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Ifinallyfinishedhimomg, I present to you the first of five-

The Shiba Brothers series!

Meet: Ichiro.

I finally finished this little introduction to the eldest brother of the pack, I’ve been wanting to post these for forever but I wanted to have their lore written and refined first.

A little about him:

Ichiro was the first born son of Shogunate General Giichi and shrine maiden Ren, ever since childhood he had been trained to inherit’s his father’s position which resulted in very little to no time for leisure, despite sharing this lifestyle with his younger brothers Jiro, Sabu and Shiro (with only one and two years apart from each other) Ichiro, being the eldest, was given the task from his father to assume a position of authority rather than familial with them, orders that he followed by the letter as he fully believed that his father had only the best interest in mind them, turning his relationship with his siblings into an estranged, cold and, with time, a violent one, something that only started to change once he became experienced enough to learn what kind of man his father really was.

The biggest turning point in his life was at 15 years old when Gorou was born and his mother passed during birth. Right when he had thought there was no redemption for the way he had treated his siblings their whole lives, in Gorou he saw a second chance to make things right, so without his mother and a more than apathetic father, Ichiro took it upon himself to raise Gorou with all the love and patience he nor his brothers ever got from anyone.

Slowly as his brothers grew older, one by one fled far away from Inazuma and their father’s damning presence, it was only him and Gorou left. Ichiro had gotten many chances to flee, but he could not leave Gorou alone, and so he stayed, he protected and shielded Gorou as if his own life was on the line, that was until the vision hunt decree happened, and Gorou announced himself against the Shogun’s orders, and his father, as expected to everyone, took this as another “failure of a soldier” and his wrath was unleashed.

Ichiro knew first hand that his father’s punishments were merciless, the thought of what he could do to Gorou, his baby brother, the boy he had raised by himself, terrified him. He knew Gorou would not step down nor flee and if it were to be on Father’s hands there would be blood spilled, so Ichiro had to make the decision to use his newly obtained position as General to punish Gorou himself by disowning him completely from the family, the words came out of his mouth with bitter pain as needles piercing through his tongue, and his brother’s broken blue eyes that saw this as the ultimate betrayal from the only real family he had left. Ichiro felt as if the whole world had fallen unto his chest.

During the first months of the Vision Hunt Decree, Ichiro led the Shogun army until news of the resistance at Watatsumi Island reached him, and felt the utmost gut wrenching guilt when he found out that Gorou was the one leading as General. It was at that moment that he made the one selfish decision in his life, quitting his position as Shogunate General, which was then passed down to his fellow comrade Kujou Sara, who was actually the one to protect Ichiro as soon as his father called for punishment.

Ichiro remained in the shogunate army by Kujou’s personal request, as they had grown close as comrades in arms, she understood the emotional involvement with the former General, so she assigned him as Captain to the guards, keeping him away from any direct involvement in the war.

Ichiro then spends his days still by his father’s side along with Shiro, not because he wanted to, at this point he was beyond detached from that horrid man and Shiro was every bit of mad as he was, but because a small part of him still held onto the fantasy (for hope was beyond lost) that one day his siblings will return home, or maybe, something may bring them back together.

His vision:

He obtained his vision the day he exiled Gorou from the family and his father, for once in his life, approved of his decision and declared that he would be a great General. Words that he yearned for his whole life now rang empty to his ears, it didn’t matter anymore, nothing did. As he walked through the now empty hallways of his house, the memories of his siblings running around and little Gorou following his steps everywhere he went now were hollow, he realized then, he was alone, the coldness that grew in his chest as thoughts of what he had lost rang like gongs in his head, the freezing agony then materialized in his hands as a cryo vision.

His whole life he had worked hard for one, as he thought “maybe this will make father proud”. He stared down at the gift from the gods in silence, it felt like a joke, as if the one time in his life when the gods ever noticed his cries was to make a mockery of his loneliness and regret.

The vision was then locked up somewhere in his room, never to be seen or used.

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Anyway I don’t want to say more cause I fear I might spoil some lore stuff lol here’s the inspirations I had for this character!

