#ask game

[whiteeyes-is-a-mad-scientist]

wof oc ask (open)

curious about lore? Have an oc who you'd think might have a silly, serious, or overall interesting interaction with my ocs? Just want a free oc doodle?

Look no further!

Im currently working on a bunch of Lore for these guys and would love to flesh them out a bit more. Really find their characters. So feel free to send in any questions or send in your oc and lmk how they'd interact or connect with a character.

Character run down:

Cove (or sunhunter.)- she/her, was a sand/night future seer but is now hidden as a seawing by the power of an earring. Overall nervous, inquisitive, and has a strong sense to try and find justice

Echis and Gecko- she/her & he/him for Gecko, sandwings. Married noble couple. Overall sassy, a bit spoiled, but very protective and loving of their family

Snapping turtle- he/him, seawing, regarded as an odd seawing for his short snout and duller colors. Overall intelligent, grumpy, but also has a urge to find justice.

Argile- he/they, mudwing animus, a laid back leader his eye is focused on protecting his fellow mudwings. Overall strong leadership, charming, but a bit too laid back (especially when it comes to protecting fellow talons of peace)

Mouse- he/they, skywing ex talon of peace. A short and lanky skywing he tries his best to speak confidently bit often gets a jittery. Overall secretive, nervous, and cowardly

And if your feeling brave you can ask a question of big villain himself

Forestfire- he/him, skywing with strong firescales, not much is known about the guy other than he is huge and angry. Overall a giant ball of rage.

rules

Nothing NSFW. Please be appropriate

Dont be afraid to ask complex or super simple questions. I do not mind letting yakl know their favorite colors or food 😂

If sending in oc connections or interactions try to keep it to one or two ocs per ask

Other than that go crazy

[0vergrowngraveyard]

3. and 11. For the ask game!!

3: what’s your favorite piece(s)?

you might think that my favorite is a piece of the brothers, but you’d be wrong…

it’s this. i wouldn’t consider it my best work, i think ive improved since this, but theres just something about it that tickles my brain. i was experimenting with a lot of new brushes while working on this and i remember how happy i was when it finally started to come together, especially when i added the slight blur on the edges.

i love how the eyes came out too, they look so shiny in a way i don’t think ive been able to replicate in my more recent stuff. maybe that’s just me tho

this is a close second. soft shading my beloved

i answered 11 here!

thanks for asking 🩵

[artbyblastweave]

If youre still doing it, heroify Lex Luthor

The fish-in-a-barrel answer is Tony Stark, but the intuitive answer, not to mention the version I've actually seen executed at least twice- is that you ask the question- what if he's right, about Superman being bad news?- and then you go from there.

I'm actually going to take this opportunity to talk up one of the few Mark Millar comics that I recommend wholeheartedly, Jupiter's Circle, which is interesting in that the setting's Luthor analogue, Jack Hobbes, is essentially playing Luthor's cope-and-seethe angle completely straight, as a thing which he legitimately believes and which he's ultimately basically correct to believe in spite of most superheroes being at least decent people.

What was interesting to me about this portrayal is that Hobbes eventually decides that he miscalculated, that he can do more good by working with the Utopian as his friend and confidant than by fighting him every step of the way. It's a straight-up Lex Luthor redemption story. But the thing is that the setting of the comic as a whole is predicated on the idea that he was actually completely correct- although he doesn't live to see it, although he dies thinking he was initially misguided, the long-term trajectory of the setting is that superheroes eat the world, politics and activism alike subordinated to their petty grievances and soap opera idiocy. A major plot point of the second volume of this was that Not!Batman's turn towards militant leftism gets completely written off by his 1960s contemporaries because they're so used to reading his behavior through the lens of whiny rich-kid superhero interpersonal drama that they just can't parse it correctly. The comic advances that there's a self-centeredness and egotism inherent to the superhero that makes them suck ass at effecting long term positive change, but they also aren't going away, and they can blow up skyscrapers. At the point where I stopped reading, the setting was implied to be caught in a kind of boom-and-bust doom cycle where the superheroes gradually create a singular hegemony, then collapse into hyperdestructive infighting over what to do with that hegemony once they run out of conventional supervillains to fight- the aftermath of which clears the board for a new wave of the classic silver age cops-and-robbers game, which then gradually hegemonizes, ad infinitum. (This is a line of thinking that crops up in a lot of Millar's capepunk work once you know what to look for- Wanted, Old Man Logan, and to some extent The Ultimates all being examples.)

