#also THIS WAS FREE HANDED I AM A TRADITIONAL ARTIST I DO NOT HAVE A MIRROR TOOL

[the-dye-stained-socialite]

The Regent of Hats Hearts, or Favoured in Two Courts, or Is and Is-Not

A piece of my OC Elias Leroux, the Regent of London, and Bride of the Red-Handed Queen.

Based on the official Marvellous deck of which i shall someday aquire a Violant copy

Happy four years, Elias! 🎉

[mortalityplays]

You need more free art.

I quit my job yesterday. Well, actually I quit my job eight weeks ago, but they finally released me yesterday for good behaviour. Don't get me wrong, I love what I do - but I do it for the wrong reasons. Working for major charities, you learn very fast that 'I want to make the world a better place' is a phrase you use to ask people for money, not to give them things. I was an ass-backwards fit for that world.

You need more free art. I need more free art. Everyone has felt the shift in our media landscape over the last ten years, away from access and towards nickel-and-diming the human experience. That lack of access is making life and culture worse for all of us, across the board. Paywalled news sites leave us less informed, attacks on the Internet Archive leave us less capable of research. Algorithmic social feeds and streaming walled gardens trap us inside smaller and smaller demographic bubbles, where we are increasingly only likely to encounter ideas that have been curated for us by marketing departments. Hasty efforts to resist AI commodification have only led to more artists locking their work away and calling for even more onerous systems of copyright law. This is not good for us.

We all need more free art.

So what am I going to do about it?

This is a question I have been asking myself for years. It's easy to sit here feeilng frustrated and thinking 'boy I hope SOMEONE does SOMETHING'. It's harder to take action in a world where I still have rent to pay. But hard doesn't mean impossible. Sometimes hard just means time-consuming, frustrating and slow. And sometimes it's worth doing something time-consuming, frustrating and slow because...I want to make the world a better place.

I'm going to do this:

1. From April 1st, I am relaunching as a freelance writer and editor.

This is the one that will (hopefully) help to pay the bills. I am a very good and experienced editor. I've worked on hollywood movies, I'm a member of the Chartered Institute of Editors and Proofreaders, I have clients who have been coming to me exclusively for more than 10 years.

Alongside bigger contract jobs, I am going to refocus on offering my services to small-press creators at a reduced rate. That means you, graphic novelists. That means you, itch and amazon writers. I want to help you develop your work, the same way I help large organisations. You can learn more about what an editor even does and what kind of pricing you can expect here.

2. I'm also going to start giving shit away. Like, constantly.

Next week I'm going to launch a new free shop. If you're unfamiliar, a free shop, giveaway shop, swap shop, etc. is an anarchist tradition of setting up a storefront where anyone can take what they like for no cost. Offline, this often means second-hand clothes, tools, furniture, food etc. Online, I am going to be giving away digital art. Copyright-free, no strings attached. It will (eventually) feature everything from print-res posters to zines, poems, tattoo flash, t-shirt designs and anything else we come up with.

Yes, I said 'we' - while this is a curated collection, it will feature work from a variety of credited and anonymous artists and activists, all of whom have agreed to give their work away to the public domain. Some of it will be practical, some of it will be political, but a lot of it will be decorative or personal. This is, in part, a response to recent difficulty I had finding somewhere that would print a one-off joke poster for a friend that featured the word 'faggot'. Enough. No middlemen - no explaining ourselves. Just print our shit and enjoy it.

I'm very, very excited about this project. I'll have more to say about it closer to the launch, but you can expect it to go live on March 27th.

2.2 I forgot to mention the ACTUAL LAUNCH GIVEAWAY

To celebrate my launch, I am going to be giving away a ton of physical prints. When I went looking for my old stock to see if it was worth setting a new (paid) storefront up, I realised I had way more old work in storage than I thought. This will be announced in its own right on Monday, but this is why I've been hinting you should go follow my Patreon.

On April 1st, I will pick 8 random patrons (from across all tiers including non-paying followers!) and mail them a bundle of assorted prints and postcards. The prize pool includes A3 and A4 posters, packs of A6 postcards, and printed minicomics that I've previously sold for up to £12 each.

You don't have to be a paying subscriber to enter - this is strictly no-purchase necessary. It is purely and entirely a celebration of the concept of GIVING ART AWAY FOR FREE.

3. PORN, YOU PERVERTS

Because I still have to pay to stay alive, I am going to be subsidising all this free art with the introduction of Fuck You Fridays. Starting from March 29th, I will drop a new 18+ short story on the last Friday of every month, over on itch.io (yes I know my page is desolate right now, don't worry I'll get there).

The first edition, Go Fuck Yourself, is about, well - telling your boss where to stick it. Julia has had it with her millionaire man-child manager, and is just about ready to let him know what she really thinks. It's a short and steamy 5k words, with a gorgeous cover illustration by @taylor-titmouse, and you can pick it up for $3 starting from March 29th.

4. ANOTHER BIG SURPRISE

I'm keeping this one under wraps for now, but April 1st will also play host to one more (FREE) launch. If you've been following me for a long time, you might remember the other significance of this date (no not April Fool's day, though that is certainly thematically relevant to this entire effort). That's all I'll say right now. Watch this space.

tl;dr: I'm sick of paywalls and career ladders. I'm literally putting my money where my mouth is. More free art for everyone and I'm not kidding around!!!

[drchucktingle]

Hello Dr Tingle! I wanted to ask you about that re: your post about how all your books are serious literature (hell yeah Love is real). How do you personally deal with the whole traditional publishing institution? It attracts a whole different level of coverage and it seems that they're very quick to try and box you and like turn you into a brand. Is it stiffling? Is it freeing? Does the attention help more people understand your trot? I don't know I've never been published but since you have experience in both traditional and self publishing I'm interested in knowing how that's feeling for you

well this is a pretty complex question with lots of different trots but i will try my best to answer. lets start with WHO I AM as buckaroo name of chuck

what i create has a very strong voice and my way is pretty recognizable. while buckaroos do not know what most authors look like, i REALLY stand out in a dang crowd with a big pink bag on my head. if you see 50 random author photos and mine is mixed in and then you ask 'which photo do you remember the most?' it is probably gonna be chuck. i also have a VERY UNIQUE STORY with what i create and my artistic sensibilities, not a lot of buds are out there making trans mothman erotica along with their big five traditional publishing bestsellers (SIDENOTE preorder BURY YOUR GAYS)

now if you were going to take 'CHUCK TINGLE' to a marketing department they would FALL OVER BACKWARDS IN THEIR DANG CHAIR with excitement. it is hard to think of an author with a stronger BRAND than i already have in the sense of 'instantly recognizable trot and specific unique style'. even in answering this you can tell that i dont even TALK like other dang authors.

what i am getting at is this: i am VERY VERY LUCKY because my existence just so happens to equate to what a company would see as GOOD BRANDING. it is not intentional on my part, it is just the hand of fate i guess. im out here expressing myself in a FULL ON WAY that is PRETTY DANG STRANGE TO SOME and it just so happens to work as mainstream branding too

on paper you might think 'what the heck no way chuck tingle will fly as a mainstream trot' but honestly the main thread of this timeline can be surprising sometimes. ive been saying the key ingredient for years and i will say it again: LOVE AND SINCERITY RESONATE. when you make art with this fuel, the timeline will feel it. when you stand up tall and shout with your whole chest THIS IS MY WAY AND I LOVE MYSELF. I AM THE WORLDS GREATEST AUTHOR TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT, the timeline will listen

so all that said, i do not mind the idea of myself as 'brand' because i am not CHANGING myself to create this effect. what some might see as 'brand' i just see as another part of my art. i have always believed that art is THE WHOLE EXPERIENCE not just the painting but what is outside of the frame. WHO I AM is just as important as the books i write, and interacting with my way is a whole MULTIMEDIA experience that INCLUDES YOU TOO. it is the feeling when your friend shows you your first tingler cover, or the feeling when you realize that i am not playing a character. this is ALL a part of the tingleverse and it is all a part of my honest raw expression as a queer and neurodivergent buckaroo.