Character inspirations:

-Joel Miller (The Last of Us, mostly the HBO series version of Joel)

-Freya (God of War 4)

-Thor (God of War: Ragnarok)

-Jonathan Byers (Stranger Things)

-Garen (League of Legends)

Songs!

-Little Lion Men (Mumford and Sons)

-So Will I (Ben Platt)

-Wait For It (Hamilton)

-The Truth is a Cave (The Oh Hello’s)

-A Sadness Runs Through Him (The Hoosiers)

-Midnight Dove (Shawn James)

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Anyway, I think I went a little crazy with this whole thing lol

Hope y’all liked it anyhow:3

I’ll be back with the rest of the siblings.

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A concept: mermaids in wheelchairs

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Here it is folks:

My definitive ranking of my least favorite bodies of water! These are ranked from least to most scary (1/10 is okay, 10/10 gives me nightmares). I’m sorry this post is long, I have a lot of thoughts and feelings about this.

The Great Blue Hole, Belize

I’ve been here! I have snorkeled over this thing! It is terrifying! The water around the hole is so shallow you can’t even swim over the coral without bumping it, and then there’s a little slope down, and then it just fucking drops off into the abyss! When you’re over the hole the water temperature drops like 10 degrees and it’s midnight blue even when you’re right by the surface. Anyway. The Great Blue Hole is a massive underwater cave, and its roughly 410 feet deep. Overall, it’s a relatively safe area to swim. It’s a popular tourist attraction and recreational divers can even go down and explore some of the caves. People do die at the Blue Hole, but it is generally from a lack of diving experience rather than anything sinister going on down in the depths. My rating for this one is 1/10 because I’ve been here and although it’s kinda freaky it’s really not that bad.

Lake Baikal, Russia

When I want to give myself a scare I look at the depth diagram of this lake. It’s so deep because it’s not a regular lake, it’s a Rift Valley, A massive crack in the earth’s crust where the continental plates are pulling apart. It’s over 5,000 feet deep and contains one-fifth of all freshwater on Earth. Luckily, its not any more deadly than a normal lake. It just happens to be very, very, freakishly deep. My rating for this lake is a 2/10 because I really hate looking at the depth charts but just looking at the lake itself isn’t that scary.

Jacob’s Well, Texas

This “well” is actually the opening to an underwater cave system. It’s roughly 120 feet deep, surrounded by very shallow water. This area is safe to swim in, but diving into the well can be deadly. The cave system below has false exits and narrow passages, resulting in multiple divers getting trapped and dying. My rating is a 3/10, because although I hate seeing that drop into the abyss it’s a pretty safe place to swim as long as you don’t go down into the cave (which I sure as shit won’t).

The Devil’s Kettle, Minnesota

This is an area in the Brule River where half the river just disappears. It literally falls into a hole and is never seen again. Scientists have dropped in dye, ping pong balls, and other things to try and figure out where it goes, and the things they drop in never resurface. Rating is 4/10 because Sometimes I worry I’m going to fall into it.

Flathead Lake, Montana

Everyone has probably seen this picture accompanied by a description about how this lake is actually hundreds of feet deep but just looks shallow because the water is so clear. If that were the case, this would definitely rank higher, but that claim is mostly bull. Look at the shadow of the raft. If it were hundreds of feet deep, the shadow would look like a tiny speck. Flathead lake does get very deep, but the spot the picture was taken in is fairly shallow. You can’t see the bottom in the deep parts. However, having freakishly clear water means you can see exactly where the sandy bottom drops off into blackness, so this still ranks a 5/10.

The Lower Congo River, multiple countries

Most of the Congo is a pretty normal, if large, River. In the lower section of it, however, lurks a disturbing surprise: massive underwater canyons that plunge down to 720 feet. The fish that live down there resemble cave fish, having no color, no eyes, and special sensory organs to find their way in the dark. These canyons are so sheer that they create massive rapids, wild currents and vortexes that can very easily kill you if you fall in. A solid 6/10, would not go there.

