#which part of spring are you

[justaz]

king merlin after meeting lady guinevere and sir lancelot’s baby and falling in love: arthur. i want a baby.

king arthur, not looking up from his paperwork: …what?

merlin: give me a baby.

arthur, sighing: merlin, you studied to be a physician. i don’t think i have to be the one to tell you how impractical that is.

merlin, rolling his eyes: this is why i’m the brighter side of the coin

arthur, finally looking up: wha-

queen merlin using magic to transform her body: i. want. a. baby.

arthur:

arthur:

arthur: *stands up from his desk so fast his chair topples over, multiple parchments flutter to the ground, his tunic is already off*

[mail-me-a-snail]

my covers for my alan wake 1 and alan wake 2 playlists respectively :> you listen to the first in order and the second in reverse !! second one is still a wip cause i havent made it very far in the game (i think)

[essektheylyss]

I am genuinely only packing two* books for a week-long trip tomorrow. It's a spring miracle.

*I will have my tablet with a truly absurd quantity of academic books and also two baby books for a shower I'm attending and also my entire manuscript to read through. But bygones.

[triglycercule]

Thoughts on mtt

they should travel the multiverse together and see and experience a more peaceful life than all of them ever have (⁎˃ᴗ˂⁎)

also they should get to gnaw at each other like rabies infected dogs 🧡🙏

[weweantica-old]

before and after trying out that pinterest “hack” of painting the chicken wire black. it really does look so much better — and the further away you are the more dramatic the effect. I had spare paint anyway so this was totally worth it.

[nevermatchandscpsradadventures]

Earlier today, my brain started thinking Way More about Fellow SagesTM for Spring, so here's what I've got so far. I might draw them one of these days, but for now they’re just bios Ornith, Rito Sage of Wind Ornith is a kind and thoughtful young lady with a fondness for shiny objects and other such things. She comes off as quiet, but she has a tendency to get incredibly loud, believe it or not. Sidian, Goron Sage of Fire Just like a Goron, Sidian is loud and boisterous, although he's far from unkind. His "inside voice" leaves much to be desired, but his great loyalty makes up for it. Assandara, Gerudo Sage of Earth Assandara is cheerful and bubbly, almost constantly jumping around and shouting (or singing) words of encouragement. Some wonder if she ever sleeps or even just stops to rest, and although no one's witnessed it, she claims that she does have a shut-down period, thank you very much. Tubo, Korok Sage of Forest Tubo is a shy yet playful Korok with a knack for finding well-hidden objects. He used to be a bit sheltered, preferring to stick close to the Great Deku Tree, but nowadays he's gained some confidence in moving about on his own. Sheemi, Zora Sage of Water Being half-River Zora and half-Sea Zora, Sheemi is a bit of an outcast among both of his people. Despite this, he's friendly and caring, albeit with a rebellious streak. Pixi, Fairy Sage of Light Pixi has a strong temper and an even stronger pinch, but that doesn't mean she's cruel. She flitters around, healing those who are hurt and even using her magic for other uses for those she cares about. Venin, Twili Sage of Shadow Although she has a tendency to remain completely silent until she has something of great importance to say, which tends to startle everyone because of how quiet she was being, Venin is good-humored and scholarly. Despite this, it doesn't mean she's always happy-go-lucky, for she can get pretty scary when she's mad. Shiron, Sheikah Sage of Lightning Truly, no one expected a Sheikah to be the Sage of Lightning, but Shiron is, and he's not a typical Sheikah. He's very talkative, especially when others are actively listening, and his nigh-on supernaturally quick reflexes have a tendency to make people envious, for even those with their own quick reflexes seem to be slow in comparison to him. Ticki, Cobble Sage of Time Being of a premonitional people, it's no wonder Ticki became the Sage of Time. She tends to be very blunt in her premonitions, rather than using flowery language, but fortunately her fellow sages don't mind in the slightest. And of course, Link, Sage of Spirit Truth be told, no one's quite sure what Link is; they're pretty sure he's a Hylian, but his long, stark white hair, his bright yellow-orange eyes that glow in the dark, and the antlers on his head that are only probably part of a headdress make it hard to tell. He's very kind with animals, as well as those he trusts, right til the very end.