YOU ARE PART OF THIS ART TOO

it is my nature of have a PUNK ROCK trot. always has been. but to me that does not mean just angrily going against everything for the sake of going against everything. for me, this punk rock trot means fighting to EXPRESS MYSELF IN THE MOST HONEST AND PURE FORM POSSIBLE and to create the art that i want to make without any boundaries

somehow i have threaded the needle in this really interesting once-in-a-dang-lifetime kind of way. my pure punk rock self as an OUTERSIDER ARTIST just so happens to resonate with this larger system of brand and traditional publishing and popular culture. i COULD reject this, but rejecting it would be LESS HONEST.

this is just who i am. i LIKE pop culture. i LIKE joy. i LIKE dressing in all pink and wearing my custom suits. I LIKE PROVING LOVE IS REAL WHAT THE HECK ELSE EVEN IS THERE? i love being a queer outsider artist and using my small voice to shout at the big bad devils and i like that every time i shout a few more of you buckaroos join the chorus and together we are just getting louder and louder and louder and WHO KNOWS what comes next for us all trotting together.

when i post something like 'WHAT A GREAT DAY TO PROVE LOVE' it is not me sitting here in a bad mood thinkin 'well i gotta make todays post to keep up with my brand'. i am ACTUALLY FEELING THAT FEELING and i actually believe it with every fiber of my being. honestly, half the time i post about the beauty of this timeline i am probably over here literally crying tears of joy (chuck is an emotional bud i get riled over the joy of existence A LOT)

and heres the best part of this trot: because i really have this punk rock way it makes me very powerful. others can pretend not to care about success and brand and all that but I REALLY DO NO CARE. i would write tinglers whether buds were reading them or not, this is just my natural state, and that makes me incredibly strong. if some big corporation says 'YOU MUST DO THIS' and i dont want to do it i just say 'no thanks'. it is not some big debate about my career or anything like that because I REALLY DO NOT CARE IN THE SLIGHTEST. i care about the art

because of this, my relationship with my GIANT TRADITIONAL PUBLISHING MACHINE is great. we trot like equals and we get along really well. i tell them exactly what i want to do and they let me do it. i really do not have to answer to anyone and they deserve a huge amount of credit for respecting me in this way.

and heres the thing, THEY ALSO HAVE SOME GREAT IDEAS

SPECIFICALLY my imprint of NIGHTFIRE is very dang cool. yes, they are the head of a giant hydra of a BIG FIVE PUBLISHER, but nightfire is SO DANG ART-FOCUSED

there is no right or wrong way to be an artist, and my path is not the only one, but i can tell you what WORKS FOR ME. this is the advice i would give myself, and buckaroos can take it or leave it

here it is: never beg the big book publisher, or record label, or movie studio to pay attention to you

do not let it become a lotto ticket in your brain. do not think that you are some weak little creature and maybe if you trot just right they will scoop you up and take care of you. do not go to their door begging to be let in

LET THEM COME TO YOUR DOOR

create something so incredible and beautiful and honest and powerful and unique and important that they would be foolish to miss out. create a community or a system or a timeline or a world of imagination that thrives on its own and THEY SHOULD BE SO LUCKY TO BE A PART OF IT

then when you sit down at that board meeting it is not 'please brand me, ill do whatever you want'. instead, it is 'lets make a deal and see how much love we can prove together.'

now lets trot buckaroos

[purplepleasureswritings]

Maid For You - Rafayel x Reader

Rating: Explicit

Wordcount: 3K

CW: Gender Neutral MC pronouns used but AFAB terms for genitalia , No Y/N used, Pegging, Strap-ons, Bottom Rafayel, Gentle FemDom Reader, Oral, Submissive Rafayel, Bratty Rafayel, Rafayel in a Maid Outfit, Use of Master teasingly for reader

Link to A03 for easier reading: here

Preview:

You and Rafayel play a game of Kitty Cards. The catch? Loser wears the maid lingerie you saw. Who is the real loser and winner here?

You stopped and stared at the display in the window in front of you which was so unlike you that Rafayel stopped as well, swinging your hand and turned to look and see what captured your attention.

The two of you had decided to do some window shopping in downtown Linkon before your dinner reservations and well… looks like you might be doing a bit more than just browsing.

"You would look cute in that, My Favorite Bodyguard." Rafayel said with a smirk.

You raised your eyebrow and crossed your arms.

"Who says I would be the one wearing that?" You said with an answering smirk and Rafayel pouted, pushing you towards the cafe where you often played Kitty Cards.

As you entered, an idea formed in your mind. The image of Rafayel in the strappy maid themed lingerie wouldn't leave you and you were nothing if not determined. As you were seated at a playing table, Rafayel shooing away the cats beginning to congregate around him, you smiled and leaned over the table conspiratorially. He matched your energy and leaned closer, his eyes burning with curiosity not unlike his Evol.

"How about we make this card game more interesting?" You ventured, hand over the deck.

"Oh? I didn't take you as much of a gambler. Then again you always seem to take the most risks when we fight Wanderers." Rafayel said with a put upon sigh and you lightly kicked his shin under the table.

He also flirted with danger and loved to win so he had no room to talk.

"It's not really gambling if I know I am going to win now is it?" You teased with a huge smirk and bat of your eyes.

"And just what do you think you will win? You already have my heart. Is it my money you're after? My studio? Full custody of Reddie?" Rafayel dramatically declared and you rolled your eyes fondly, squeezing his hand for reassurance.

"Nothing quite so dramatic. When I win, I want you to wear the maid costume for a day. Of course, if you don't think you can handle it, Xavier made an excellent bunny butler, so I am sure he won't mind the maid uniform." You drawled with an innocent smile.

It might have been a dirty trick, but you really, really wanted to see him in that outfit and this was the only way you could think of going about it.

"Careful now, you're playing with fire." Rafayel said, his fiery Evol dancing between his fingers on his free hand.

"I accept your terms, but when I win, then you will be my pretty maid. There's plenty for you to dust at the studio." Rafayel murmured, his eyes molten and you hoped with everything you had that you won this game.

"Are you disappointed, Your Highness?" Rafayel teased as you opened your door to see him in a … traditional maid uniform. An old Japanese one to be exact with a long hemline that ended just above his ankles.

Well this wasn’t very scintillating. No wonder he wanted to make the trek personally to your apartment. No one would think the great artist Rafayel would be caught dead in something so boring. Although looking at him now, you mused that he must have worn a bucket hat and sunglasses to disguise himself as he adjusted his bangs in your hallway mirror and fixed the frilly headband.

“I thought you … nevermind, come in.” You said, pulling him fully inside. You didn’t need any of your neighbors to see him like this, especially Xavier.

“Aw, were you hoping for something else? Am I not enough for you? Are you ashamed of me? Or perhaps you don’t want to scare that Xavier guy you’ve mentioned before off. Didn’t you mention that he lives here too?” Rafayel pouted and whined with a dramatic gasp.

You rolled your eyes, used to his dramatics.