Another example of Heroic Lex Luthor, which I've written about before, is the comic Edison Rex, a comic whose pitchline is that the setting's Luthor analogue, the titular Edison Rex, turns out to have been completely correct that the setting's Superman analogue was an unwitting sleeper agent for an alien invasion, and steps up to replace him as Earth's foremost protector after finally neutralizing him- but since all he really knows how to be is a supervillain, his management style and problem-solving methodology from his time as an ends-justify-the-means anti-superman crusader translate to the new job with extremely mixed results. The comic ran 18 issues and remains unfinished, but it was pretty good.

[monsterkin-culture-is]

KIN ASK GAME AGAIN!! 🧡

What are the most common triggers for your kinshifts? Positive and negative!

As always, you can answer in the notes or my ask box (anon enabled) and any and all alterhuman, otherkin and fictionkin identities are welcomed!

This is the 175 and 150 follower ask games rolled into one.

[tulipscomeinallsortsofcolors]

🎉

hi unfortunately you opened a can of worms with this one

there is something like an olympics in this verse - Bealdmos, a 2-week summer festival on a 3 year cycle. year 1 is regional games, year 2 is principalities, and year 3 is nationals.

the title of "athlete" in this verse is afforded to those who perform some sort of bloodsport - the idea is that to be an "athlete" one must have courage to face dangerous challenges. competitive games that are not blood sports, like say, basketball, are considered games for children, not "Sports"

some sports are played similarly to how they are in our world - american football, castling, trapeze - with the caveat that they specifically preclude safety measures. trapeze is done with no safety net - contact sports are played without protective gear.

the tournament is split into, broadly, four parts - the Bestaria, the Paritura, the Gladiatora, and the War Games

The Bestaria or "Beasting" is combat against animals - each principality has its specialty.

Providence (Royal family Laurent) is Billy goats (of large, heavy-boned and muscular meat varieties)

Edmeyer (where the fitzroys live, Royal family Holst) is Stags,

North Riding (Royal family Archambault) is bears

South Riding (Royal family Greenburg) is Rams

and Ashdown (royal family Bryton-Mortcombe) is Bulls.

and every level also does lions, wolves, and boars

The Paritura is dueling - combat between two opponent with the same weapons. fencing goes here, as well as boxing and wrestling, jousting etc

the Gladiatora is combat between two opponents with different weapons, which are standardized but have a lot of variety - everything from six shot pistols to knuckledusters to sword and shield

and finally war games, which is anything involving teams - american football goes here, along with a variant of capture the flag that often results in maiming, aforementioned trapeze, castling - any team sport where you could get extremely injured by not taking proper precautions, which they dont, on purpose

also, nobility are never athletes, of course. its the courage of the common man that makes a proper athlete :)

[universal-joke]

E2 with Jon Sims? :0

Jon’s not having a good time

Ask Game

[aesthetictarlos]

One more week, friends so, new ask time! ☺️

What do you think would surprise Buck about Tommy? and/or vice versa, what would surprise Tommy about Buck?

Hey ❤️ Sorry for the late reply, last week has been hectic!

Buck would be absolutely surprised to find out that his boyfriend reads a lot and watches tons of movies, especially rom-coms. The first time he walks into Tommy's place, his eyes go wide as he spots the huge and super furnished bookshelf that covers a whole wall of his living room, and the equally furnished DVDs-holder next to it. (He's also surprised to find out that his boyfriend wears reading glasses.)

Tommy would be absolutely surprised to find out that Evan Buckley is a neat freak and a fan of lists (and clipboards!!!). The first time he and Evan go grocery shopping together, his eyes go wide as Evan grabs a clipboard from a drawer in his kitchen and starts scribbling down what they need, and then when they get back, he's baffled by the fact that his pantry is very organised and that Evan keeps a list of the items in there, with their expiration date and everything. And also, his spices are stored in alphabetical order.

Ty for the ask 🩷

[jiangwanyinscatmom]

For the ask game..... what about you give me ALL of your headcanons about Wei Wuxian? 🤸🏼‍♀️

ALL???