Lemme know what you think! ☺️

[lambilegs]

GUYSSSSS LOOK AT THE CUP MY FRIEND BOUGHT ME WHEN WE WENT OUT THIS SHIT BELONGS IN A MUSEUM LIKEEEEEE

[n3ongold3n]

Would you look at these cute little nuisances

[slymanner]

Shout-out to mr.cupcake out of all character's being the most terrifying and also VERY MAJOR CHARACTER OF THE MOVIE AT THE END DOING SOME MAJOR DAMAGE TO A CERTAIN SOMEBODY THIS LIL SHIT DID SO MUCH.?$?$?$?$?$?$?

[kohakhearts]

my landlord: the custodian said when he went in to spray your apartment he didnt see any live roaches

me: sends him a picture of the very much alive roaches currently nesting in my (literally otherwise empty!!) desk drawer

him: ok i see.

???????

[kalosian-woods]

my other post AU thoughts are either silly funny time with the wetlands pokemon or vine related stuff, but i also have some other stuff going on

more silly Ash-like antics (ft. goodra, on some occasions). they're taking advantage of the vines just so they can eliminate them in more unconventionally silly (but fun) ways

does greninja ever question how he even got that ability to see through anything in the first place? how he managed to find chespie inside the megalith or the main source of the vines?

vine-free days where they can just. chill. go out. do whatever they want. relax, and just bond with their fellow trio, even rant about past events in the spring while they're at it

im becoming very normal about this quartet i need them to explode (/affectionate)

(ok sooo about that comic... im somehow having a harder time drawing humans than pokemon 🥲)

-🦋

Np, all post-AU thoughts are fun ones (ngl most thoughts are fun when you look at them in a certain angle). As it is, let's go!

So many silly Ash-like antics! Sure, they're on a quest to defeat evil massive never-ending vines, but they're going to do it with the least amount of brain cells possible, if only for the fun of it all. I mean, hey! They're always going to see these vines all around the region. Might as well make a game out of it! ...As much as Goodra tries, not even they can resist the temptation whenever they're around lol. (This is totally not me realising that if Grenin and Goodra can get some Ash tendencies around here, it could mean that Squishy can get some of theirs based of Bonnie lol. Getting curious in new circumstances. Helping out in the strangest situations with complete strangers. Sometimes even getting chatty, though they try to restrain that in front of their comrades heh)

He probably does wonder about the vision, especially on... harder days. About the extent of his abilities, and if he'll just keep gaining more and more and more. Responsibilities, distance, pain. After all, the ability to see happened because something bad was happening, right? Chespie was hurt. Did that mean that other abilities arise through hardship as well, and are they really the good sign they seem to be? So many questions that not even Zygarde can answer. ...He tries not to think about it, but the thoughts persist.

Relaxtion days! I bet after a lot (and I mean a lot!) of work, the vines would have to slumber or try to regain energy, far below the surface, so short from literally digging them out the only thing left for the defender trio to do is just chill out and take their own break. It's actually kind of funny how we're just canonising the chilling out in the springs here, it's their go-to after a long day. Sometimes they go in all at once, sometimes in turns, sometimes they even sleep in it (accidently!...). Also just getting to know each other and even the wetlands, observing the region with less stress, letting all of those pent-up feelings out (re: so much ranting).

Don't worry about it, because more and more I'm becoming pretty normal about them too (I say, chewing on them like a rabid dog or a particularly interested child with gum) /lh

(Also dang, hopefully it gets easier for you! You're amazing as it is, but as always there's no rush and don't beat yourself up either way <33) (also condolences because now I'm just thinking of the phenomenal effort required to draw so much Ash for that comic, let alone the others ;w;)

[lazuliquetzal]

holy shit I just read lie by omission and wanderer's guide and I SWEAR it's like you ripped Kratos and Mimir straight out of the games. how do you get your characterization so accurate???

YOU ARE SO SWEET THANK YOUUU

this is low-key funny to me because. LBO is the ONLY fic I get the "your characterization is so accurate" comment on. My other fics are like, "your characterization is wack but I see the vision" lmao.

