#i think about them a lot....

[herosplatling-replica]

horrid angst idea: what if edega only liked the intern because they weren't bogged down by stress and were a "perfect machine" but this unintentionally makes the intern have an identity crisis where they don't know if they are meant to be a perfect working robot or if they can live a normal humanish life?

im legit in the process of writing something in this vein but it's not ready to share yet so instead: have this

(HUMANOID)

[tidesfate]

Do watchlings have to grow through infancy or juvenile stages or are they born / created exactly as they are? Do they need to be cared for in those early stages of emergence or are they already self aware and capable of independence?

❛[ UNPROMPTED ASKS ≻ always accepting !

Am I going to use this question as an excuse to talk about the "life cycle" of Watchlings (and Watchers?) Yes.

Watchlings and Watchers start as eyes within Moras mass, no different then other ones. They can scry, see, do all the things its eyes need to do. Much like these eyes can become containers for memories removed from its whole, they can become what will eventually be Watchlings/ers. These eyes that shall become them are slowly filtered memories and knowledge, basically nourished until they begin to glaze over. When ready, they will fall out of the lids, and the lid will either seal up, grow a new eye, or become something else.

These shed eyes sit within pools of Apocrypha brine, often attended by either tendrils or an actual manifestation of Mora itself. It does take time, an indeterminate and not set amount, for these eyes to 'form'. Their matter slowly congeals around them from the inky fluid they rest in, also in part supplied and aided by Mora itself. It forms into flesh, tentacles, and more eyes until eventually they gain consciousness and awaken.

Visually at first Watchlings and Watchers do not display any difference from one another. While Watchlings will not get much bigger then they are when they are "born" (I do like to think they have slight size differences amongst each other, but not vastly so), Watchers will continue to grow as they consume knowledge and information. And their size can get massive, as some have been seen floating above buildings in Apocrypha easily the size of one of a small house.

The infancy / juvenile stage of these beings are not the same as mortal creatures. There is a learning curve where they are generally weak and must figure out how to use their limbs and powers, but for many this passes quickly. Some this may take longer then others, but if Apocrypha had any true time to it I'd compare it to a day, a week at max. During this time Mora will provide some manner of care for them just by its presence being around, though these pools are not anywhere where anything besides itself and it's most trusted creatures can enter.

Their more true juvenile stage is one of curiosity- exploring their world, asking questions, touching and examining things, just in general learning. These creatures come from Mora, and Moras truest nature is curiosity. In turn, this is their most immediate nature as well. By learning they grow, quite literally sustaining their selves on such. How long this stage takes depends on the individual, and only truly ends when one finds what shall be their purpose or is given it. Though this curiosity will never truly disappear, much like it never does for Mora.

Given that they are also born from eyes filtered with knowledge and memories, they do innately have awareness and intelligence even in earliest stages. Not all will have the same, but they all have some manner of knowledge to them immediately. Also much like Moras eyes may exhibit different personalities, the Watchlings/ers exhibit this trait too. All are born with some facet of Moras own personality to them. The more common personality traits of Mora you will see more Watchlings/ers have, but you will find those that also have parts of the rarer aspects of Mora too.

[bixels]

i can't express how absolutely important it is that when you make an edgy, brooding, badass character who's tough as nails and good at fighting and whatever, you HAVE to give them at least one reason to become completely helpless and pathetic. you have a panic attack quota to fulfill.

[bongwalter10]

please don’t take it away from me

[creekfiend]

something that drives me insane on a relatively regular basis as a body jewelry understander is talking to people who have sensitive skin who are like "oh well I just can't wear any earrings without my ears getting inflamed" and I say "well what have you tried" and they say "well I've tried sterling silver and I've tried gold..." and it's like. ok. I don't know how gold and sterling somehow got spun by the jewelry industry as being especially good for sensitive skin but whenever I'm like "well have you tried implant grade titanium" they're always like "no....... but I've tried sterling silver... and it didn't work ..." like. I don't know how this narrative about sterling silver somehow got so strong but when they put pins in your fucking legs when you snap your leg in half are those pins made of sterling silver or are they made of implant grade titanium or surgical steel????????? HELLO. HI. YOU MIGHT BENEFIT FROM TRYING IMPLANT GRADE TITANIUM I AM JUST SAYING

[salamispots]

it got turned into a 17" x14" pillow instead haha

[starbuck]

i say i like tragedies and everyone’s all like ‘why do you like sad stories? are you depressed?’ and never ‘how was the catharsis? was the catharsis fun?’

[st4ngray]

More smilk art ough

[ekko-idk]

My take on Farcille <3

(experimenting with my style too)

[dimeadozencows]

Not that I know anything about alcohol

[illusioncanthurtme--art]

Physically? I am sitting in my bedroom. Mentally? Spiritually? I AM DEAD ON THE FLOOR!!!!! THESE TWO HAVE KILLED ME!!!!

(Another drawing! This was originally attempt #1 at drawing stan, and then fiddleford just showed up. Kinda feels like them five minutes after the above acting like nothing happened though, so it works sdjkgkjfshj)

[rookschnapps]

welcome to the world

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

The Wizard Cowboy War (Wizboys VS Cowards) continues on.

[chloesimaginationthings]

Mike can’t handle Abby in the next FNAF movie..

[slumpsnail]

Recent Jayvik doodles and wips because they bring me joy

[wanologic]

yo danny fenton he was just 19