#anyway . im fine and normal and good

[serotoninny]

LMK SPOILERS S5

a couple of s5 screenshot redraws and doodles for an everything everywhere all at once au :D

(eeaao refs under cut)

[shepscapades]

What if. What if I said I was thinking about them again

[ryonello]

HI YALL i am moving house this month ....... !! ✦ running a sale this week to help with costs and lighten my load !! ✧ also discounted some old apex stuff that won't be restocking !! ╰ code MOVINGSALE for 20% off ╰ ends 22/5 ╰ i hope u find something u like 💌

[skitskatdacat63]

Fernando Chair Lore: 2013 edition(no lore, just pics haha):

[britneyshakespeare]

So is there like a scam bot thing of some kind that comments on original posts with drawing-related tags "DM me if you do commissions" or is it a coincidence that I got that on the last two posts I put on @creatediana

[bookshelfpassageway]

i'm gonna be the one insufferable bastard on this earth that liked everhood 2, huh

[aroaceleovaldez]

finally finished my project of collecting voiceclaims that are as close as i can find for my hcs of the main HoO cast - just for funsies so it's not as perfect as I'd like but whatever, it was a neat exploration and exercise of me trying to think of literally any franchise for voice actors.

Leo got two cause I had trouble of finding good clips for the voiceclaim that's closers to my hcs for him (the second half of his section). Also got to play the fun game of digging through my art for decent doodles of each character.

Also fun fact, I am almost completely unfamiliar with 3 franchises in this video and was just digging for voice clips on youtube. Try to guess which ones.

[crystallizsch]

IAN WAKE UP

GOOD MORNFIGN??? iT’S 5AM IMSMSJSBIS

JAMILSHWHS HES SJSBWWKE

P .

PARDON MY FRENCH hHU. WHAT THE UFKC

iM SORRYYY????? WHAGT IS WRONF WITH HIM HES DANCING WITH SKEELTONS NOW???

tHis SKELETON. ME. THIS IS ME I’M DEAD DECEASED ROTTING JAW GAPING OPEN EYES HOLLOW IM DEAD GONE IN JAMILs ARMS

AND SEEING THE ROPE IM ASSUMING HE GRABBED A HANGING SKELETON AND DECIDED TO DANCE WITH IT??? GOODBYe. HES SO MESSED UP

ANYWAUS HELP ME HIS SINGULAR (1) FANG AND THE WAY HES LOOKDINHDH I WANT TO BSBSVESIOSXONXNXAKM PINCH HIM

SOMEOWBE COME PICK ME UP OR I FEAR YOU’LL FIND ME ON THE NEWS

[strugglingbutstillfighting]

I'm going to choose 💞 with Sonic and Tails. I'm not sure who else to choose other than that, but I like too much to pick anything else

warning: character death in nightmare ig? don't think it's gory or anything but literally as a veterinayr nurse i cannot know what the non medical person finds 'too much' ppffftttt

Prompts Open btw !

Post-nightmare cuddles

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Tails continued creeping forward towards the sounds, wincing at each thump that almost made the ground vibrate, assumingly from something somewhat heavy smacking into it.

He hoped Sonic had done his part in the mission already - it would be much more difficult to detach the central control panel from the contained chaos emerald without the control room's security doors being unelectrified.

Carefully approaching the last corner, Tails crouched on his side of it, taking a deep breath before peeking around the wall.

Sure enough, the door was unlocked and frozen halfway up, the power having cut out before it could close and create an impenetrable metal barrier that would have them needing to retreat and perhaps come up with another plan.

Relieved that his research hadn't been for nothing, Tails straightened up a little to stealthily walk towards the control room, ducking unnecessarily under the door. Inside, a block of counter with various buttons took up an entire wall, but there was no sign of any container that could house the emerald.

Tails frowned. He scanned the area again, beginning to feel uneasy. It was silent and aside from a few flashing lights on some panels, nothing caught his eye.

There was a bang from behind him and Tails flinched, slapping a paw over his mouth to suppress a yelp as he half-spun around, twisting his body in a bid to check if something was approaching without moving from his position.