So idk how helpful my characterization advice would be. My personal approach for fic is basically: I'm acting.

There's like ten billion iterations of Hamlet out there. Every actor who has ever been Hamlet has a list of headcanons and nuances they inject into their performance. Sometimes he's a wishy-washy conflicted sad guy, sometimes he's just a quiet dude tapping into a well of repressed anger. There's classic Hamlet portrayals, who share many of the same traditional Hamlet traits. And sometimes the director plops the whole play into a post-apocalyptic grocery store in the underground nuclear bunker, and the Hamlet in that setting is not like other Hamlets, but nonetheless makes sense given what you've done to him.

An "in-character" Hamlet is when someone's interpretation of Hamlet slots in neatly to the plot of Hamlet, and provides believable explanations for everything that Hamlet says and does.

I do admittedly try to write a game-accurate Kratos. I do this by asking myself:

What does Kratos do in canon > Why does Kratos do that in canon > What kind of person has those motivations and is capable of those actions?

And then once I've analyzed that > What would this person do if Loki showed up.

I guess the important part of being #Accurate is referencing the source material. The fact that I'm writing time travel and I've been following the plot of GoW does a LOT of heavy lifting. I'm exploring the same themes as canon, and I'm in the same genre. So there's less work I need to do to make Kratos and Mimir feel familiar.

Normally, I'm like, "what if we were in Comedy Town," or "what if we move the slider between shonen and introspection further to the right" which is probably where that Lazuli Sauce slips in. The only character that got affected by that in LBO was Baldur lmao.

[satsuha]

comic was something i drew for a mutual for their birthday using their modern au (detective temenos and his malewife hikarin)

last 2 pics were drawn using trace bases

[rabbiteclair]

PROGRAMMER OFFICE ETIQUETTE

✓ Acceptable: "This service is too large, and needs to be broken into smaller, more specialized services."

⚠ Potentially Acceptable: "I want to chop this service into pieces with a machete."

🛇 Not Acceptable, Apparently: "I want to chop this service into pieces with a machete and dispose of the chunks in half a dozen dumpsters so it's harder for the cops to investigate."

[strawberrystepmom]

my mom always used to joke with me as a kid that the flowers bloomed bc it was my birthday and someday i’ll unpack what that meant and means to me but not today lmao

[supercantaloupe]

okay don giovanni review from last night. under the cut bc it's me. tldr the vocal performances were great, leporello carried the show, one of the most insane productions i've seen thus far but somehow in a new bizarre direction from normal. good snacks.

first of all i don't care how much wine you offer i think it's kind of ridiculous to charge $165 for a base ticket price for a performance that 1. isn't even in a concert hall or theater 2. is a concert performance rather than a staged performance (which was not advertised ahead of time) and 3. was not even a full production because they made the absolutely mind boggling decision to cut 100% of the recitative and replace it with Some Guy sitting on the stage narrating the plot between every 1-3 numbers

i did not pay that much gd bless. the student ticket was way cheaper.

the narration wasn't even good it was weirdly ungenerous to the women (like how do you even make elvira out be a "women, amirite" thing and also vaguely imply anna was into it in a production with zero acting? well they figured something out) and i don't think it even explained well enough what happens between each number to truly give a first time watcher a good idea of what's actually going on. not to mention that it absolutely kills any sense of momentum in the plot and makes the entire show drag like hell, because you have to wait between every single aria for either Some Guy to talk at you for three minutes straight, or wait awkwardly while people onstage walk off and people offstage walk on. it was so painfully clunky

they had a piano up there but since there was no recit it's not like she was accompanying much of anything. in practice what it ended up being used for was 1. the mandolin part for deh vieni (acceptable in the absence of a mandolin player; they were working with a limited chamber ensemble of musicians so i get it) 2. the party music at the end of act i (egregious fault imo because it absolutely kills the vibe of the scene and completely obfuscates the way the music is supposed to be adding to the tension and chaos with its different instrumental groups playing in different meters)