“No, I’m just eager for you to start cleaning. Today is laundry and chore day for me. I could use an extra hand.” You said, glad the ratty old t-shirt you stole from Caleb all those years ago went nearly down to your knees.

You were down to your last pair of clean underwear and you didn’t want Rafayel to see them and tease you.

“I am at your service, Your Highness.” Rafayel said with a low, sweeping bow and a wink.

“If you don’t mind dusting then. It saves me from having to keep moving a chair.” You said, pointing to your blinds and high ceiling as you tossed him a large feather duster.

“Well this is a boring roleplay. Putting me to work after I scandalized poor Thomas with my order and delivery.” Rafayel muttered and you raised an eyebrow, going to grab some more cleaning supplies before thinking better of it and sitting on the couch.

He was supposed to be your maid for the day, after all.

“You picked the boring outfit.” You muttered under your breath as you lifted the tea you made just before he came to your lips.

“Oh? Who says it's boring? I thought you enjoyed unwrapping me.” Rafayel said mischievously, coming to kneel in front of you and sweep under your couch.

You tilted your head wondering what game he was playing at as you regarded him. You did enjoy when he was all tied up. Was he going to purposefully tangle himself in something for your attention?

Rafayel smirked and stood, lifting up his skirt to reveal… oh.

You squirmed slightly as a heat rushed through you. Underneath, he was wearing the maid lingerie you had seen in the window last night.

On his toned thigh was a black and white ruffled garter with a cute bow, the plain white stockings ending at his knees with tiny bows that had been hidden beneath the long skit. Above the garter was a ruffled and frilled short black dress with a tiny maid’s apron over it.

The top of the skimpy black maid dress was hidden beneath the longer, more proper one, and you could only hope that his thick chest was filling it out like you had envisioned last night.

You reached out a hand to pull him closer, only for a bit of your lukewarm tea to spill on your lap. He chuckled, dropping the skirt and plucking the mug out of your hand, placing it on the coffee table and kneeling back down in between your spread legs.

“Let me clean up this mess like a good little maid should.” Rafayel teased, pulling the hem of your shirt up above your waist.

You sucked in a breath and before you could protest, he was sucking, biting and kissing your damp thighs, his tongue lapping up the remnants of the tea. You whimpered, feeling yourself growing wetter as you throbbed, watching him tend to you.

“Ah, it seems like there’s a bit of a mess here too.” Rafayel purred, finger running up your damp underwear. You mewled and he shushed you.

“Shh… I’ll take care of you, Master.” He murmured and you became molten.

It was a title he used only when he was feeling particularly subservient and needy, wanting you to dominate and reassure him. As he would cryptically say that you already owned his heart and thus himself, and Lemurians were always loyal.

You spread your legs further and lifted yourself slightly, letting him pull your underwear off, folding it neatly and putting them on the coffee table behind him. He placed your thighs over his shoulders and dived in.

You let out a loud keen as he licked and sucked at you, applying the perfect pressure with his clever tongue. Far more quickly than you would have liked, you felt a wave of pleasure crash through you as you hit your peak, cumming on his wriggling tongue as you writhed. You slid your hand from the couch where you had been gripping it tightly, the other buried in his lavender hair. You stroked it as he lapped at you a few more times before laying his head against your lap, eyes hazy.

“Did that please you, Master?” Rafayel asked in a rough voice. You gave a soft, pleased hum and nodded.

“You’ve been a good boy. Why don’t you show me what’s underneath and you can pick a reward.” You cooed as the tips of Rafayel’s ears turned red.

He stood, pulling off the long uniform in a fluid motion to reveal the skimpy black maid’s dress underneath. You admired how his chest filled out the sweetheart neckline, the thin straps straining against his muscular pecs. His cock lifted the white apron slightly as it bulged beneath and you wanted nothing more than to tease him.

“Well, Master? Is this a better, less boring uniform?” Rafayel asked and you nodded, wishing your phone wasn’t so far away.

Rafayel smirked before turning around and lifting up the back of his dress, pulling his ridiculous, red thong to the side to reveal a glittering blue jewel pressed between his cheeks.

“That’s not even the best part. I am fully prepared to have your wicked way with me.” Rafayel moaned, reaching behind himself to tease the golden metal plug in and out of himself slightly.

“Oh? Do you want that to be your reward then for being such a good maid and cleaning up? Crying in your master’s lap as they pound into you and you beg for more?” You crooned and he whimpered as he nodded over his shoulder.

You grinned and grabbed the vibrating purple strapless strapon you had shoved in the couch cushions the other day when you had been playing with yourself along with a half empty bottle of cotton candy scented and flavored lubricant. As wet as you were, it was easy to slip one end into yourself, the curved base nestling against you before jutting up into the air in a proud length.

You handed Rafayel the bottle and nodded down towards the silicone cock. He fell to his knees, eager to service as he dribbled the lube over the purple girth, smoothing it down with a hand. You hoped that he had prepared himself well earlier for the plug with how eager he was.

“How do you want me, Master?” Rafayel mewled sweetly, breathlessly.

You mused for a minute, your mind racing with possibilities.

“Turn around and brace yourself on the coffee table.” You said and he complied, legs spread apart while you moved closer to the edge of the couch.

You lifted the dress up and ripped the skimpy thong before gently pulling the plug out. Rafayel moaned at the loss, knees slightly bent and shaking. You gripped the strapon and fisted the white frilly bow of the apron as you pulled Rafayel down. Rafayel keened, working his way down on the strapon until his plump ass was flush against your thighs.

You let him get used to the feeling for a moment before planting your feet on the floor, pulling out slightly to thrust back into him and pull him down by the maid apron. He wailed, leaning back into as he pushed against the edge of the coffee table, bouncing in your lap.

“Please, more.” He whined and you reached around with your free hand in between his trembling thighs. He made a needy noise, thinking you were going for his cock as you leaned forward and scraped your teeth against his back, pressing a hard kiss to his spine that had him squirming. You chuckled, avoiding his cock and instead pressing a button at the base of the strapon that caused it to vibrate on the highest setting.

He groaned, sinking boneless against you as you finally took pity on him and stroked his cock, enjoying what a beautiful, flushed mess he was squirming in your lap. You let out a groan of your own clenching around the vibrating silicone as he jostled it deeper into you with his desperate little bounces, caught between thrusting into your fist and fucking himself onto the cock.

“I wanna… I wanna see your face. Please. Master. Kiss me.” Rafayel cried out desperately and out of breath and you growled, lifting him up to lay him on his back on the couch. You wrapped his legs around your waist and pressed into him again, groaning at the better angle. You gave him a messy kiss before pulling the top down and thumbing at his nipples. He cried out, his lashes wet with tears of pleasure and half formed watery pearls.

Endeared, you cupped his face with one hand, kissing him sweetly as the other stroked his cock in time with your thrusts. He sobbed and clung to you, returning the kiss as his legs slipped from your waist to push against the armrest of the couch, grinding down on you. As you felt your orgasm quickly approaching from the friction of the vibrating silicone, you nipped at Rafayel’s bottom lip, causing him to gasp.

“Cum for me, Pretty Boy. You’ve more than earned it.” You whispered and he shook, his cock jerking in your hand as white ropes of thick cum sprung forth, staining his stomach and the apron. At the image, you too began to cum, trembling as you clenched around the silicone. You let out a whine of pleasure, stars bursting behind your eyes before collapsing against Rafayel. You both jerked as the vibrations quickly became too much and you lifted your hips to turn the strapon off and pull it out of yourselves, tossing it towards the kitchen to be washed later.

“Mmm, that was fun. Thank you, Sweetheart.” You murmured, kissing Rafayel tenderly. He grinned and held you close as your washer machine beeped.