After a moment, there was nothing, and Tails exhaled slowly, lowering his arm and willing himself to calm down. He took a deep breath to clarify his thoughts and stepped further into the room.

But this time, there was something present: near the opposite corner, a mixture of red and blue stood out from the grey floor and Tails squinted, wondering how he could have missed the clear difference on his first look.

Slowly, he made his way towards the colours, his mind seeming to recognise something but refusing to allow him to realise it as he got closer.

It wasn't until he was standing over the scene when it clicked in a single second.

Tails gasped, a name in his mouth but it didn't come out despite feeling like he screamed it. He fell to his knees, the stench of something awfully strong filling his sensitive nostrils, the sensation of wet seeping into his fur from the ground. Reaching out one trembling hand, he watched it shake in front of his eyes, for some reason unable to make physical contact with the...

A rattling sound reached his ears, making them twitch, and with wide eyes he listened, frozen, to the weak wheezing of breath that sounded barely able to support life for long. With a gasping sob of his own, Tails suddenly found himself throwing his body forward and desperately crawling to drop the side of his head to short light fur, listening for the sound of a reassuring beat, the assurance that it wasn't too late, that things would be okay.

There was nothing echoing even as he pushed his muzzle into the surface, a wild sense of desperation telling him to be closer, to hold on, to wait for a sign of anything--

Crackling and rasping that sounded more like machine than a living thing had Tails quickly tilting his face to look, unable or unwanting to pull away from his position in fear of missing what he was waiting for. He lowered his gaze from dull green eyes that nonetheless seemed to pierce his soul and saw a mouth moving, even as a trickle of red matted with fur around it and another bang echoed above them, making it difficult to make out anything from his ears and even sight as he fancied he heard the whisper of something under the skin he half rested on and the mouth formed something that made his hope dive even as it fell, knowing they needed to get out but there were no plans, no blueprints, no help. And even as a blue head started to rise, there was a click from behind and only one word distinguishable from rushing in his ears and blackness and what felt like screaming without any noise...

"-Tails!"

Bolting upright, or at least trying to as the cushioned surface beneath him made it a much slower movement than intended, Tails found himself looking straight into bright green eyes that were shaded with concern and curiosity. They quickly backed up, gloved hands coming up in a soothing gesture.

"Hey, hey, it's okay. You just seemed a little out of it and didn't wake up when I called you the first couple times." The voice was pitched in a similar soothing way that radiated calm. "I was hoping that movie stuff last night wasn't playing on your mind."

Tails blinked and everything made sense again.

The comfortable sofa beneath him easily accommodated his stature into a corner. In front of it, Sonic stood just slightly crouched, hands up in the universal gesture of meaning no harm. From another room, the sound of boiling water occupied the background. Something tasty smelling offered its familiar scent.

Sonic frowned. "You're not thinking about it, right?" He rubbed the back of his head with one hand hesitantly. "I know I'm not the best guardian but if you think it's okay, and Chaos knows we've done enough to know what's actually real and whatnot, and you're a smart kid, you know the difference between movie things and real life, but I still want you to be--"

He got cut off as yellow fluff practically lunged forward to hug around his chest, blinking in surprise as Tails nestled his face into short peach fur. After a second, Sonic lowered his hands to hold the fox back, patting a couple of times.

"Buddy? I thought a nap would help, not make you... well, whatever this is."

Sensing his brother's unease and mounting concern, Tails quickly sniffed, letting the warm familiar scent and steady thumping under one ear fill his post-dream reality. He pulled back, swiping an arm under his nose with another sniff, and tried a quick grin at the confused expression staring at him.

"S-sorry. Uh, I know you like to be told first." He guiltily fiddled with his gloves, eyes downcast as he scolded himself internally for losing it and making his touch-averse brother uncomfortable. "There was... It just, uh, wasn't a great nap. Kind of a nightmare. I just wanted to... you know."

