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got caught in one of the back wheels of the bandwagon, extended corniverse headcanons be upon ye

my bryce and clark are based on the lovely lovely designs for them made by @gaybearwedding !! (well they at least were initially. things may have gotten away from me)

additional dumb doodling under the cut

(and one for my little team illinois + nebraska ocs ⬇️)

notes, headcanons, etc:

- the Wicked shirt and the blue button down (from the group pic in the first photoset) are both shirts i’ve owned for a long time and are still in my closet right now

- the team illinois and team nebraska captains are named dani (daniela) and miya and pretty much exactly what happened between bryce and clark also happened with them. they also spent a summer road-tripping together; prime grounds for homosexual thoughts to happen

- for anybody who’s watched the off book episode The Kids Are At Night with Mary Sohn (10/10 episode highly recommended), i imagine that most nights after clark gets done helping his sisters* with their homework he’s probably looking up online editions of Boy Boy Magazine. gotta get connected to the culture

* = my headcanon is that he has two sisters, one older one younger

- the Away Team is from the same country as Princess Emily but they’re diehard Nothing Everything Children Glass fans (is there an actual name for the group who made it?? tag with your headcanon for the band name) and there is a rivalry between the two factions

that’s all ive got for now thanks for reading all my weird little ideas!! 💖💖

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I love lines that are poking fun at another player’s stupid worldbuilding that they’re stuck with.

Clark: “So just to confirm, it was *MANY* of you on *ONE* unicycle?”

Bryce: “That was how we *ALL* got hurt in *A* unicycle accident.”

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I need PIBE to do a Hallmark Xmas ep or i will die

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The girl in my window.

Every night I watch the girl in my window

And every night she stares back.

We notice the features we share

Our eyes,

Our mouth,

Our hair.

She showed me my imperfections,

The cracks that run though me.

Every night I listen to the girl in my window.

Her mouth moves with the rhythm of speech

But no word reach my ears.

I feel her though,

Her fear,

Her hatred,

Her violence.

Even in silence, Her song was beautiful.

I hated her for it.

Now the girl in my window is gone

And I long to see our cracks again.

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And with this update, we've surpassed Clarity's word count (oh my god???)

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no home run is worth it if you can't run home to a home you love

i've been rewatching the original cast recording and play it by ear NONSTOP for the past couple of days and i gotta tell you. i am absolutely, completely, utterly smitten with jess mckenna. please accept this tribute as a monument of my love

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When Zach or Jess predict the other’s next line in a song and join in without a moment of hesitation.

You agree. Reblog.

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Would you take a break and share a Shortcake Stack with me?

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so clark and bryce were definitely flirting with each other at every single cornhole competition they went to right

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the gay cornhole players of all time,,, a doodle inspired by these adorable designs by @gaybearwedding!!

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y'all. do you even know what you're missing if you don't watch play it by ear on dropout tv. they've got it all. nerds improvising musical theatre in a 30-40 minute format?? about everything and anything you could imagine??? polyamorous 90's teenagers spending a night at the mall. fun facts about platypuses. a noir detective that has an invisible vape. insanely horny ren faire shenanigans. a gay song about unicycles that will make you forget it's all improvised because it's just so fucking good. gay bear wedding. I could go on but I don't have to, because you can just go to dropout tv right now and check it out for yourself

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It took way too long, but I finally settled on how I want to draw the Groovatronians. Glad I did because they're some of my favorite characters in the episode.

More thoughts on these characters and Groovatronians below!:

For the Groovitronian look, I was inspired mostly by crystals (because of all the glass, so much glass) and also by the strata visible in rocks [example below]. The colors come from the lighting and make-up of the episode, mostly.

In the episode, Groovatron V and the Groovatronians are characterized by their 'sexiness' and 'danger.' I did my best to try and put those elements into their designs.