“Of course, it was fun. But when you lose at Kitty Cards next time, I’ve already got an outfit in mind for you.” He whispered, kissing your head.

And maybe… just maybe… you’ll throw the next game of Kitty Cards.

A/N: I love interacting with readers in the comments and I promise I don’t bite so please let me know your reactions and/or what you liked in the comments/tags!!! Reblogs and likes greatly appreciated More pegging favorite characters to come hehe!

[yanderedrabbles]

my stance on AI and writing

Hey guys! This is a little interlude from my regular yandere posting, so feel free to skip this if you aren't interested.

I haven't really made a post on this, because I'm honestly pretty conflicted about a lot of things.

To begin with, I don't like AI. I don't like the environmental impact. I don't like the handling of data and copyright. I don't like the way people are losing their jobs because of it. I don't like that something that could potentially be so life-changing for so many of us is just... kind of awful for artists and writers.

But on the other hand, I also recognise that things are never quite so simple and one sided. AI can help so many people in so many ways. Advancements in technology should be celebrated. New jobs are being created all the time. A part of me is genuinely excited to see what's possible.

Publicly available AI has advanced so far so rapidly that I think a lot of us feel intimidated. Especially writers and artists. Do we still hold value when an AI can spit out a 10k word Gojo fic in less than a minute? If it can generate a baroque style piece in seconds?

Fan fiction especially exists in this sort of grey area. Unlike traditional authors, none of us are really in this for the money. We write because we enjoy it, because we find it fulfilling, because we want to get dicked down in all sorts of freaky ways.

So the pushback you see from your favourite yan authors isn't financially motivated. I won't speak for all of us, but I think a lot of it comes from the ethical issues around art, creativity and technology. Is it really art if it's generated by an algorithm?

I recognise that for most of us, fan fiction is entertainment. And hey, c.ai is plenty entertaining. AI can write decently well. I mean, it's been trained to. It has a surprising range in terms of style and voice.

And saying that c.ai is lazy isn't entirely true either. The folks creating the characters definitely put the work in. They have to create well rounded characters just as much as we do. I recognise that.

I also recognise that the nature of c.ai means that it doesn't occupy the exact same niche as written fics. It's a lot more interactive. A bit closer to old school role playing.

Having said that, I personally have no love for it.

I won't go on a tirade about it being soulless or artless because, let's be honest with each other, folk have been saying that about popular and pulp fiction for years. Nor am I so arrogant as to say my writing is so much better and that you should only read real authors. I'm not going to lambast you for using or not using it. You're a smart person. You can weigh up the ethical issues and decide for yourself where you stand.

But I don't want my ideas fed into a machine. I don't want it to take my stories and twist them all out of shape. I don't want my prose and style watered down to fit the generic c.ai writing style.

Am I being arrogant? Maybe. My ideas are hardly the most unique things in the world. My prose is hardly remarkable.

But it's still mine.

I don't want to hand it over and have it changed without my control.

I've had a few people ask me if I'll ever make character bots of my characters. And I'm flattered guys, really, I am. It's a huge compliment that you've enjoyed my characters so much that you want to directly interact with them.

But I don't see myself doing that anytime soon. I don't want to water my characters down just to fit into that mould.

Maybe I'll change my mind in the future. Maybe I'll do more research on the impact of AI and take a stronger stance. But for right now? I'd rather be shot than engage with it any more than I have to.

[chubsonthemoon]

Fandom Trumps Hate 2025 - Moonham Press Fanbinding

Hi, everyone! I'm participating in the Crafts Bazaar for @fandomtrumpshate 2025. I'm offering one hardcover and one paperback fanbind of a fic of your choice, with author permission. More details under the cut and/or on my Craft Stall on Dreamwidth, here!

What I'm offering:

One (1) custom-made, fully typeset, hardcover fanbinding of a fic of your choice. (MUST be your own work or have author permission; please see below for more details).

One (1) custom made, fully typeset, paperback fanbinding of a fic of your choice. (MUST be your own work or have author permission; please see below for more details).

Details - General

You MUST have either written the fic yourself, or have provided a screenshot of the author giving explicit permission to bind their fic for this event. A blanket permission statement would work fine! The only exception to this rule is if a fic has been posted anonymously (NOT orphaned).

Due to the nature of how I typeset, the fic must be posted to AO3.

I'm very open to suggestions or design ideas! That said, I reserve the right to make any final decisions re: design and construction based on the materials I have on hand.

I can include art pieces; however, you must have permission from the artist to include their work.

I will not be binding anthologies or series; if you would like a shorter fic bound, please feel free to check out the paperback auction!

Fic can be any rating, but if it is rated Explicit, you must sign the age statement in the bidding form signifying you are over 18.

Bidders may participate in both auctions if they wish.

Details - Hardcover

Please choose a fic with a word count in the 25k to 150k word range (some leeway of a few thousand or so words here is fine).

My hardcover binds are usually letter folio sized (~5.5" x ~8.5"), but if your fic is closer to the 25k word mark, I also offer the letter quarto size (~4.375" x ~5.5") (dimensions given are estimates; actual dimensions may differ slightly).

Minimum bid: $45 USD

Details - Paperback

Please choose a fic that in the 5k to 20k word range (some leeway of a thousand or so words here is fine).

Dimensions for the paperback are more flexible! I have a few examples above and on my blog of both letter-sized folios, which are more like traditional zines (~5.375" x ~8.25") (see "On Elba" in the photo grid), as well as letter-sized quartos (~5.375" x ~4.125") (see "there are violets in your eyes" for a size comparison between the letter quarto and folio). I can also do a legal-sized quarto (~4.125" x ~6.75") (see "King of Infinite Space") (dimensions given are estimates; actual dimensions may differ slightly).

Minimum bid: $10 USD

Details - Shipping and Timeline

I will pay for tracked shipping within the United States. If you are outside the US, I am happy to craft for you, but please note you will be responsible for the shipping costs, which can be significant as books are heavy. Please look into how much it costs to ship a book sized object from the US to you before bidding.

I'm aiming to have all books completed and shipped out by the beginner of September; however, this deadline is tentative and subject to change (either earlier or later) depending on the complexity of the project. Regardless, all books will be shipped no later than the FTH deadline of December 31st.

Examples of my work

You can also find more examples of my work via my tumblr fanbinding tag, here!

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[skyrim-forever]

An Intro Post?

....after almost 3 years of me being on this blog every day oops

Hi, my name is Eve ❤️ I am a huge fan of The Elder Scrolls, mostly Skyrim (hence the url) but I have a lot of love for Oblivion, Morrowind, and ESO as well. I made this blog because I got super into the Elder Scrolls and needed somebody to hear about it. Feel free to tag me or DM I enjoy chatting :)

Above all else I consider myself a shitposter and an Ondolemar simp, proud to be one of tesblr's resident Ondolemar girlies 🥰 So on this blog you'll find a lot of memes and a lot of yearning/headcanons about Mr. Superiorly Bred Mer™ along with some traditional art and fanfic. I tag my general chatter under #eve rambles

More about my art and fics under the cut

Art

I do beadwork and hand embroidery and enjoy creating tes fanart using these mediums. My tags for my art is #my beading #my embroidery. Here are links to my current finished pieces:

Indroil Nerevar (Beading)

Foul Murder (Beading)

Foul Murder (Hand Embroidery)

La Pietà di Neravar (Beading)

Mask of Almalexia (Beading)

Ayem (Beading)

The Tribunal (Hand Embroidery)

