#cat (crawler)

[nethompson]

It was nice enough to get outside with my new painting without it getting rained on. I guess summer has begun. This is "The Crawler," my ninth piece for the Cedar Creek series.

[nex-kyit]

Finished reading Dungeon Crawler Carl. Man.....

Bonus Donut sketch below + some rambling that I don't think is worth its own post.

Finally, after all this time my years and years of drawing warrior cats is finally coming into use. Hm, I'm still not sure how I feel about Donut in the first piece, was looking at the wiki and it turns out shes black, orange AND white. Ah well, not used to drawing Persians, but I'm statisfied with this as my first attempt. Hardest part is getting the expression. When making WC art, I tend to anthropomorphise the face for expressions, but I tried to go a bit more realistic here. Not sure if it worked well here or not. As for Carl... yes I know he's missing a tatoo or two. I'm on Donut's side here, he has way too many.

[applesandbannas747]

Despite what she says about Beatrice being her person and loving her better than Carl, it is so beyond clear in all the pre-dungeon snippets that Donut always loved Carl best and knew he loved her best too. Who was she always sitting with? Whose neck did she always sleep on? What big dumbass did she allow to train her to jump up on his shoulder?

I’m crying about these two again you don’t understand they just love each other so much 😭

[waterkangaroo]

Donut is so....she's a cat. She's a princess. She's a spoiled brat. She's a beautiful precious baby. She's actual royalty. She was born yesterday. She's a full grown adult. She's Carl's best friend. She's his partner in crime. She loves getting lap dances. She frequents the Penis Parade. She's incredibly cunning. She's a child actress. She's a revolutionary. She reads people for filth. She's a mother to a dinosaur. She helped incite a civil war. She's orchestrating a genocide on cocker spaniels. She cannot sing to save her life. She's a cult leader. She's incredibly witty. She does not think ahead. She's a master manipulator. She's a diva. She's the queen of suppressing emotion. She is the epitome of a cat.

[wolfstarlibrarian]

Re-posting fics: How not to be an asshole

I know, kind of salty for a heading, sorry, but we got some stuff to talk about. (Also, sorry I haven't been around as much but my life has been WONDERFULLY full, so thank you to everyone who's checked in. ❤️)

I've gotten a few asks in my inbox and I don't want to embarrass anyone and I also don't want to inadvertently give any future scoundrels and any tips.

"I love this fic but the author took it down, so I'm going to repost it on AO3, and just mention that I'm not the author"

NO! ABSOLUTELY NOT! *sprays you with water*

You have a copy of the fic. Kudos. But if they author wanted it on AO3 then IT WOULD BE ON AO3. Taking a fic not on A03 and putting it on A03 is a massive "fuck you!" to the author. The ultimate sign of disrespect to someone who put HOURS AND HOURS of work into their. FOR FREE. The LEAST we can do as fans is GIVE RESPECT.

Authors are not corporations. Authors are not sponsored. Authors are not "content creators". They are HOBBYISTS who are sharing their HOBBY with you.

Enjoy the fact that you have the fic.

If the author wanted it shared in ANY WAY they would put it back on A03.

Also I hate that I have to say this, but this same logic goes for Wattpad, Goodreads, Fanfiction.net, PDFs on reddit, and every site ever. Please stop.

"But no one is getting hurt"

Many authors took down work because they don't want their art mined by AI and you're putting it back up for AI.

Many authors took down their work as a rebellion against JKR and you're spitting in their face while they're trying to protest something.

Many authors took down their work because they're trying to pitch it as a book and they can't because agents and publishers search for the phrases and go "Well this exact story is already up for free and it's got gross, X-rated material I didn't see in my draft, so I'm definitely not giving them a book deal now". Congrats, now you'll never get a published and bound copy of your favorite fic.

Many authors took down their work because they are no longer proud of their work and they've grown as an artist and having the work up brings them daily shame, but you put it back up anyway.

Many authors took down their work for reasons that WE WILL NEVER KNOW and it's still our place to respect that.

Look, I support piracy. Corporations don't let us own anything anymore, so pirating isn't even stealing. But fanfic authors are not corporations. And you can't own a fic that isn't yours.

These authors have NOTHING but control over their work and you are stealing that. You are ruining their art, after they made it for you, for free.

If you love something, respect it.

