite, and stop hiding behind anon, we could have an actual conversation!~ but otherwise? go away <3 there's no room for you here, and I will not be answering any further drama seeking messages on this blog <3

consider that an official stance, I don't answer obviously drama seeking shit, so send it if you really feel so deeply that you have to, but know it's getting deleted and laughed at between my close friends <33

[shikisei]

im doing a lot better now!

[somegrumpynerd]

Random hcs that have been on my mind for the past couple days: now in doodle format!

Text for each drawing written out under the cut in case it's not clear or anyone wants to translate it!

(1) <- Somehow soft?? <-Sometimes makes a comforting hum/rumble <-Holding for support

(2) <-Walks so quietly everywhere he goes <-Is about to meet god

(3) <-Can't see well in the dark (no eyelights) <-Can't help himself

(4) <-Thinks Color will turn Killer against him and convince him to run away

(5) <-Thinks Nightmare is using them all for the negativity and has brainwashed Killer into liking it

(6) <-Thinks if he runs and jumps at Cross as fast as he can Cross will lift him and it'll look so cool

[askmooncrew]

Hey, Hey, Hey!! Nice to meet the Moon Crew all together, I've got an ask.

Do you guys hang out a lot if you're not on duty at the KND? Or at least, Do you guys interact whenever you have the time at all?

(// We’re so back)

[moonshine-nightlight]

It is a statement of how good the story is that I was like "Oh, now I'm gonna reread NWWD and comment as I go :)" but suddenly I'm near the end of the story and realized I just automatically kept clicking next chapter because I had to keep reading hdkshskshs So I guess a third reread of the story is soon to come with actual comments XD

In the meantime! I had a question! So Bilmont is my favorite secondary character in the story. I know he doesn't appear that much after the first act but the moment he established himself as an ally I couldn't help but become very fond of him haha

So I wanted to ask! If I'm not mistaken, protag doesn't tell Dale during the story that the steward knows of his identity as well. (Obviously there wasn't much of a chance), but afterwards if she does tell Dale, what is his reaction? Especially since that now means not one, but two humans found out on their own about his nature and decided to help him stay hidden. (Even if of course it was the protag that carried most of that responsibility). Bilmont was the one to warn protag of Archibald's suspicions after all.

Though the thought of both Dale and Bilmont continuing to coexist around each other with that small piece of info unrevealed is also pretty funny XD

Oh! And I had another thought that technically Bilmont is one of the few people that the peotag and Dale wouldn't have to worry about when they eventually have children because he would not be a cause of worry if they accidentally showed their demonic nature around him XD

@roaring-letters

Thanks for sending in this ask months ago! Between work and tumblr inbox errors/spam, I didn’t hav a chance to answer until now so thanks for ur patience!

aw, that’s such a wonderful compliment to the story! thank you! I’m glad it holds up on multiple re-reads ^^

Bilmont is an interesting character, even if he might not seem like it on the surface, because he’s kinda boring? (but I like characters that on the surface seem boring lol) He’s just trying to do his job and manage everyone in the castle as best he can with the least amount of drama. He is also supposed to representative of the attitude of a Northridge servants in general in the story: they do their jobs and try not to get involved in noble shenanigans. They see the nobles as sort of, prone to lofty ideals/games/messes and prefer to stay out of it which is really why Dale hasn’t been turned in. Northridge servants in particular are very good at just, I’m cleaning this fireplace and I don’t see or hear anything else lol There are a couple of reasons for that and it does have to do both with the general culture of the area and the Northridge family in general, who are less interested in petty rivalries—except human Dale, which he learned more in the palace when he was training to be a knight, spending a lot of time away from home, without parents/siblings/etc to discourage that sort of thing and with highly dramatic friends who encouraged it

Everytime human!Dale came home, the servants did notice that attitude and were mildly concerned for when he’d take over, especially given how quiet things had been the last decade with grandmother retired and before that, spending as much time in the legislature away from Northridge—letting the fief run itself more/from a distance. Which is what they hoped Dale would do, go be frivolous in the capital and leave them to themselves lol

Digressing from all that and focusing on ur actual question lol, Dale knows that Bilmont knows. Bilmont doesn’t know that Dale knows he knows. His valet, Mr. Murray, knows—hard to keep it a secret from someone working so closely with you and Dale asked Murray about how he was found etc. Human!Dale did know the servants in general knew about at least some of his demonic studies, he just correctly guessed they’re mind their own business and was enough of a self-centered and short-tempered man to have arranged for the one person who did said something to his grandparents about some books he definitely didn’t have sent very far away and injured. He bribed/threatened Mr. Murray while he was “sick” after possessing Dale’s body and knew Bilmont was involved in finding him. Originally, demon!Dale was in survival/getting the hang of things mode, trying to see if he’d even be able to keep his identity under wraps and he hadn’t decided if he would stay. He was testing Bilmont to some degree in chapter 4, to see what made him take notice and what didn’t, to see if he (as a standard northridge servant) would try to spill the beans. Bilmont didn’t, but he might have—if the reader hadn’t talked to him, not that Dale knows that.

Dale isn’t sure he can manage to stay/wants to stay until the tournament arc is done and he realizes he really really wants to keep this life. That’s when he revealuates how he’s handling things/people.

Dale was only surprised the reader knew because a) he’d specifically tried not to let them know (especially once deciding he wanted to stay and he decided he liked them) and b) the reader isn’t from northrige and so he thought they had no reason to do something for the sake of keeping peace in northridge, and c) is a noble who could enact change/be believed on a larger scale. He just never thought the reader would find out and do nothing without a “good reason” to keep his secret to which he didn’t see the reader having in the way he saw the servants did. Also he thought he was on top of who knew, again why so surprised reader did know without him realizing.

He was counting on Bilmont thinking he wasn’t any worse than human!Dale or at least not worth the trouble or too scared of him to do anything. In the beginning at least. Once Dale works directly with him more and is able to see past human!Dale’s more negative opinions of him, he switches from keeping Bilmont wary to bribery like the others lol. Very, if I take care of u, u take care of me and we can all just live our lives. He’s also able to better appreciate that Bilmont is damn good at his job, in a way human!Dale kinda couldn’t due to his own experiences/prejudice. Demon!Dale, while having the memories of a noble was not one. He’s been on lower ends of the ladder in different demon places and knows often you just let the boss do their own thing and keep your head down.

They do not have an honest conversation until, like you mentioned, the topic of kids who can’t control themselves becomes more of a thing that cant be ignored. Bilmont is very uncomfortable with the whole conversation and Dale is amused by that. They work better together when Bilmont forgets Dales a demon now and doesn’t get freaked out by it. And Dale isn’t the best at setting people at ease, if he even thinks to do so beyond general pretending to be human. The reader helps keep everything steady with them. Bilmont is very unsettled by the children though lol. One in particular thinks Bilmont’s very funny when he freaks out. that gets better as they get older.

Now, Dale does try to keep more servants from finding out once he decided to stay, but he knew that Murray, Bilmont, another footman, and a maid—Ms Dearden actually from chapter 2—all knew about his nature due to being involved in finding him/caring for him while he was still getting strength/control in the beginning. Again, he threaten/bribes them and then leaves it alone beyond keeping an eye on them. Bilmont is the highest ranking one which is why he tried to feel him out first. Murray of course he works with most closely in general.

Sorry for the very long answer, I think I went on a couple different tangents, but it’s a part of the story that I didn’t get to explore much on the page so to speak. The limits of the story being reader POV lol. I’m always happy to ramble about NWWD though!