For both better and worse, Sonic did know. There were plenty of nights when his own hands shook and breath was short after waking, and Tails was either somehow already beside him or soon inviting him into distraction and comfort. His expression softened and he nudged a fluffy leg with a knee.

"Budge up." When Tails obediently shuffled a little to allow Sonic to sit beside him, the hedgehog didn't wait until there was adequate space to both use the sofa; instead squishing himself into the immediate space between fluff and sofa arm, simultaneously encompassing the kit in his hold, loose enough for easy escape if it wasn't wanted.

While touch wasn't his favourite, there was a reason why touch-selective described him very well. In being able to select who he hugged, it was okay. And there was one person that was always on the list.

"Hey, don't stress, bud. Take as long as ya need, okay?"

Tails sniffed once more before giving in and gripping back, once again burrowing his face into his brother's front and allowing the physical reassurance chase away the last of an unreal nightmare.

Despite the clear offer, Tails shuffled out of the hold after a minute or so, rubbing an arm over his face to refresh and mentally shake himself off. He gave a much more genuine smile as the two sat opposite each other on the sofa, Sonic patiently waiting with a soft expression never leaving his brother's form.

"I'm okay now," Tails reassured, stretching a little as he made to stand up.

Sonic cocked his head as he watched Tails straighten up, yawning away the remnants of a not so great nap. He stayed unusually still as Tails rubbed his nose and then raised an eyebrow back in an unspoken well?

The boiling water reached a crescendo of noise, and Sonic's ear twitched in response, glancing towards the source of the sound before returning his focus to his brother. He practically jumped up from the sofa, electing a faux exasperated sigh from Tails, and gave a wink in return.

"Well, if you're sure, kid, I started dinner while you were out. Fancy lending a hand? It's your house, after all."

Tails huffed and rolled his eyes in fondness, making a waving gesture with his paws to shove his chuckling brother towards the kitchen with the occasion physical push as he followed. The welcoming scent of their usual meal enticed both to pause the banter in favour of cooking up the dish, eventually settling together on the sofa to enjoy it.

And if Sonic noticed that Tails lent a little more against him into the evening, he didn't acknowledge anything more than winding an arm around fluffy shoulders in return.

[infernaltenor]

one more niki analysis.

for now.

ok this one technically i've had in mind for MONTHS but couldn't figure out how to word it until just now because i a) read hot limit about three months ago and it hasn't left my head since b) the idol exploration event.

anyway. the actual crux of this is: niki's character is specifically written to be content, not happy. these often get confused imo. the second part of this is his contentedness isn't natural, it's forced. the third part of this is no one fucking notices, except for one rinne amagi, because of course he does. by no one, i'm talking specifically character-wise here; niki in game tends to get written off as childish or otherwise doing well, and that comes directly from his other unit members.

side note: i'm fairly confident in my own reading of "niki will pretend to not be bothered by anything, ever" and this is bolstered by a few different things; a) the honeycomb summer lyrics in my last post where there's a part of the intro, "hidden the true feelings out of habit / and now you're regretting it" (rinne amagi you slick bastard) b) hot limit. like the entire story. mostly because he was being troubled by multiple different things throughout it (work, idol activities, and his family last name/father's scandal) and the only person who noticed was rinne, and that's probably because he knew the damn guy for five years c) also in hot limit, the exploration into niki seeing himself as a burden because of his illness. why did they add this into his character and then not elaborate further? i don't know. if it never gets elaboration, i'll implode. anyway, it's a part of his character that he usually doesn't show, but he references it as "not wanting to inconvenience the people around him" REGARDLESS of if the people in question don't mind him inconveniencing them (rinne). in general, the only thing he makes a fuss about is food, likely because of his metabolism and the fact that he does become more of a danger to people when extremely hungry (he has bitten hiiro before.); i.e. the inconvenience for everyone else is a 19-20yro trying to bite them, not complaining that he's hungry.

i digress.

niki has referenced himself as being content with certain things before. for instance, in hot limit, it's phrased distinctly as "just getting to eat every day is a bliss to me - i need to be satisfied with that", which comes up again in his letter from the idol exploration:

