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@celestialspark @pjarox @xagrok

It’s the hols, y’all!

I’m feeling very much in the giving spirit lately, so I decided this would be a fun time to run a giveaway! The winner will receive a custom bust portrait of the character of their choice.

But wait, there’s a catch…

You can’t win this for yourself. 

In order to enter, you must reblog and tag someone else you wish to nominate for an entry. Maybe there’s that mutual who’s always liking and reblogging your work with super sweet tags, or maybe someone surprised you with a fic or a piece of art recently and you’d like to do something kind in return. Or maybe you just know of someone who could use a little extra cheer this month. This is your chance to share some fandom love with them!

Rules:

1 reblog = 1 entry. For the purposes of this giveaway, likes will not count as entries. (Because you can’t tag someone in a like.)

Tag as many folks as you like! Each tag will enter that person into the drawing.

Reblogs without any tags don’t count, as you can’t win for yourself.

Subsequent tags won’t enter someone twice. It’s gonna be hard enough to type all these names into a spreadsheet once! (But even if you think someone might have already been tagged, you can still do it–it’s always nice to know someone was thinking of you!)

The winner will be chosen and announced on December 26th. They will receive a digital piece of art featuring a bust illustration of the character of their choice on a transparent or solid background.

What I will draw: 

Original and canon characters - I’m most familiar with the Dragon Age, Mass Effect, and Harry Potter fandoms, but I can also draw your D&D Character or an OC from another fandom, as long as they’re mostly humanoid and you can give me plenty of info and references! (Piercings and tattoos are welcome as long as they aren’t super intricate.)

Humans, elves, qunari, dwarves, goblins, tieflings, etc. are all on the table!

What I won’t draw this time:

Mech and/or furry characters. I’m just not great at them, TBH.

Complicated outfits/armor. The finished piece will be a bust, so I’ll do whatever is visible from the shoulders up if you want clothing and jewelry included, but it should be fairly simple.

Animals. They take more time, and I need more practice at them to really feel good about doing them for other people.

Happy holidays and good luck to everyone!

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I do not know this baby but I love this baby.

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Couple goals? I reached mine! My nerdy ass writer got an avid reader as boyfriend and I couldn’t be happier ♥

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What was once my weakness will become my strength

Boyfriend’s amazing DnD character - Xander! I hope he’ll have some character arc like this one day ♥

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TUDOR HOUSE - Home of Susan Ownes and Stephen Calloways. Photo by Christopher Horwood

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Photo: Iñaki del Olmo

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TUDOR HOUSE - Home of Susan Ownes and Stephen Calloways. Photo by Christopher Horwood

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This is so fucking dumb but here u go that SB feeling

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I HC Urianger’s AST cards have custom Moenbryda sleeves-

“Thou hast been buffeth. Go forthwith.” “Urianger don’t you think your AST cards are getting out of HAND-” “but there shalst never be enough of milady Moenbryda⁠—” “Urianger please. I am going to DECK you.”

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im leveling summoner on an alt and i just got whiplash remembering this old ffxiv thing

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CAT!

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omg so yesterday i put a salt line on the pathway to our front door because i was fucking around and my brother was pretending to be a demon

and today we ordered pizza and the salt line was still there

and my brother went outside to sign for the pizza

and the pizzaman refused to step over the salt line, like he almost did and then he backed up and handed my bro the pizza and left; which is pretty ridiculous because it’s far from our door

so a heads up to everyone i’m pretty sure domino’s is actually run by demons??? kind of like how in men in black the post office is run by aliens

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As a white westerner

I DON’T  know the cultural and historic nuances behind the design of this Chinese exclusive FFXIV outfit or why it’s offensive.

What I DO know is that friends I’ve made who ARE Korean and HAVE that background understanding are upset about this and it digs up national wounds left by a country whose companies and politicians have a long rap sheet of ignoring the injustices it committed in Korea and in China in the 20th century.

It is SO EASY as a westerner to come tromping into this conversation and declare “it’s just Japanese style from the 1920s. They didn’t mean harm.” We haven’t lived it. We don’t know what it’s like. We have no right to be speaking on this matter. We CANNOT put words and emotions into the mouths of Korean players and tell them what they’re feeling is exaggerated and irrational.

What we CAN do is listen empathetically to upset Korean players and hear their stories with compassion instead of scrutiny.

From one white westerner to another, please zip it and listen to the perspectives of the Korean players. It’s not our call to make whether they have a right to be upset.

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I have been getting a lot of hot, spicy takes in my inbox and submissions box due to the Far Eastern school outfit being released to Mog Station.

My personal thoughts that are mine alone and not any other Korean’s:

1) If you REALLY WANT IT. Buy it. Just don’t be INSENSITIVE with it. If you have friends who are from Korea, make sure they aren’t triggered by it. Showing a little compassion matters.

Cheche’s post didn’t have a call to action in it. It wasn’t rallying for people to boycott or yell at SE. It was just information on why a lot of folks in Korea were upset. Yet the backlash that came about in response was intense - ranging from death-threats to people insisting that Korea should be thankful it was colonized because Japan made it better and “it is sad comfort women happened, but rape culture and slavery is still a thing in the present day, so get over it!” (A hot take I got TODAY)

Show some compassion. Even if you don’t get what the big deal is.

2) Don’t be a dick to random people wearing the outfit - they might not have any idea of the history behind it.

It is admittedly really hard to know about emotional weight behind that outfit for some people if you aren’t familiar with the history between Korea and Japan. I am sure a lot of folks see it and just think “Wow! Cute outfit!” It is a shit move to jump down their throats on something they have no awareness over and haven’t ever been informed on. If you really want to tell them something, just give them a heads up to be careful and sensitive when wearing it around certain groups of people.

For those that ARE aware of it, again - just some sensitivity goes a long way instead of kneejerk “Fuck those guys. They should just get over their ancient history of trauma!”