#;letters

[redstringraven]

2k3 Donnie and Klunk <3

For the request

If you'd like to that is!

i'm always down to draw don and his very chatty lab partner (who still owes him money)! c: thank you so much!! got to try a new ink brush and a static brush for this one.

[lacomandante]

im sure you explained it somewhere, but how did you end up getting the chance to stay and work with assumpta? that is just amazing!

It's a really weird story, but I made a post (I forget which site it was, maybe insta) about how much I liked Teresa and the Sharpe series, and Assumpta's husband, Scott, ended up finding it LOL. He was really kind and sent me her email to reach out to her...which took me about 8 months to write (and Sam of course edited the email so I wouldn't sound cringe :P). Assumpta got it and from there added me and followed me and naturally I was freaking out LOL. I would always be so nervous and have no idea what to say, or if what I wanted to send was fine (and it literally was completely normal I was just freaking out over getting the chance to talk to her LOL). She wanted to meet for coffee when I came to Spain, we planned for it in the spring of 2020.

Which...did not happen. It wasn't until last year I got to go. I had been saving up since 2018 so that was like 5 years of waiting. Since 2018 though I had been collecting a lot of her films because I was rping Teresa (this is technically an rp blog for those who've recently followed me and don't know LOL). I wanted to find new films for icons, and I was learning Spanish, so it was really helpful and immersive for me. So that's how I started collecting her really hard to find films. I sent a few to her and she hadn't seen them since they premiered in the 90's, and she was so happy I made it my goal to find as many as I could!

Over the years she kept asking me when I was coming, and my voucher for my airline ticket was expiring soon, so Sam and I made plans to go in spring of 2023 :) The offer of coffee changed to dinner at their place. I ended up giving her a big hard drive of all the films I had found (and other gifts), in chronological order, which amounted to like, 80+ films and television shows, from 1976-1995. Instead of shock, she held the checklist I made for her and noticed the one's that were missing. She was like "Oh, I have that one. And that one. And that one too." They led me to their bedroom office and to a giant treasure trove of shelves filled with nothing but boxes and boxes full of her works, her call sheets, headshots, etc, soooo much stuff. It turns out she really did have those missing films, but they're in formats that are so old now there's not many places that can convert them into a watchable format :(

But there was so much to go through, and we had dinner with them twice, that they offered to let me come back in the fall of 2023 to organize and archive a lot of it, so that's what I did! I was there for about two and a half weeks in their apartment, working day and night essentially to try and organize and scan things. But with film negatives and slides it's difficult to get the technology to digitalize those things, so it was a slow process. But yeah! It was really fun, even though we were working most of the time (she's a super busy person) we got to go out and do things and have a lot of fun. I'm going back in the spring to help out some more cuz there's still so much work to do!

I just think it's very funny to see my transition from "omggg she's FOLLOWING ME she called me a FRIEND!" to "we have a groupchat and i am completely normal about it now and we work together" LOL.

[heroonlybyblood]

What made you pick up Sparrow? What more do you wish to see from him??

Ask anything you'd like about my characterization or how I play my character | Accepting!

Oh geez, that was what, 9? 10 years ago now? Originally I picked him up cos he was familiar, I think. He was the easiest to pry into his mind as he was just a caricature of a 100% evil playthru and barely more than a self-insert. But over the years he grew.

I can't tell you if I wanted more threads, or if it was cos I wanted a non-oc that didn't keep dying off, but I settled on him for one reason or another. This second go around I picked him back up cos I missed rping (7 year gap between last leaving him off and picking him up) and D&D just wasn't the same. I missed the connections I had built in the RPC and wanted to make more friends thru shoving Sparrow at Situations 😂

As for what more I want to see? I think I want to expand more upon his King verse and Tyrant verse, as well as expand into dedicated verses for other fandoms. I know I've been rotating a Dragon Age verse, as well as two generic no magic verses (one for 1700's and one for modern). I unno, I wanna stretch him out like playdough and see what else I can build from him.

Thanks for the ask!

[aestuavis]

@confluxium asked :

"spit it out , what is it exactly ?" - james to kurenai (:

↪ 𝑫𝑶𝑵'𝑻 𝑺𝑴𝑰𝑳𝑬 𝑨𝑻 𝑴𝑬 . || accepting

|| 紅 || :: the HACKER prided herself in being able to keep her emotions intact. that was something she almost always managed to do no matter the situation. it helped when you had been in the BUSINESS for so long that lying and masking what you're feeling became a second nature. when you spent majority of your time behind a persona, it got easier and easier to not display what she truly felt within. that, and because kurenai never allowed anyone close enough to witness what was like behind that carefree, yet lethal identity of a HACKER she employed. nothing personal, it's just business.

                then why was it that she couldn't HIDE the emotions she was feeling right at this moment ? why was it that in front of him, she felt like an amateur in the art of DECEPTION ? why was it that he could see through her facade so easily like it was nothing ? it should make her uncomfortable, right ? it should make her feel exposed, yet, even now, the realization that HE remained the only person who could tell at a glance that something was bothering her was nothing short of the truth. there was no lying to him, and she did not want to lie to him. and, for once, she let her emotion get the best of her. he caught it. of course he did.