Fanfic

I write fanfiction on ao3 and my username is dovah_queen. I write primarily OCxCanon, these are the major ships I've written for:

Theodora/Ondolemar

Theodora Viciticus is my Imperial Dragonborn who I ship with Ondolemar (also known as Theomar). They start off as what I call "enemies with benefits" but end up being an emotional slowburn❤️ A slowburn but they're having sex the whole time, if you will. Tags is #oc: theodora and #theomar Fics for them can be found in this post: Theodora/Ondolemar Timeline

Vevora/Aicantar

Vevora is a non-Dragonborn oc I ship with Aicantar. she's Breton/Dunmer, an artist, and worships both Dibella as well as the Three. I took the approach of making Aicantar a virgin who reads romance novels in secret so their dynamic very much Experienced Woman/Inexperienced Man and very nerdy. Tags are #oc: vevora #vevotar Fics for them (as of posting):

Dates & Dwemer -Break in meet cute that ends in recreating a book scene

The Mysterious Dwemer Device -Dwemer vibrator testing

Dream Come True -Horny dreams

Odile/Visdros (OCxOC)

Odile is a Breton and Visdros is a Maormer and they are from a series I'm writing called Changing Tides. This story is set a few decades before the events of ESO and follows Visdros on a quest for revenge while Odile tries to keep him alive. Unlikely allies who eventually fall in love, a strong focus on familial bonds, and lots of headcanons about Maormer culture 🌊

OKAY I think those are the major things! Thank you for reading until the end have a strawberry 🍓

[bforblitz]

Malborn nation rise up!! some of my headcanons for our boy!!

(most of these are just some shit I made up with zero canon backing tbh)

General Headcanons

I am pushing SO hard for the “Malborn and Ronthil are related” agenda. I imagine they’re siblings and don’t know the other survived the fire

Physically around 25-26, absolute short king at 5’2” (157.48 cm)

Real name is Corian (I really want to see what other people headcanon his name is)

Considered to be physically very “plain” amongst Bosmer (average height, most common eye and hair color, etc.), but is considered cute by non-Bosmer

On that note, hates being called cute or cutesy nicknames. In general doesn’t like people commenting on his appearance, but he finds “cute” to be especially demeaning

Strong supporter of “all bosmer get antlers” and he’s no exception. Keeps his on the shorter side

Also a strong supporter of “bosmer have white fawn spots when they’re children that fade a when they’re older”. His are still somewhat visible, but only on his shoulders

Was a middle child with an older and a younger sister. His parents were expecting another child when they died

Favorite food is mushrooms and pheasant

Decent with a bow because everyone in Valenwood learns archery, but his hands shake a lot whenever he uses one (partially due to nerves, partially due to a lack of muscle). His aim is impeccable in other areas, though

Needless to say, has pretty bad anxiety

Likes to draw in whatever free time he has. He’s actually a pretty good artist

Fluent in Altmeris to the point he doesn’t have much of a foreign accent when speaking (more on this later)

Sneaks out information to Delphine on a monthly basis. He has a deal with the Khajiit caravans where they’ll take his messages to her in exchange for whatever he can steal from the Embassy

Has very neat and practiced handwriting

Doesn’t actually really like alcohol, it’s just part of his job

I wanted to give him a friend in the Embassy so I just made him and Brelas close. She’s like his younger sister

Very good at cooking and cleaning (he had a job at a tavern beforehand + headcanoned Bosmer gender roles)

Can’t swim

Has a very dry sense of humor

His specific job at the Embassy is a mix of cupbearer and one of Elenwen’s many personal servants. He can get all the intel Delphine wants because Elenwen dictates her letters while he writes them

Secures Delphine the party invitation due to his proximity to Elenwen (who thinks he can’t really understand Altmeris when he very much does)

“Malborn” is an uncommon but not unusual Bosmeri name

Has issues with his physical presence and body because he’s treated very poorly at the end of the day; being forced to work a job you hate for people who don’t see you as worthy of common decency tends to do that to you. basically he’s like an extreme version of a retail worker

Personally made him sex negative asexual, he just has those vibes as someone who is also that (definitely not projecting onto him and societal attitudes toward Bosmer men as an ace fem east asian whaaat)

Have a plot point where he gets an antler injury during Diplomatic Immunity. it’s still in the velvet stage, so it grows back wonky

Backstory Headcanons

From a slightly more traditional family, followed some of the Green Pact tenets when growing up. Tries to start again after leaving the Embassy

Mother is from Falinesti and owned an inn, father is from rural Valenwood. Both were closely affiliated with the Blades

Their basement served as a base of operations for the Blades, particularly Esbern and a young Delphine

Was highkey being molded into a Blades asset from a young age; both his education and physical location were tailored to make him a good informant (so yeah they did kind of plan out a lot of what happens to him)

Family was killed after the Falinesti Incident (he’s about 15), escaped with Delphine and Esbern to Arenthia, where he gets a job at a tavern

Delphine was stationed in Valenwood when the Great War breaks out, narrowly avoided getting hunted by the Thalmor. Convinced Malborn to escape with her to Cyrodiil

Got caught crossing the border (Thalmor made it illegal to leave the Dominion during wartime), Delphine escaped but he was arrested

Instead of getting killed, Elenwen “hires” him due to his proficiency in Altmeri and his background as a tavern worker in Arenthia (I don’t think he’s the type of person to willingly work for the people who killed his family and would kill him if they ever found out who he was)

Bro does NOT get paid for his work and has zero employee benefits outside of “not dying”. labor laws in Tamriel suck ass apparently

[thydungeongal]

I might want to run a tabletop campaign based on an MMO that my friends and I play. What recommendations do you have for systems that are modular/granular enough to hand-build classes that match the MMO, or are flexible enough to reskin existing gameplay as the MMO classes? It doesn't need to perfectly imitate the MMO combat but the combat system would need to have enough room in it for simulating both traditional time-based combat actions and discrete energy-pool type combat actions. I don't expect you to know everything about every game but if it helps at all the MMO is Guild Wars 2. I'm aware some 5e homebrews exist for it but as you well know 5e homebrew is not ideal.

Hmmm, I am admittedly a bit out of my depth here, since I don't know a lot about Guild Wars 2, but I know of a few systems that might match the feel of MMO classes while also being easily reskinnable.

First one is Strike!: this one is an old favorite of mine, and it basically started as a project to make a game inspired by D&D 4e but simplified. It has lots of fantastic ideas: it has D&D 4e style classes which are mainly differentiated in terms of what types of powers they get (Archers get ranged attacks, Martial Artists get stances that modify their basic attacks, Shapechangers get limited use shape shift powers that change their allotment of at-will and daily powers), but instead of role (like Striker, Defender, Leader) being locked into specific classes, you are free to mix and match Class and Role. Necromancer Leader, Shapechanger Striker, Summoner Defender are all possibilities. What you don't get is the granular points-based resource management, since Strike! simply goes with "powers are either at-will, per encounter, or daily." The system is very simple, using only d6s and with very few numbers to keep track of.

A game that handles the granular numbers management better is this game called Beacon. Beacon is explicitly inspired by the Final Fantasy series, particularly FFX but significantly also FFXIV, one of the MMO instalments. Now, most of the inspirations, to me, seem mostly aesthetic. It is, ultimately, a tactical fantasy RPG with a simple class-based framework that makes things easily reskinnable and a lot of player freedom in mixing and matching classes. So while the exact spread of classes on offer may not fit your needs exactly, a lot of them are very easily approachable archetypes that can probably be reskinned into different things. And as noted, this is a game that concerns itself much more with resource management in smaller increments.