Hmmmm personal favs:

When he's very deep in thought or while he's deeply engaged with a chore etc, he ends up sticking his tongue out a little

He starts giving any and all Lans a flower as his own inside joke whenever they do something for him

The only one he uses pet names for is Jin Ling ( how much is teasing how much is doting depends on the day)

He's the do it and find out what happens mom

He picks out his favorite pieces of food dishes to share, Jiang Yanli, now Lan Wangji

He plants rabbits in weird places that people come across in Cloud Recesses

He makes up bedtime stories and says it's because Lan Wangji needs more dream fuel (does he mean this to be dirty or not depends on the day)

He's a gourmet and knows when food is good

[necrotic-nephilim]

For the ask game

What do think would happen in a brudick au where they go public by getting married

for the ask game!

public reactions to BruDick my beloved. i've done a couple of concept similar to this for the ask game but i will do a thousand more just because i think they're fun.

i think all of it hinges on *when* Bruce and Dick publically get married. and because they're both smart about it, they wouldn't rush it. even if their relationship has been going on since they were a teenager, there's a lot of angles to consider. not just how the League will react, but how Gotham will react. this is Bruce Wayne publically marrying his ward and that's a massive scandal. they would hold off as long as they possibly could, likely until Dick is in his mid-twenties. i think they would spin it as something they're not exactly hiding, but not super public about either. Bruce didn't turn the wedding into a press parade (Dick would've killed him if he tried) but he doesn't hide the wedding band and he's quite public with affection toward Dick, in a very "i dear you to say something" way. and the reaction is. baffled, at first. because how *do* you say something? this is *Bruce Wayne*. he has the cleanest image possible. sure, the League expected it, they've seen the uglier side of Bruce, but the public? no one knows how to report on the story because Bruce is a philanthropist. he's charming and beloved.

there are a lot of questions at first. and it doesn't help that Bruce "will tell anyone about his sexual escapades" Wayne is now suddenly shy about sharing his relationship details. he says Dick prefers the privacy and leaves it at that, always pivoting when he's asked to bring up something else, like one his charity programs. it's a very calculated move, and sharper reporters like Vicki Vale are noticing how Bruce always changes the topic to bring up his charity work, painting himself in a good light. so she focuses on trying to talk to Dick. cornering him when he's trying to work, pushing all these questions about things like grooming and Dick's status as Bruce's ward. i think Dick would be far less kind to the press just because he has less patience (and less of a reputation to maintain, if anything he's a bit amused by this whole thing affecting Bruce's rep as much as it is) so his rude responses are fuel to the fiire. long think pieces are posted about about grooming, and then in support of Bruce's marriage, long thing pieces are written about the history of adult adoption in gay spaces. it's all very messy and drawn out and Bruce's reputation certainly takes the hit. i'd love to see this happen specifically around Tim's Robin era and it affecting Jack Drake's trust in Bruce, in allowing his son around Bruce. if Bruce could groom his own ward, who's to say he won't do it to Jack. i'd love to see Jack updating his will that Bruce Wayne isn't allowed to adopt his son, should something happen to him and that affecting Tim after Bruce dies.

i also love the thought of this whole thing causing Bruce to be approved by the "wrong" crowd. there are other celebrities and famous people who take part in questionable activities that border on illegal and trafficking, and now, those people would see Bruce as one of their own. they embrace Bruce socially, and i think it'd be the repercussion Bruce would despise the most. if good people see him as a creep, he'll live with it. but other creeps thinking he's the same as them is a step too far. but, he can spin that to his advantage. he testifies against them, recording conversations of admitting to crimes instead of going after them as Batman. because it helps clean up the image of Bruce Wayne if Bruce is the one taking down rich pedophiles. but it still raises suspicion that Bruce is doing this just for that reason- to look better. he's alienated from most of his Brucie Wayne social circles- even Oliver, who used to be willing to play nice with him in front of the cameras has *no* interest in associating with Bruce after this. the League is. tolerating the marriage and accepting that Dick is an adult they can't tell what to do (even though many of them have pulled him aside to ask if he's okay and gotten brushed off) but that doesn't mean they have to be nice about it. it causes small tanks in Bruce's reputation, even affecting his company enough that he momentarily steps down from CEO, probably giving the position to Lucius for the time being, just to redeem himself.