and 3. used to give singers their notes when the vocal line of their arias start on beat 1 measure 1, which they otherwise would have been able to get from the preceding recits (which is imo painfully amateurish for an ostensibly professional production)

all the numbers in act i were there although the narration was so bad i got jumpscared by fin ch'han dal vino because i forgot it was supposed to be there and thought we had skipped over that point in the plot. act ii had some really bizarre additional cuts made, notably they just entirely skipped over meta di voi and vedrai carino. it was like masetto and zerlina fuck off for the entirety of act ii save for, like, mille torbidi (they VERY briefly mentioned masetto getting beat up in the narration and i don't think they mentioned vedrai carino at all, they just skipped straight from deh vieni to sola sola. and also there was a painful awkward pause before deh vieni because i think the pianist forgot she was supposed to play there and the narrator jumped ahead to the next chunk of plot explanation too early). kept both dalla and tesoro (i'm fine with this ottavio was quite good though could've used a bit of ornamentation imo), kept mi tradi, kept non mi dir (more on that in a bit). no per queste which is probably a good thing not only for the show itself but also my head would have absolutely and irreversibly exploded if they had, probably

the whole thing kind of felt underrehearsed. like a quarter of the time it seemed like people didn't know what they were doing or had to be reminded where to be at that point in the show. and there were a few moments throughout where the orchestra struggled to keep up with the singers, but i really don't think they had much time to rehearse together, honestly.

and then, to my utter shock, the finale was actually really good?? like. insane compared to the rest of the show thus far. though it helps that 1. i absolutely love the harmonieband arrangements of cosa rara/i litiganti/non piu andrai, after possibly the draggiest non mi dir i've yet experienced it was like a breath of fresh air to hear that (and non mi dir was actually well performed i liked this anna but considering how much the Entire Show was dragging, the fact that they cut meta di voi and vedrai carino, AND the fact that they promised this act would be short, it felt crazy to me to keep it at that point.)

2. leporello and the don were by far the best performers of the night. so much so that i sought them out during the post show reception to tell them how great they were and enjoyed their performance. which i usually do not do, but in this like, high school recital ass production value. unbelievable relief that the final scene is dominated by the two actors in the show who most remembered that they can, and in fact Should, be acting. so much more movement and physicality and expression from those two compared to most everyone else. leporello especially, his actor apparently specializes in comedic bass roles and it shows, he was the standout all night

and 3. for the first time in the entire production they made an interesting decision regarding the physical space and staging! they had the commendatore sing from up on a balcony overlooking the audience in the foyer. the bar admittedly was set very low in the previous act and a half but the finale reminded me that i actually like this show again which is appreciated

though they then threw another curveball at me by Cutting the sextet at the end. which like didn't even piss me off at that point i was just baffled. like the don sinks down in agony and leporello sinks down whimpering in fear and the orchestra cuts off. and i'm expecting an awkward pause while they quietly get up and shuffle off so the rest of the cast can come back but nope. big orange title slate appears on the big screen behind them and the audience breaks into a roaring applause and the announcement of the wine and dessert reception. felt like i was in a fever dream

i will say the desserts were very nearly almost worth the bullshit that was the preceding show. they were so good. thank you austria for your dedication to pastry. and because i don't drink and couldn't appreciate the free wine offered i had to indulge in my own manner. spread contained chocolate oat bites (tasted as much like espresso powder as chocolate and coated in coconut, 4/10), almond sponge cake (classic, 7/10), cardamom apple bread pudding with caramel cream (not enough cardamom but otherwise very tasty and autumnal, 8.5/10) and honey cake (11/10. i don't know how they made this so good. i want more right now so much). i take both my mozart opera and my desserts very seriously.

anyway overall the production was. i would say frustrating. the singing quality was Really Good (leporello was the clear standout, probably followed by the don though i prefer my dons with a lighter voice but technically he was very good, then probably ottavio, then maybe masetto or anna. the commendatore was great but he's in it so little it's hard to compare)

i just wish they could have, like, actually done a full production. it would have been so great if they had gotten to tell the actual story and had been fully allowed to act. when there Was acting were the best moments of the show, and it's really unsurprising that most of that came from leporello, the absolute legend.