Little Crater Lake, Oregon

On first glance this lake doesn’t look too scary. It ranks this high because I really don’t like the sheer drop off and how clear it is (because it shows you exactly how deep it goes). This lake is about 100 feet across and 45 feet deep, and I strongly feel that this is too deep for such a small lake. Also, the water is freezing, and if you fall into the lake your muscles will seize up and you’ll sink and drown. I don’t like that either. 7/10.

Grand Turk 7,000 ft drop off

No. 8/10. I hate it.

Gulf of Corryvreckan, Scotland

Due to a quirk in the sea floor, there is a permanent whirlpool here. This isn’t one of those things that looks scary but actually won’t hurt you, either. It absolutely will suck you down if you get too close. Scientists threw a mannequin with a depth gauge into it and when it was recovered the gauge showed it went down to over 600 feet. If you fall into this whirlpool you will die. 9/10 because this seems like something that should only be in movies.

The Bolton Strid, England

This looks like an adorable little creek in the English countryside but it’s not. Its really not. Statistically speaking, this is the most deadly body of water in the world. It has a 100% mortality rate. There is no recorded case of anyone falling into this river and coming out alive. This is because, a little ways upstream, this isn’t a cute little creek. It’s the River Wharfe, a river approximately 30 feet wide. This river is forced through a tiny crack in the earth, essentially turning it on its side. Now, instead of being 30 feet wide and 6 feet deep, it’s 6 feet wide and 30 feet deep (estimated, because no one actually knows how deep the Strid is). The currents are deadly fast. The banks are extremely undercut and the river has created caves, tunnels and holes for things (like bodies) to get trapped in. The innocent appearance of the Strid makes this place a death trap, because people assume it’s only knee-deep and step in to never be seen again. I hate this river. I have nightmares about it. I will never go to England just because I don’t want to be in the same country as this people-swallowing stream. 10/10, I live in constant fear of this place.

Honorable mention: The Quarry, Pennsylvania

I don’t know if that’s it’s actual name. This lake gets an honorable mention not because it’s particularly deep or dangerous, but it’s where I almost drowned during a scuba diving accident.

Edit: I’ve looked up the name of the quarry, it’s called Crusty’s Quarry and is privately owned and only used for training purposes, not recreational diving.

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(not trod au canon...probably)

I love the trope of marrying Narinder asap after the final battle but what if Narinder was the one to initiate things

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I like to think he feels a little regret for u know, tearing his eyes out

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garlic bread………

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Mawwige....

thinking about beating narinder with a gun in game, and immediatley marrying him, a shotgun wedding.

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various doodles n requests for cuddles, pets, pet names o7

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Later the lamb would just think that the real thing is nicer than the gaunlet idk

I gave up so fast holy shit

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receive the ultimate blessings from the Year of Loong龙( wealth, luck and health) by 爱摆牌的龙龙

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English added by me :)

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An idea I would be exploring further if I wasn’t doing two other comics already.

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i finally get to share a huge project i’ve been working on for the past few months!

awhile ago i mentioned that i’d be teaching a music course about how i write and produce songs as an independent artist on studio.com. and well…it did not turn out how i intended lol

i very ambitiously set out to record the entire process of writing and producing a song for the album i’m working on but found that summoning inspiration and creativity on demand was very difficult. and on top of that, i was dealing with a rough depressive swing and was feeling some major imposter syndrome about whether or not i was qualified to be teaching a course on this in the first place.

BUT i got through it! and i ended up creating a song that i’m super proud of and is absolutely perfect for the album! and at the end of the day i got to record the entire process of creating this song, from concept to production, while also capturing a really honest look at how i struggle with finding inspiration and fighting against insecurities as a queer and trans independent artist.

if you wanna hear a song about finding and building queer community, check it out on soundcloud

and if you wanna see how i came up with the concept and wrote the song, check out the class on studio! it’s 12.5 hours of goofiness, anxious breakdowns, and every tip i could think of for songwriters, producers, and independent artists!

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second chances can only get you so far

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I love a happy ending