                " spit it out , what is it exactly ? "

                " i said, the man i love. " it was a spur of the moment, for she had never imagined herself admitting this out loud, whether it was to him or to herself. but that wasn't true, was it ? she had already admitted THIS FACT to herself, that was why it slipped out before she knew it. the deeper he went with this operation, the deeper he weaved his web of lies and control over london, and the more times that man showed himself to interrupt their PLANS, the more the hacker felt uneasy. it was like a tug, that warning blared in her mind whenever the detective presented himself on their trails. that was why she blurted out in the heat of their discussion and argument over why she got herself involved;

                " how could i not intervene when i might lose the man i love !? "

                sherlock holmes was coming after them, and moriarty was more than confident that he could take him. of course, the mastermind would believe that given his caliber and accomplishment, his skills and intellect were unparalleled. kurenai herself, however, had witnessed their clashes and battles many times, and every single time, she felt as if the SHADOW looming behind his back got shorter and shorter, as though it a count down. she despised that feeling, the dreadful sensation creeping up her spine.

                the possibilities that the detective might become his downfall.

                CRIMSON HUES stared straight into his cyan optics. she didn't dare look away now, nor was she attempting to HIDE what she kept locked up inside all this time. she had always been by his side, the closest person to him. his most trusted ally. his strongest pawn on the chess board. he wanted the truth ? he's getting the truth. the ultimate truth.

                " i am in love with you, james moriarty. "

[votaryoftheseven]

A letter, penned in beautiful script, sent to a witch of the woods. @birchmender

My dearest Roslyn,

I hope that this day finds you well. I write to you now for I have no one else to write to that would read my words and understand them as you would.

There comes a time in every man's life where one must check his conscience, to review the sins of his past and see how he would like to set himself up for the future. Turning points are beautiful, even if they bring one through the valley of death.

In this same vein, I believe I will get for myself a cat! I was enamoured the other day in seeing such cute mustelids, desiring an animal familiar for myself. However, in my current housing situation, it would be difficult to care for much else other than a small creature. I am drawn to cats, though I wonder what you think would fit me? So long as it can fit upon my shoulder, I believe it would do me well.

While I do think of how to care for a new animal, I am putting thought towards a place I can call my own, for the mantid, while they enjoy the things I bring them and the services I offer, are not kind to my presence, and I am not fond of their religiosity. The idea has come to me that I may become a smith's assistant, so I may learn a proud craft and make gold of my own!

I spoke with my brother the other day, and we did not come to a proper accord. It seems he wants little to do with me, but seems to value me highly enough to take on a project of his which is near and dear to his heart, and one I am wary yet Proud to take on. I wish I could have spoke with him more, though I do not see him as receptive to the idea. I did want to update you and say that I did indeed try to reach out, for he is family, and I love him dearly.

I did appreciate your coming over and spending time with me, of seeing me through my own mire of thoughts, so I sought to make you something worthy of your own countenance. While I was not able to make it of my own two hands as I had hoped to do, I did have a lovely Klaxxi smith assist in bringing my vision to life.

Your Stagehand,

Upton O. Goode

Enclosed was a small pouch made of green-tinged insectoid wings, and within the small pouch was a pendant of bronze and amber, life energy strong within.

[onlylivinboy]

@rxne

rue, 

i stopped by magni’s house on the way out, and found a few photos with dates on them, so i’m sending them along to you. some things i remembered already and other things they jogged, so i figured they might help you the same. 

love, gabe

Sent along with the short letter is a small collection of photos taken, not only ones of just the two boys but of the family that summer they’d all gathered together in the crowded family home. 

There was Rúne trying to introduce a wary JJ to Ljótr, Gabriel and Moira focusing studiously on the books they were reading, Darcy pointing emphatically at the sky- presumably explaining something about space as a confused Gabriel and seemingly awed Rúne looked on. 

There was a shot of Rúne with his newly crisp short hair, and a running blur behind him that was Gabriel about to push him off the dock and into the lake. 

There was the group gathered around a crackling bonfire being regaled by Magni with an ancient story from long before any of them were born, and one of Rúne and Gabriel running around to help little Nora catch fireflies. 