"it feels like happiness is there to fill my stomach, too!" oh, is it? is it niki? is it now?

basically, what i'm getting at is niki's expectations for life are so incredibly low, so he's satisfied with getting to eat every day. that's it. just satisfied. side note: this is why i went insane when survival was added to his profile; the way he lives/talks about living, he's been surviving more than living. this is also why i think rinne and niki work so well as a pair, rinne's into living and niki's busy surviving. though, to be fair, rinne and niki's relationship is built on this crux anyway. rinne intends (hopes, maybe? his goal?) is to help niki with what he has identified as a problem. thank you rinne amagi.

(for the record, right after i read this, my live reaction was "WHAT IF I KILLED MYSELF". that's quite dramatic, and i won't, but i figured someone might get a laugh out of that.)

this isn't the first time that rinne has referred to niki (well, more so implied) as "not happy", as it happens in hot limit, too.

"that's why i'll grant his wish and make him happy" oh ok i see.

anyway. niki's fascinating, because this forced contentedness vs happiness is so interesting to me, because beyond rinne's own read of niki, it's easily bought by everyone else he knows. most notably, kohaku and himeru, as their impressions come off of reading niki quite differently to rinne's:

(i grabbed these screenshots after i finished the event for the time being. rinne's i grabbed before LMAO)

both of them appreciate and even look up to niki in certain ways, and they both like his focus on food. but what's interesting is how both of them see him vastly different from rinne; where rinne focuses on his low self impression, himeru thinks niki's perspective of the world is interesting, as well as i think he gives credence to niki being selfless, which kohaku sees him as both childish and reckless. i'm pretty sure both himeru and kohaku see him as more naive than themselves, which is a fair read. this also does line up with what happens in hot limit; while rinne is aware of the troubles niki's going through, himeru and kohaku are both surprised at the end.

niki's own effort, i think, to convince himself of being satisfied and content pays off, because the only person who notices otherwise is rinne. which, imo, is a whole other source of depth to their relationship; rinne probably saw niki working that out. he was 14 when they met, and likely the shiina parents leaving was recent (side note: i'm a certified niki's parents hater. i know we don't have much info on them, but i don't trust them after that burden thing), which is something i've mostly extrapolated by the contact he seems to have at 14 vs at 19, where they're pretty much never mentioned. yes, i know, niki chose to stay in japan. i just don't think you get through your parents leaving you in your native country at 14 while they gallivant around the globe and your communication with them steadily dwindles results in anything good.

ok. i'm sorry for the parent hating.

but unless proven otherwise i'm expecting them to be the source of these problems.

[pidgeonlaguz]

howdy!! it's been a minute but i'm still around. fair warning-- i have been lurking the whole time and have about. 100+ posts drafted 😵‍ you'll be seeing these shortly, i'll try my best to space them out as i get around to tagging them

[skrunksthatwunk]

thinking about when guts sent a bunch of his men directly into zodd's meat grinder without even knowing demons like him existed. and that moment after the fight where casca runs to griffith unconscious on the floor and tells guts it's all his fault. and the time gambino tells him he's bad luck and should have died instead. and about how he tells griffith he cares about his men, and how casca doesn't seem to see it. and the time guts is thinking about casca telling him it's all his fault (after he got griffith hurt) and then griffith comes to him and says (like it's nothing) do i need to give a reason every time i come to save you? or whatever. like he's worth it. like he's worth dying for, and like it can be a choice people make because they value you. like he's a good luck charm, like griffith needs him to reach his goals, his full potential. like griffith is not enough to make it without him. like griffith finds out when guts leaves. fuckin.g gnawing someone else's legs off because i still need mine to run into traffic

[dolokhoded]

what's the buzz, tell me what's a-happening ???

[bookshelfdreams]

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[cattysapien]

immediately having such a weird day

[rbtlvr]

if you look in the dictionary under the definition of '(derogatory (affectionate))' you see a picture of him btw

(Totally Not Leo jester guy belongs to @liketheletter-l)