Of those I would probably opt for Beacon, as I feel that its combat system (with distinct phases, meaning that there is some thought as to the timing of attacks even though it is a turn-based game) and the more discrete resource management might be what you are looking for, but since I don't know a lot about Guild Wars 2 I am admittedly a bit out of my depth

[lunarcrown]

can we see all of your tattoos? :0

I FINALLY TOOK PICS!!!! I actually don’t have a TON of tattoos compared to my peers but I have a nice chunk! I’m just slow at getting tattooed bc I’m always working so I get like MAYBE two a year 😂

ANYWAYS!!! Ok so my legs: butterfly, demon goat girl, caterpillar, bill cipher (a SUPER OLD ONE), Minecraft block, and blue three eyed cat are all by me on me HAHA

I’ve made myself quit tattooing myself so I can get OTHER people’s art on me, but I wanted to tattoo my own shins just in case it was too terrible to continue with someone else (it’s not actually that bad!!!), and the other things like the Minecraft block were just so I could have complete control of it when it meant so much to me. The three eyed cat is actually my first “official” tattoo on skin I did as an apprentice! (Bill was a sneaky stick and poke I did in college OTL)

Creeper is from a friend/fellow tattoo artist who I trade tattoos with a bunch (but we still pay each other bc BILLS…), party dragon was from a dragon tattoo trade, worm on a string was from a friend who’s apprenticeship started same time as mine, pink axolotl is from my coworker who is sooooo freakin cool….i aspire to be like her so much…. And anime eyes heart gal is from a super cool friend that I went to college with! We reunited when I started tattooing and got a lot of laughs on how long it took to get our degrees and now we aren’t even “using” them HAHSG

Rest of the ones on my legs!!

Mob is from the same buddy that did the creeper and another one you’ll see in a sec, the kitties are from ANOTHER pal who started apprenticing same time as me! They’re actually arranged to be a subtle ⚢ sign bc IM A HOMOSEXUALLLLL~~ the symbol beneath these is the ol symbol from gravity falls that I ALSO stick and poked in college YEP…. Love Bug and the firefly are by a buddy from Virginia! One day I’m gonna get a “mean” version of love bug on my other thigh and it’s gonna say “bug off” 🤩 and the colorful leopard is from ANOTHER buddy trade that I did with a very cool friend!!

And finally MY ARMS!!!!

I have even less up here because getting arm tattoos makes it hard to work pfft….

I LOVE canti from OG FLCL (I love robots with sick designs so much…) and I love the show as well (introducing me to the Pillows was so PIVOTAL…) so I have him not once but TWICE form different ppl. The one with the flowers was from my mentor who turned out to be a sucky person so BOOO but I still love the tattoo~ the claptrap and OTHER canti are from a neat guy that I LOOOVE his style but his shop is sooo traditional and it’s lowkey uncomfortable even though he’s nice so idk if I’ll go back for a third. The Grievous is from the same buddy that did the creeper and mob!!! It’s so cool too bc my freckles make HIM have freckles and it’s adorable to me. And finally my VERY first tattoo I ever got, the big ufo abducting a pumpkin!!

This was done by Kelly McGrath in North Carolina and she was so sosososo sweet, gave me free prints, let me video call some of it to my family because we were VERY very far away from each other, AND I got to tell her years and years later that she inspired me so much that I became a tattoo artist myself!! And I even got to ask her a question or two and she responded so nice :,,)

SO YEAH I don’t have much rhyme or reason to my picks besides preferring color tattoos to be the majority, but my goal now is to collect tattoos from some very cool people and take my time filling up my body with art!! Eventually I would like to extend to my hands (palms included) and feet (JUST THE TOP I AM NOT DOING MY SOLES), neck, body, and maybe a few on my face near the outer perimeter/outer corner of eyes/above eyebrows! But that’ll probably be way off bc I work a LOT like I said at the beginning! Always the tattooer, never the tattooed HAHA

[blakbonnet]

ARTIST OF THE WEEK @merryfinches ♥️

This week's aotw is Kylie who has bewitched us body and soul with her lovely art and even lovelier personality. Always there with a kind word, just all round a stellar human being, and someone who makes my day better anytime I see her on the dash. She was also game for answering a few questions:

Which do you use to draw (app/digital or traditional)?

I use Procreate on my iPad! I like being able to put it on my bag and draw anywhere - I don’t have as much time to draw as I want, so I do it in bits and pieces whenever I get the chance.

I love sketching with coloured pencils in my sketchbook too, I LOVE digital art, but there’s nothing like the texture of pencil and paper!

Fave brushes/pencils/mediums (links/screenshot?)

These are the ones I use most. The top 3 are all standard Procreate brushes. Chalk is my go-to for sketching and line art, and lightbrush and lightpen for highlights. I used Gingerbread Inker for colouring - it’s a free brush I picked up from somewhere, but I can’t find where!

Your favourite piece you've drawn?

Oooooooh, I don’t know! It’s easy to look back at basically every drawing and see the flaws, but this one of Ed and Stede in their inn is special to me, because I think it’s the first time I felt like I’d developed a comfortable style after messing around trying to draw them for months with… varying degrees of success.

And I’m really proud of the comic I drew of Ed having a nightmare, because i find comics so hard to draw and I’m in awe of everyone who does it!

Who's harder to draw: Ed or Stede?

Aaaaah, they both have challenges, but Stede I think? I prefer drawing his left side because of the way his hair swishes differently on both sides, and that side is easier. And he has a very particularly-shaped nose that can be really hard sometimes! Unless I’m drawing Ed’s leathers, in which case it’s him 😆

One essential tip for beginner artists?

There will be a point where you look at all your art so far and think “oh these are terrible, what am I even doing?” But that’s GOOD because it means you’re improving! And I’m sorry but that never stops - you will be improving forever! Nobody I know is ever really satisfied with their own art, and your art style is like your handwriting - it’s unique to you.

Also, get a sketchbook and a pencil, make mistakes, practice drawing your own hands and feet, screenshots, your cat, anything basically. And remember it’s supposed to be fun 🥰

Why OFMD? 🥹

Because it’s the fucking BEST! 😎

No seriously, I guess I like drawing Ed and Stede so much because they’re everything. Love, sex, tenderness, fun, cuteness, heartache and joy. Two souls who are so insecure and alone, and then they have someone who GETS them, who loves everything about them. They’re just wonderful.

[littlesparklight]

Are there any good books (preferably non-fiction but idm fiction recs) about Paris and/or Helen you would recommend for someone wanting to dive more into the mythology of each?

Haha you're only getting non-fiction because I'm so picky about fiction when it comes to Greek myth I've barely read any at all. So I'll give you some of my favourite academia! Anything that isn't a book is a paper you can read for free either on academia.edu or on Jstor (the latter with a free account). Or, you know, getting it in some other way just like with the books /cough

Helen of Troy: Beauty, Myth, Devastation by Ruby Blondell - SO good (some reviewers feel the Odyssey chapter is lacking,); it's obviously about Helen mostly haha but Paris gets solid mentions in the first couple chapters and scattered ones throughout. Depending on the edition you get, it might or might not have a chapter/paper titled Bitch That I Am: Self-Blame and Self-Assertion in the Iliad ; I recommend this one too, and it can be read on Jstor.

The Body as Argument: Helen in Four Greek Texts by Nancy Worman - really interesting, especially for the Iliad and Sappho 16 sections. On Jstor.

Image, Text, and Story in the Recovery of Helen by Guy Hedreen - he goes through this really systematically! Obviously, nothing about Paris here, but it's definitely a good look at the part of Helen's story that has to do with her being reclaimed by Menelaos. On JStor.