anytime Bruce takes in a new ward, it's questioned by the public. Cass, Duke, even Damian raises eyebrows as everyone's wondering the unspoken question, if Bruce is going to get with *this* one too. but as the years go on, Bruce remains perfectly loyal to Dick. and Dick seems content as an equal partner to Bruce. if anything, Bruce's loyalty to Dick helps rebuild his reputation more than anything. everyone expects him to ditch Dick for the newest young ward, but he doesn't. which seems to prove that Bruce and Dick were telling the truth about their relationship just happening out of the blue. some people are diehard defending Bruce, pointing out how long Dick lived in Bludhaven before Bruce and Dick got married and if Bruce was grooming Dick, why would he have let that happen, and so on. Dick's autonomy is heavily questioned in all of this, no matter what Dick insists. i think Dick would start posting romantic pictures on his social media just to be spiteful, no matter how much it gives Bruce a heart attack. he dares people to say to his face what they'll say online, making galas particularly tense and interesting, because while Bruce is trying to damage control, Dick is staring down anyone attempting to imply things by making them admit it directly. it forces most of the gossiping to settle down, just because how Dick refuses to beat around the bush. i love the idea of Bruce having a publicist who is Perpetually Stressed Out by Dick's shit.

eventually, everyone accepts it. Bruce still doesn't get back into the social circles he's been exiled from and some creeps try to rub elbows with him, but the hype around it dies down. it becomes one of those things talked about on social media, like a "top ten things you didn't know about Bruce Wayne", with number one being that Bruce married his ward. i think Bruce and Dick would work hard to scrub the internet of proof that Dick was Bruce's ward in the first place. since Dick was never adopted, they just delete a lot of pictures, get articles taken down, and largely let the public forget the idea it happened. they can't completely scrub it, but there's definitely an effort put forth to remove it from recent memory and make it something you'd have to dig to find out about. Dick Grayson is just seen as Bruce Wayne's questionably young husband who helps in take care of all the kids he takes in. they get more affectionate in public because of it, as Bruce gets bolder kissing Dick at galas, always having an arm around him, bringing him to meetings. Dick becomes Bruce's arm candy and well, Dick is a pretty man, so can anyone blame Bruce? they're a photogenic couple and Bruce likes to highlight that. he likes to make people stare, now that the whispers of morality have died down. it's proof that Bruce had his cake and is eating it too, getting to publically marry Dick and still be loved at the end of the day, even if it took a couple rough years to get there.

[lil-shiro]

Pierre? 🤔

Pierre is sooo funny to me because he tries to act like such a tough guy when he is one of the most outwardly emotional and sensitive persons on the grid. Whether it be his family, his teammates, his fans etc. I feel like he is easily overcome with melancholy and that's beautiful to me. He's got so much going on in his heart.

I'm also very appreciative of Pierre because he was honestly the perfect teammate for Yuki as a rookie, and I have no doubt he will be just as attentive, and a good leader for Jack as well.

His Monza win makes me emotional to this day. He proved them wrong.

Reverse Unpopular opinion game

[plantwithoutplot]

I'm sorry @aeligsido it seems Tumblr ate your ask when I answered it 😭

So!! Here comes the new post!!!!

🔪 ⇢ what's the weirdest topic you researched for a writing project?

Uh there were quite a number of it, but I think going down the bioweapon lists used (legally or not) by various governments during modern conflict would be quite high on the list!

Oh, and cannibalism.

🪲 ⇢ add 50 words to your current wip and share the paragraph here

Well... It is totally unedited, but have at it! 🐌💦

He would find them ― again. If he had found them once, he could do it one more time. Everyone would be fine, too. Because they were strong. Maybe not strong enough for the New World (not yet, not yet, soon―), but they would all find their way back together again. Soon.

🌸 ⇢ do you have any pets? if you do, post some pictures of them

I do!!! She is 2yo and her name is Nini and I would die for her!!! 💕💕💕

[dcdreamblog]

A few decades ago while I was visiting Coast City, I found an interesting partial poster in a head shop. It was advertising an archery exhibition by "the Green Arrows of the World" in Star City at the Civic Auditorium.

The painted illustration has a fellow in what looks to be the pre-beard Green Arrow costume, and several men in "ethnic" variations of that costume in various bow-drawing poses.

The bottom of the poster where presumably the date and time of this event would have been printed was missing. I purchased the poster at a very reasonable price, the owner of the shop disclaiming any knowledge of how he'd acquired it, though he was quite voluble on the Rolling Stones concert one I also picked up.

I've often wondered since if there was ever a Green Arrows of the World event since I've never heard of non-USAn GAs otherwise, or if it was someone's fun fantasy project they got printed. Any thoughts or insights?

