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happy pride from my boy <3

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Nemo Pride Icons!!

Tagging @aether-weather ! Hope you enjoy them!

all credit goes to the devils candy webcomic which everyone should go read

Open for requests! Send me a character and the various pride flags you want to see with that character! Or ships you want to see with pride flags

Click for better quality

anyone can use! just credit me (or don't) just don't claim as your own

(also if anyone wants the images without the flag behind them feel free to ask!)

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Since you guys liked my little Grelle sketch from yesterday so much (that makes me really happy btw aaa) I thought “Who am I to deny you more wholesome Grelle content?” - this drawing is something I made for pride Month last year, I hope you guys on tumblr like this too :D (plus everyday is a great day to celebrate trans pride 💕)

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Writers Truth & Dare Ask Game

🎱 ⇢ post your AO3 total stats  🍓 ⇢ how did you get into writing fanfiction?  🌵 ⇢ share the link to a playlist you love 🕯️ ⇢ on a scale from 1 to 10, how much do you enjoy editing? why is that? 🛼 ⇢ describe your latest wip with five emojis 🥑 ⇢ you accidentally killed somebody, which mutual(s) do you text for help? 🥤 ⇢ recommend an author or fanfic you love 💌 ⇢ how many unread emails do you have right now?  🌻 ⇢ tag someone you appreciate but don't talk to on a regular basis 🐇 ⇢ do you prefer writing original characters, reader inserts, or a mix of both?  🧃 ⇢ share some personal lore you never posted about before 🎲 ⇢ what stops you from writing more in your free time?  🍄 ⇢ share a head canon for one of your favourite ships or pairings 🧸 ⇢ what's the fastest way to become your mutual? 🪐 ⇢ name three good things going on in your life right now 📚 ⇢ what's the last thing you wrote down in your notes app?  🍬 ⇢ post an unpopular opinion about a popular fandom character 🔪 ⇢ what's the weirdest topic you researched for a writing project? 🦷 ⇢ share some personal wisdom or a life hack you swear on ❄️ ⇢ what's your dream theme/plot for a fic, and who would write it best? 🌿 ⇢ give some advice on writer's block and low creativity 🥐 ⇢ name one internet reference that will always make you laugh  🏜️ ⇢ what's your favourite type of comment to receive on your work? 🍦 ⇢ name three good things about a character you hate 🥝 ⇢ do you lie a lot? what's the most recent lie you told? 🦋 ⇢ share something that has been on your heart and mind lately  🦴 ⇢ is there a piece of media that inspires your writing?  🍅 ⇢ give yourself some constructive criticism on your own writing 🐚 ⇢ do you like or dislike surprises? 🪲 ⇢ add 50 words to your current wip and share the paragraph here ☁️ ⇢ what made you choose your username? 🐝 ⇢ tag your biggest supporter(s) and say one nice thing about them 🌸 ⇢ do you have any pets? if you do, post some pictures of them 🎨 ⇢ link your favourite piece of fanart and explain why you like it 🧩 ⇢ what will make you click away from a fanfiction immediately?

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The Divas ever she chose the fits

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miku prayer circle ft. teto

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sometimes i'm writing a fic and need to look up something so I actually know what I'm doing

other times I know exactly what I'm talking about and have to take a step back in horror of my very specific knowledge

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LETS GIVE IT UP FOR POE FAMILY SQUARED‼️‼️ I want to hear abt that one pls👀

OFC!! 🫡 SORRY FOR DYING BUT NOW IM BACK <3

Ok as my apology I offer you a 3 page ranpoe meeting in this au <333 (For context I yapped about this in another post but its a platonic and romantic soulmate dreamsharing au!)

(And content warning for parental deaths ig? its Ranpo's backstory so...)

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Ranpo is tired. Really tired. His eyes are red and puffy, and the room is too humid, and the black clothes sticking to his back are just making everything worse. Ranpo knows, logically, that the color of his clothing isn’t making the room stuffier. He also knows that Mama would have hated a wake like this, and that most of the people in this room are people who barely even knew his parents. Like the police officers—probably people his father saved, at some point. People who waited to show their gratitude until after his father wasn’t there to accept it.

No one remembers to thank a person until they’re gone.

And no one is there for his mama, even though Ranpo knows she was the only one there to help his father talk through his cases. She helped solve most of them, but never wanted people to know. Ranpo didn't get it. Still doesn't. Why wouldn’t she want people to know how smart she was?

Ranpo sighs. He’s tired of people he barely knows staring at him with blatant pity. 

The police suspect foul play. They’re wrong, of course, and it grates Ranpo’s ears hearing their pathetic attempts at interpreting evidence, talking about the “could have been’s” and “probably’s” like there isn’t only one truth.

Occam’s razor says that the simplest explanation is often the correct one. Occam’s razor says that Ranpo’s parents were killed in a car accident, not an elaborate murder plot or an assassination.

And Occam's razor is right.

Rain-slicked roads killed two of the greatest minds in the world, and left Ranpo all alone.