Helen's "Judgment of Paris" and Greek Marriage Ritual in Sappho 16 by Eric Dodson-Robinson - Sappho 16 my beloved. Anyway, it was a while since I read this one, but I remember liking it, and it goes into Helen as subject. Can be found on Jstor, Academia, or downloaded from the university itself!

Aspects of Effeminacy and Masculinity in the Iliad by Christopher Ransom - If you start reading about Homeric masculinity, you'll very soon notice there often comes a line similar to something like this: "but Paris is not that". And if you want to, like, read some actual exploration of how/why Paris is not that and what that means, they will not provide it! This is where Ransom comes in; he walks through the Iliad and all the ways Paris deviates from normative Iliadic (and general ancient Greek) masculinity. Very good paper. On Academia.

Artistic and Literary Representations of the Judgement of Paris in Antiquity by Cristian Mancilla - this is an unpublished thesis and you'll have to google search for it but it's downloadable from the university. If you're interested in the Judgment, this is where to go!

Euripides and the Judgement of Paris by T.C.W. Stinton - you'll probably have to borrow this book from a library? (I got it second hand from a second hand bookstore not even in my country lol) But it's one of those works that gets referenced very often and laid a lot of ground. Is not actually only about Euripides' versions/use of Paris.

Paris in the Epic Tradition by Roberto Nickel - another unpublished thesis, so google search title+author. If you're interested in a (speculative but grounded in the Iliad) discussion of what Paris' character might have been like in earlier times, this is where to go. Nickel explores (but is certainly not the one to have thought of) the possibility of Paris once having had basically both his and Hektor's characteristics in the Trojan War story.

Some general recs:

Listening for the Plot: The Role of Desire in the Iliad's Narrative by Rachel Hart Lesser - this one is now also a published book! (As Desire in the Iliad: the Force That Moves the Epic and Its Audience.) But having compared them, I like the unpublished thesis a little better, personally (certain sections/discussions I liked very much have been restated in a more restricted way in the published book, or otherwise gets less obvious).

Inventing the Barbarian: Greek Self-Definition Through Tragedy by Edith Hall - This one can fit for a Paris rec as well because Paris is a focus thanks to being the "patient zero" and the prime exemplar of the "eastern effeminate barbarian" which is part of what Hall discusses. Very good/interesting book! Go be a pirate about it or download it on Hall's own site, no piracy necessary.

The Iliad: A Commentary by G.S. Kirk (and other authors attached to the volumes past vol. 2) - if you want a commentary, I really like this one, and in terms of Paris and Helen, obviously checking out the volumes that contain the books they appear in is interesting and useful!

[harlequin-eldritchkin]

HAMMER HARLEEN AND THE FISTS OF CLOWNING (FREE FACIAL RECONSTRUCTION)

I have been looking for what martial arts Harley Quinn may have learned as she is seen going toe-to-toe with the likes of Catwoman, Nightwing, Batgirl, Lord Death Man, and Batman, to name a few. All that comes up is her backround in gymnastics and learning from the Bat Family, and her aggression and fearless approach of being a wild card. She is a scrapper, but Batman and Nightwing are too skilled to be beaten by a simple scrapper. So, what is her fighting secret?

Source: Pinterest. If you know the artist, please let me know and I will credit their work.

What I am about to present is not canon, and I do my best to stick to canon because this is about Harley Quinn and how she is presented in popular culture and not my fantasies, but martial arts was my first love ♡. I have spent over 30 years training and studying various forms of martial arts from books to learning under local masters, so I have more than a basic understanding of the Fist.

Source: Harley's hammer from a keychain I bought.

First, we all know she had a backround in gymnastics and was a criminal psychologist that worked in Gotham, where crime is the rule and not the exception. With that, before she was the Maiden of Mischief, she was just Dr. Harleen Quinzel, so it would be logical that she took self defense classes. She also grew up in New York and is Jewish, so Krav Maga, an Israeli self-defense art inspired by Israeli military hand-to-hand combat, would make the most sense. Krav Maga is also one of the more popular and efficacious self defense systems in the United States.

Krav Maga uses open hand strikes, clinches, knees, elbows, weapons disarms, and evasion tactics. They also teach eye gouging, throat and groin strikes, as well as grappling defense. Being a military art, it is based on survival and not for sport or beauty like prize fighting or traditional martial arts.

Source: Harley VS. Apokolips

Although she was a gymnast, gymnastics does not teach fighting, but there are martial arts that combine gymnastics and fighting, the most famous being Wushu and Shaolin Kung Fu. There is an ancient kung fu method called Yi Jin Jing, or Muscle Tendon Change Classic, which is influenced by Yoga and combines a mix of flexibility and strength exercises.

Shaolin Kung Fu combines acrobatics, gymnastics, iron body, animal forms, weapons forms, meditation, and Traditional Chinese Medicine. I wouldn't go as far as saying she trained in China, but New York has a large martial arts community and its own Shaolin Temple, so it is a possibility.

Source: Google. Young Sifu Shi Yan Ming training in Shaolin Temple. He runs the New York branch of Shaolin.

Another style that involves acrobatics and kung fu, which is one of my favorite styles, is Drunken Boxing.

It isn't a single style. It is taught to intermediate to advanced students once they have mastered the basics of their style. It has a mix of tumbling, jumping, spinning, flipping, and deceptive tactics and techniques based on the movements of a drunkard.

Sources: Jackie Chan, Drunken Master 2, Gordon Liu, Shaolin Drunken Monk.

Finally, we have her weapons. Her most notable being her bat and (oversized) mallot.

Source: Harley Quinn Animated Series

The Irish have a stick fighting style called "bataireacht" which uses a shillelagh, a hard wood (blackthorn) stick with a natural nob as a handle that is good for hooking and smashing, such as smashing a skull.

Source: irelandjournal.typepad.com

Of course, swinging a bat at someone is a very effective way to end almost any fight.

Source: Harley Screws Up the DCU

[kichona-s]

hello ki! i'm a big fan of your work 🥰 please feel free to answer this privately! ☺️ i've been wanting to start drawing and i want to try my hand at digital art. buying a drawing tablet or any sort of tablet right away is an option for me, but i was wondering if you had any opinions on whether i should try and learn drawing by hand with paper and pencil before i even consider going digital? i am a newbie when it comes to drawing..

heyoo!! im honoured you decided to ask me about this LMAO i can't say i'm all that good at art tbh,, ill try my best to answer though!

long answer under the cut:

if you're absolutely just beginning, i HIGHLY recommend working with traditional mediums first (eg, pencil and paper, watercolour paints/colour pencils/markers, etc). personally, that's where I also started, and even though I mainly do digital it works as a good 'reset point' if I need to recalibrate my brain (or hand). The limited space of a sketchbook forces you to really understand how to use space relative to your work, and to see the big picture before details (eg. you need to know what the overall shape of ur piece is gonna be on the paper so you dont exceed it or smth)

pencil and paper is also decently??? cheap??? i think?????? I've become a little bit of a stationery snob (my growing fountain pen and ink collection,, cough) but if you're just starting just nab a 300gsm sketchbook and a pencil you like and go to town LOL

by going traditional, you also don't get to "cheat" with all the fun fancy tools that drawing programs give you (like selection tools, undo button, etc). This plays into how traditional can be a good 'reset point' for digital artists IMO because you're forced to think about the lines you're putting down and nothing else. If you've ever heard of decision paralysis, its kinda similar! Having TOO many options can dampen the learning of ur actual skills, especially at a fresh beginner stage. Working within limitations is fantastic when you're just starting out, then after that you can push your boundaries

Alternatively speaking, if your goal is to dick around and not take it too seriously, I think a display tablet (like an iPad or android equivalent) would actually be pretty beneficial. The setup is convenient so you're more inclined to whip it out and doodle something, and you get all the colours you'd ever want. And also an iPad is pretty useful for non-art things too, so if it turns out that art ain't your thing its not a total loss either

In any case! If it can get you motivated to start drawing, I'd recommend it -- heavens knows I only finally ditched my procreate for clip studio paint when i upgraded my 13inch display to a 16inch. As long as you're having fun I think its good enough!