I know you think you're helping fans by reposting a fic but I can't tel you how many authors I know that no longer post their fics BECAUSE THEY KNOW PEOPLE WILL STEAL THEM.

Reposting fanfics is killing fandom.

What do you do as a fan when you see reposted fanfics?

If you can, find and tell the author so they can take legal action.

Bully the author. Respond to every single comment on A03 and tell them exactly why the fic shouldn't be online, and why they shouldn't be supporting the non-author who published the fic without the author's consent

Go to the re-poster's social media and spread the word there. IDC anymore.

Talk about it with your friends and in servers. Every time you see someone asking for "PDFs of a fic" on tiktok go ape shit in the comments and get all your friends to help.

Okay, rant done. And remember, if you feel powerless, you will always have the power fanfic authors. You're part of this community. Your value and actions matter.

[cairfrey]

“I don’t like puking. I don’t want to puke!”

I laughed. “Really? I seem to recall you had a thing for vomiting on my pillow.”

“That was different. I did that on purpose.”

“I knew it! I fucking knew it.”

-Dungeon Crawler Carl Book 1: Dungeon Crawler Carl, Matt Dinniman

[hollowmoon-art]

read Dungeon Crawler Carl, they said. It will be fun, they said.

[a-roguish-gambit]

The institute maybe too loud to handle some times, but it is a sanctuary none the less for rogue.

[supplyside]

heavy rift

[sockssketchingshack]

I haven't seen any fan art with the main trio as cats yet. And as someone who has been in a lot of fandoms I'm quite frankly shocked at the lack of cat-ification. So I made some.

Here is the arts. I feel so bad for the man. Having to come back home only to find out he basically has two new roommates... And a broken window. But they are all adorable as cats.

[nethompson]

Introducing the ninth piece of my Cedar Creek series, "The Crawler." This one features the antique cat crawler that belonged to my grandfather, who passed away in '98. He'd sure collected a ton of cool toys over the years! As I worked on this piece, the day that would have been his birthday passed, and I was definitely thinking of him!

[nulli-cat]

MY MIRIAM DOM ART IS GONNA GET ADDED TO THE DUNGEON CRAWLER WIKI

[applesandbannas747]

Nobody:

Carl: so this is my cat. We have matching nipple rings and ass tattoos.

[fisheadz]

Turns out all I needed to get out of my depressive art-block slump was a shiny new chew toy and his OP girlboss of a cat

[cairfrey]

Warlord Donut: OH, I’M SORRY. WERE WE SUPPOSED TO RETURN THAT STUFF? I’M AFRAID IT’S TOO LATE. BUT IF YOU NEED A LOAN, LET ME KNOW, AND I’LL ASK MY FRIEND ROSETTA ON YOUR BEHALF. I HEARD SHE RECENTLY CAME INTO SOME MONEY.

...

I DON’T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT BANKERS, BUT I DO KNOW NOBODY LIKES YOU RIGHT NOW AND NOBODY IS GOING TO BE DOING YOU GUYS ANY FAVORS ANY TIME SOON. AS FOR YOUR FATHER’S BODY, I’M AFRAID I’VE ALREADY TAKEN YOUR FATHER’S SKIN AND TURNED IT INTO A POWDER ROOM RUG. IT’S QUITE WATERPROOF AND MONGO SOMETIMES MISSES HIS PEE PAD WHEN HE HAS TO GO POTTY IN THE SAFEROOM. UNFORTUNATELY, IT’S NOT VERY ATTRACTIVE SINCE IT CAME WITHOUT A HEAD.

...

THIS IS WHY YOU’LL NEVER BE AS GOOD OF A KING AS YOUR FATHER. HE TALKED ABOUT HOW MUCH OF A DISAPPOINTMENT YOU WERE BEFORE HE DIED.

...

YOU KNOW, THAT’S THE ONE THING I’M NOT LYING ABOUT, WHICH I’M SURE MAKES IT HURT EVEN MORE BECAUSE I BET YOU KNOW IT’S TRUE, TOO.

...

I’M SORRY, BUT YOU ARE MUCH TOO POOR TO BE TALKING TO ME LIKE THIS.

-Dungeon Crawler Carl Book 7: This Inevitable Ruin, Matt Dinniman

[nulli-bug]

Lowkey have a crush on the main character from a niche litrpg book

Dungeon crawler Carl(look it up)

He might get and show and when he does imma f/o him (probably)