The crystals growing from their skin grow to sharp points naturally, though most Groovatronians sharpen them for appearances. The sharper the crystals, the more alluring they are. Clothes typically do not cover the shoulders because that is where crystals commonly emerge. Crystals may also grow on the back of hands, back of the calves, and on the lower back. The crystals on their heads are seen on most Groovatronians, it's a sign of illness and extreme deficiencies if the crystals never begin to grow in childhood. The amount of crystals tends to be two, but it's not unheard of for some to be born with more or just the one. The length of these crystals varies; longer crystals are associated with the higher ranking Groovatronians and shorter crystals with the majority of the population.

Groovatronian ears are highly-sensitive, sometimes to a painful degree. To combat the pain, the Groovatronians have made ear coverings that help protect the most sensitive of ears. With how common they are, they are decorated and personalized. It keeps with how most Groovatronians like to decorate themselves with gold, considering that it's a commonly found metal.

Claire and Trisha are half-Groovatronian (via their mother's side) and half-Bajoran (via their father's side). The two of them were raised on a federation colony (unnamed so far) and lived fairly normal, intertwined lives. Their father was a federation scientist, though he died early in their childhood (around 8 or so). They were raised by their mother (a civilian nurse) who did her best to raise them Groovatronian, despite being so far from Groovatron V.

Claire had always had dreams of space travel and she dedicated herself to getting into the academy. When she eventually left for Earth to attend the campus in San Francisco, Trisha and their mother went back to Groovatron V. On Earth, Claire stayed with family members from her father's side that worked in the area which eventually led her to being more immersed in her Bajoran heritage than her sister. The distance meant for sparse conversation between Claire and Trisha and a slight loosening of their bond.

Eventually, Claire graduated and she got a position on the Harmony. Around the same time, coincidentally, Trisha got her first job as an intern.

The differences in Claire and Trisha's markings, despite they fact that they are identical twins, is the same thing that happens with freckles on identical twins. The layout of things like freckles and moles (and thus the twins' markings) aren't embedded in your dna.

The crystal colors is a matter of varying environments. Claire was far from Groovatron V while Trisha was right in that environment, so the colors of their crystals (while the same general color) are different in saturation and brightness. The stress experienced throughout the academy and then on the Harmony doesn't help the color either.

A little edit of the Claire & Trisha art because the quote (from Amber Fossey) makes me think of them too much.

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i wanted to mess around and make a space rocks! uniform design and instead of actually deciding on what to do, i've just made a bunch of uniforms that i really like and can't even begin to decide between

also messed around with my captain midnight and jason designs a bit :]

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Finally watched s1 of Play It By Ear and it was the best decision I've ever made

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alright so i did a thing...

here is some art of some of the characters from the muck of merkmere. more specifically david, geribold henry, henrietta henry, and julia indisguise

individual portraits + some commentary under the cut :)

david:

geribold henry:

henrietta henry:

julia indisguise:

everyone except david is meant to be a teenager because of the whole "dead by the age of 14" thing. i don't know how good a job i did in making them look ~14 but they are visibly younger than david so i count it as a win

i had a lot of fun with david. he's a character i've sketched before. it turns out drawing rich assholes is pretty fun! plus we got some descriptions of his clothing, which made designing him a lot easier

with geribold i really tried to capture the murderous teenager vibes. he is absolutely glaring at david in that moment and thinking of decapitating him. he's also in dire need of a haircut

it's kind of obvious that henrietta was a bit rushed. i had a different pose for her at first but i didn't like that one and by the time i came to that conclusion i was getting a bit frustrated with sketching. so her clothing especially ended up a bit shabby. but i don't hate how she turned out

i also had some trouble with julia. i already have a hard time shading straight hair and everything with more than a slight wave in it is a real challenge. so i don't know how i did with that. i had a lot of fun rendering her though :)

if i keep feeling creative, i might draw more play it by ear or off book characters. we'll just have to see!

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Oscar's character never gets named at all during the entirety of Space Rocks! and I needed to make something about that

some close-ups! :

I've been writing some fics recently (because I really can't stop myself) and I've just been calling the intern Oshar because when it comes to naming, I'm about as creative as a rock.

(and a bonus Trisha and Claire doodle because I love them with my whole heart)