THIS poster? (Side note, this poster was done by truly legendary pop artist Jack Kirby who was probably most famous for his work at Marvel Comics but he also did a ton of miscellaneous work related to real life superheroes too) This exhibition was done during the early days of GA's career as you can see by the age of Speedy (Now Arsenal/Red Arrow) in the artwork. In short it IS the genuine article and the Green Arrows of the World was not only real but is STILL an extant organization. It consists of...well what it says on the tin. Green Arrow-esque heroes from around the world. There's been a lot of ink used about the prominence of archery in the heroic tradition (The book "Brave and the Bowmen" by Andy Diggle comes most easily to mind) with GA being its most obvious standard bearer in the modern day. Its membership has been fairly steady since inception including: Green Arrow and Speedy, naturally (USA)

Ace Archer (Japan)

Phantom (France)

Bush Bowman (Kenya)

Arabian Archer (Saudi Arabia)

Britannia Bowman (UK)

Troubadour (Spain)

Shark Sharpshooter (Samoa) Verde Flecha (Mexico) Archer of the Alps (Switzerland)

Emerald Bowman (India)

and Alba Archer (Scotland)

Now even those of you reasonably familiar are scratching your heads at most of these names but I promise this comes directly from the minutes of their only recorded meeting stored at the Moira Queen Memorial Library at Star City U. It's just that most of these heroes were fairly low key. Archer heroes and the urban vigilante type that they're usually part of tend toward low prominence and quiet careers because they're usually limited to action in singular cities or even neighborhoods. Most of them either did their time as small time protectors and then retired or are still fighting the good fight on a smaller scale. The Green Arrows of the World is a collective resource and support organization, sort of like Batman Inc in miniature. No one is quite sure who runs the organization's modest budget but lines have been drawn between it and Star City billionaire Oliver Queen whose philanthropy and focus on community organization projects is well known. They check up on one another, support one another where they can. There's only ever been one in person meeting of the organization, which this poster is from the public facing portion of, a charity drive run through the Queen Foundation for support of the then recent Boxing Day Tsunami. They're not open to public donation and are a rather private organization but spreading the word like this is part of my job. If the poster you have is different I highly, HIGHLY encourage you to turn it in at the museum of your choice. You may be holding an artifact of a much forgotten organization of heroes who really deserve the spotlight.

[tulipscomeinallsortsofcolors]

💔

I firmly believe all children should receive comprehensive, age appropriate sex ed, but since Sasha grows up to be aromantic as her mark would suggest, this mostly results in her passing this along to other less properly educated children, much to the horror of their parents

It also results in fun little exchanges when the mangos are older like

Hattie, age 7: how come YOU gotta learn how babies are made when I heard you tell Nessie that if anyone came near you with their weiner out you were just gonna cut it o-

Sasha, age 10, covering her mouth: it makes them feel better mango I don't mind

[universal-joke]

E1 with Melanie King? love your art <3

Pose! Melanie King is capturing a thumbnail.

Thank you!

(Ask Game)

[snail-studios]

Artist ask game!

2, 14, 21?

2. Most popular piece?

These ^ currently resting at 9,117 notes and 2 pinterest reposts

14. What's your favourite thing about drawing?

I really enjoy rendering and watching something get better. Its lovely to make something with my own hands :>

21. What do you think your artstyle would taste like?

Hmmm...let me think

Fruit, sticky with honey...slightly dry mooncake that sticks to the roof of your mouth.....I have no idea 😭

[rosenbraut]

Let’s have a dinner party! 🥂✨

[invitation] — this is an invitation to tell the person you’re sending this why you started following them!

[coat rack] What’s in your bag?

[champagne] Share a compliment you’ve been given!

[appetiser] What is something you’re excited for at the moment?

[seating card] Do you have blog recommendations?

[slip dress] Share some recent style inspiration!

[pasta al limone] What recipe are you loving at the moment?

[candlelight] When do you feel most glamorous?

[vinyl] Share five songs you’re currently listening to on repeat!

[lipstick-stained glass] Are you in love? If not — what has your stomach fluttering with butterflies at the moment?

[bouquet] What is your favourite perfume for special occasions?

[laughter in the dark] What have you been reading lately?

[pearls] Do you have a dream self/an idealised version of yourself? Tell us something about her!

[fruit platter] Share five links that you’ve recently enjoyed! Could be videos, articles, Pinterest pins, tumblr posts…

[midnight cake] What small pleasure have you indulged in lately?

[sofa] Share a piece of advice you recently learned!

[dancing in the living room] What renews your lust for life on slow days?

[coffee] Which topics have been occupying your thoughts lately?

[doorstep conversation] Share a scandalous unpopular opinion or a fun little secret!