[formlines]

Reflection

Qwalsius/Shaun Peterson

from the website: As the saying goes, hindsight is 2020. Of course this references vision, but as much as I shy from these nuanced phrases, it’s inevitable. Not unlike the other phrase, “I wish I knew then what I know now”. Just before the pandemic I was setting on making–and still am–the work of my dreams. I always wanted to see the art tradition of the land I was born and have deep roots in recognized in a higher profile. Like roots, it takes time for a message to break through and connect. All that said, there were foundations that helped me get there, which are many.

In process of carving I have always been aware that the cedar I carve was alive, and from this place, and therefore sacred. It can be daunting to think about what you are shaping into something and be lead into paralysis by analysis. Which lead to my naming of this print as such. I felt it wasn’t easy to name something with complex reflection, which it is ultimately named. It is something that isn’t talked about often, but it’s not always clear what I am making as I am making it, or why it comes to be a driving factor for me to make it.

As a Native artist, I’m often asked about casinos and stereotypes of my culture. We are unfortunately not well represented or visible. To some, we are like unicorns in the wild, which is something I have finally made peace with over the years. In the end, we are human beings like anyone else, but with a unique history in the land of the free and home of the brave.

During the time of ‘lock down’ in the early pandemic, I was nervous like anyone else, but somewhat reluctant about how I could express it. I had worked on designs that could be looked at as a card deck, and from there this image shaped itself. Examining what our ancestors would think about how we live today, caught in a game of monetary values as a gauge of worth. Yet, all the while thinking of underlying values of the environment that shaped our culture.

Harvesting cedar bark from the trees to provide shelter and clothing is, or at least was, commonplace at a time. Bark pounded into soft fiber, roots woven into hats, capes lined with eagle down as means to literally remind us our connection to the land and its values. It was a different time and a different world in many ways. However, in time of isolation–which I have to do as part of my nature of occupation painting or carving–I recalled a powerful memory of a woman and man wearing cedar clothing, not entirely, but a hat, a backpack and eagle feathers crossing the street in downtown Seattle. It made me light up to know that they were not putting on a show or flaunting culture in opposition, but moving about as we all do in our daily lives.

Something about that memory made me put a pen in my hand and start drawing something from what was not comfortable, necessarily, but felt right to me. In this time of reflection I was thinking about the mask of this day we wear for function and not for show. Then, equally, how we put on a mask to show how happy we are when we aren’t, and how it took a pandemic for some to come to grips with this. I would be lying if I said this wasn’t something I wrestle with, but I’m no shaman, I’m no leader, I’m a product of my environment. I’m fortunate to have roots that kept me grounded here and I see the power of reflection in so many ways. Like anyone else, looking into my phone doesn’t tell me who I am or where I came from. No more than a screen does, or looking in the mirror.

I also wanted to depict somehow a modern reflection of a story of a man who sought fire for power so much that he had become it. Without humility, we give up more than we know. For some it is time, for some it is value, but there is resolution where lightning touches the water.

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Hello everyone!! Today I grow a year older :3 (and I hate it lmao) FEEL FREE TO REPLY BIRTHDAY WISHES IF YOU WANT :3

So, over the time I've come back here, I've become pretty confident and proud of my once hidden passion about sick characters, sickfics and sick comfort/whump... 🌡️

And you all have been so supportive and sweet despite my weirdness so I thank you for that. You helped me feel more confident in my otherwise weird fixation <3 So, for my birthday I thought I'd try and make up a little drawing challenge for anyone who wants to give it a try... There are soo many talented artists on this site (and in this fandom)

So... It's your turn to target your faves now. You will see how fun it is and hopefully understand why I love doing it so much. 😈🌡️

(plus it's my birthday and I require some sustenance LMAO JKJK)

But yeah anyone can join in. This is just for fun though! You don't have to if you don't want to! I think its okay to ask for some food on my birthday though...right?? X'D So if you wanna do sth for my birthday...then... 👉👈 💦

CHALLENGE BELOW~

DRAW YOUR FAVE ON A SICK DAY CHALLENGE🌡️😷🥵🤧

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(Mmmmkay, I am lying to myself when I say this isn't mostly aimed at the RainCode community... X'D Can't help myself. But anyone can join regardless of the fandom!!)

So here's the challenge and the rules!! (featuring my two main lil targets ofc :3)

Regardless of who it is, put your fave through some sickness hell >:3c I'd love to see it! Make em' as miserable as you want!

destroy them 😈 jkjk XD

If you're in the RainCode community you can target anyone, but as you know, my main targets are Yuma and Makoto. If they're also your faves and who you decide to use, that will make me extra happy!

Some tips for anyone new to drawing a sick day scenario art. A few things that make it look convincing are the following:

Pajamas or Loungewear

Messy Bed Hair

Fever flushed face w sweat or at least a red nose

Tired Eye bags

Shivery body

Ice Pack or a Compress on the head

Thermometer sticking from their mouth

LOTS OF BLANKETS

Tissues or medicine surrounding them

Tea or Soup (or both)

Those are just to name some from the top of my head. If you'd like some pointers on how to make a character look ill, check out my Fever Coloring Guide. This is for digital artists but traditional artists can try it too!

You can add injury or angst to the scene but I'd like illness to be the main focus of it.

The scene can be anything you want to, it can be fluffy and wholesome (with a caretaker) it can be angsty, or it can be silly. Its all up to you! Do it for the sake of fluff! Caretaking scenes are the best for any kind of relationship >w<

Either way, have fun with it!! I look forward to see what people make if they decide to give it a try! It doesn't even have to be a full on picture! Doodles and sketches are fine too! Just show me something >w<

(feel free to tag me and say happy b-day and mention my challenge, I am proud to be known for this and would love for many to participate :3) I wanna see you take a go at it :3 Show me your style! :D

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(wow look at me misspelling the word writing on text when I did it fine with my own hands lol)

Now, I know not everyone can draw...

Well never fear! I accept writing as well! ✍️✍️✍️

(hi vivia lol sorry for giving you a cold, at least you have an excuse to read and do nothing now haha x3)

Sickfics are one of the biggest things I live for! Any little drabbles or full fics with more than one chapter are welcome! Again target who you want any fandom you want, but I'll def be super happy if you make a RainCode fic. And even happier if you target my faves as well, but again, anything will do! Just make a cute story about your fave being miserable and being tended to! Trust me, it's super fun!

You can add injury or angst to the scene but I'd like illness to be the main focus of it.

Feel free to post your writing here and tag me or mention my AO3!

If you need a start to your fic, look on my blog for illness prompts! Maybe it can help give you a good start or give some inspiration! (thats why I share 'em :3)

I look forward to anything you try to write!

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That's about all!! I hope you decide to participate! ✨

Good luck, have fun, and godspeed you future whumpers! 😈

(nah jk XD)

AGAIN THIS IS FOR FUN! NO PRESSURE IF YOU DON'T WANT TO!