Someone else organized the wake. He can’t remember who, even though they asked him dozens of questions about what he thought they would have wanted out of something like this, and apparently did everything the exact opposite. How annoying. His head hurts even more now, even though he thought his fever broke hours ago. His eyes are heavy too. He rests his head on his knee, and he’s pretty sure pity is the only reason no one stops him from falling asleep.

Except instead of a mindless dream, he opens his eyes to his bedroom, and a stranger sitting on the floor next to him.

Oh. So that’s what this is. 

The boy stares at him. He’s probably a year or two older than Ranpo, and his bangs block most of his face. The rest of his hair is in a ponytail tied with a ribbon, and Ranpo can't help but think he's a bit odd. After a lengthy silence, the boy clears his throat.

“Are you… okay?” the boy asks awkwardly, like he’s trying to calm down a startled animal and not really sure if he should be trying in the first place. The words aren’t Japanese, but their meaning is immediately translated to him anyway.

That’s interesting, even if his soulmate is proving to be a bit dumb. Does Ranpo look okay?

Ranpo gives him a deadpan stare, and the boy sours.

“Do you... want to talk about it?” he tries again, slowly, as if every fiber of his being is praying that Ranpo doesn't. He’s clearly uncomfortable, and Ranpo finds it funny enough that he decides to answer.

“My parents just died.”

“Oh,” the boy looks even more uncomfortable, and Ranpo can’t help but laugh. He covers his mouth with his sleeve, but his soulmate clearly catches it and looks distinctly embarrassed. He’s funny, at least. “That… That sucks?”

“Why are you saying that like a question?”

“I mean, I assume it sucks?”

“You’re kind of bad at this,” Ranpo says, even though he’s smiling.

“I’m trying my best!”

Ranpo rolls his eyes, which only makes the boy wrinkle his nose in frustration. Before he can say anything else, Ranpo decides he is actually a bit curious, and asks, “Where are you from?”

The boy pauses, “Boston.”

“That’s not very helpful.”

“Oh. America, then.”

“I’m in Japan.”

The boy considers, “You’re speaking Japanese, then?”

“No, I’m speaking Spanish,” Ranpo says blandly, and the boy’s eye twitches. Ranpo can’t see it, but he just knows. “Are you stupid?”

His soulmate bristles, “That’s not—”

“Whatever,” Ranpo shrugs and holds his hand out like he saw in the American show his mom likes once. Liked. “Edogawa Ranpo.”

“Um, Edgar Allan Poe.”

“...Did you make that up?” Ranpo asks, amused.

“Why would I make that up?”

“That cannot be a real name. It’s basically mine.”

“I’m pretty sure I’m older than you. That means your name is basically mine.”

Ranpo frowns, “How old are you?”

“Fourteen,” Edgar Allan Poe says, and Ranpo crosses his arms. 

“Well, why would I copy the name of some boy I never met?”

Poe shrugs, “Your parents copied it, then.”

“Making fun of my dead parents isn’t very nice, Poe-kun,” Ranpo says, and the words don’t even sting as he says them. He doesn’t think his parents would mind—Mama always liked dark humor.

Poe freezes, and then squeaks, “That’s not—Oh my god—”

He's floundering, and Ranpo can’t help the cackle he lets out at Poe’s startled expression, laughing until there are tears pricking at his eyes that he scrubs away with a grin. It feels cathartic, even if Poe is staring at him like he's having a stroke.

“Thanks, Poe-kun” Ranpo says, once his laughter dies down, “I feel a bit better. You know, for a romantic soulmate, I could probably do worse.”

“Poe-kun?” Poe asks, before he jolts, “Romantic soulmate? Ranpo, what—”

When Ranpo wakes up, he’s smiling.

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I had way too much fun writing this scene akdjaklsdjl I think 12 year old Ranpo would be kind of an asshole but more teasing than rude and Poe's only crimes are being awkward and 14

I kind of wanted to reflect their canon meeting (even if that meeting is still DEFINITELY happening lmao) but change it enough to show their personality changes as they get older ig?

Also I'm on the fence about making Fukazawa a platonic soulmate to Ranpo bc while that makes sense i feel like it also makes sense for them to not be platonic soulmates to show how "strange" it really was that fukazawa just picked up a kid? I also really wanted to make ranpo platonic soulmates w dazai, yosano, and atsushi (and potentially kunikida) and I don't want to give him too many lmfao

Last note but I'm trying to figure out if I want there to be a way to distinguish between platonic and romantic soulmates officially or if I just want it to be a feeling lmao like is it just a vibe they get in their dreams or is there a tangible explanation?? Idk but if y'all have ideas I'd love to hear them <33

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He gets some really bad nightmares and/or thoughts at night ;(

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your tumblr avatar is who you are on the outside, and your discord avatar is your true self

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Gift for @/s3toru_uu on twitter! Their dragonchuu and princezai ;)

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fantasy/vampire au akuatsulucy for @hemlocksweetcandy as part of @bsd-rarepair-exchange

ao3 link

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I found old art from last year(⁠ㆁ⁠ω⁠ㆁ⁠)👍

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nikolai! been over a year since i drew this guy (≡^∇^≡)

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seventeen

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I knew it would never truly go away but holy cow let my girl live

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