[shezoomer]

DEAR @paliedin,

you   know,    it's   funny. it's   funny   to   think   about   how   quickly   the   night   changes.   i   mean,   there   was   a   time   when   you   hated   me,   you   thought   i   was   "annoying" ( which   is   awfully   rich   coming   from   you,   mike).  you   shut   me   out,   slammed   doors   on   me   and   threw   it   in   my   face   that   no   matter   how   much   time   dustin   or   lucas   spent   with   me,   i   wasn't   really   one   of   you.   i   was   a   plaything,   something   to   keep   you   entertained.   or   maybe   a   replacement,   for   jane,   something   i   never   wanted   to   be.   i'm   not   gonna   lie,   it   wasn't   easy,   obviously.   being   left   out   of   your   little   schemes,   treating   me   like   garbage   and   then   treating   me   like   a   real   person   with   real   feelings.   it   was   absolute   crap.   you   made   me   think   that,   i   don't   know,   maybe   i   wasn't   meant   to   have   friends.   

i   mean,   being   bounced   from   one   house   to   another,   all   because   my   own   parents   didn't   want   to   keep   me,   makes   you   think   that   maybe,   just   maybe,   you're   hard   to   love.  and   you,   i   don't   know,   demonstrated   that,   i   guess. i   know,   it's   silly,   but...   i   guess   now   i   have   nothing   left   to   lose,   and   there's   no   point   in   repressing   my   dumb   feelings   and   keeping   it   all   inside.   we   were   always   good   at   that,   though,   weren't   we?

i   know   it's   not   necessary,   i   know   you   already   know,   but  for whatever’s worth, for closure’s sake, i   forgive   you,   for   all   that   shit.   you   were   mourning,   you   and   the   others,   and   although   that   doesn't   excuse   your  asshole behaviour,   you   know   i   forgive   you.   

i mean, you   were   the   one   who   said   we   were   a   family,   right?  our   family      always   forgives   each   other.

y’know, one   of   the   fondest   memories   i   have   is,   uh,   do   you   remember   those   nights   when   we   were   alone   in   your   basement?   we'd   all   meet   up   for   a   movie   night   or   to   play   some   of   your   board   games   (seriously,   looking   back   on   it   now,   how   did   i   get   myself   get   roped   into   all   that   stuff?   It’s   pathetic,   i’m   so   over   it   now)   and   i'd   get   there   way   earlier than   everyone   else,   like   always,   and   we'd   just...   sit   in   silence.   sometimes   we'd   talk,   of   course,   but   silence   was   my   favourite.   which is funny, because i’ve   always   hated   it,   you   know?   i've   never   known   how   to   be   quiet.   still.   but   you   understand   that.   you   understand   those   weird   rules   and   weird problems   we   have.   with   you   guys   it   always   felt   easier,       like   i   didn't   have   to   be   running   all   the   time   to   feel   safe.     sometimes   we'd   read   a   comic   together,   or   listen   to   music,   and   it   was   nice.

although   another   one   of   my   favourite   moments   is   when   you   wanted   to   prove   that   riding   a   skateboard   was   a   piece   of   cake   and   you   chewed   up   the   ground.   karma alway collects,   wheeler.

speaking   of   which,   do   not,   under   any   circumstances, let   dustin   ride   my   skateboard,   i'm   serious.   if   he   breaks   it,  i will haunt   both your   asses for all eternity. lucas   can   keep   it,   if   he   wants.   or   you   can   throw   it   away.   i   don't   care.   it's...   it's   not   important.

anyway,   i   guess   i   just   want   to   say   thank   you.   thank   you   for   getting   over   yourself   and   accepting   me.   thank   you   for   being   there   at   the   most   unexpected   times.   thank   you   for   listening   and   giving   comfort   when   i   didn't   even   ask   for   it,   or   know   i   needed   it.   just,   thank   you.  

shit,   this   feels   weird   to   write.   being   honest   is   exhausting.

i   know   what   you're   going   to   want   to   do,   what   you   do   best.   be   a   paladin.   be   everyone's   therapist,   everyone's   rock,   but   you   can't.   you   can't   save   everyone   mike.   not   every   story   has   a   happy   ending.   sometimes   night   falls   and   drowns   out   the   sun. and   you   know   being   a   paladin,   no   matter   what   you   say, it's   not   just   one   person's   job,   idiot.   it's   a   mutual   thing,   a   support   between   everyone.   none   of   you   are   allowed   to   burn   yourselves   out so   that   another   can   shine,   you  get that? i'm warning you   

anyway...   see   ya   later,   dyna   mike

with   love,

max

[litafficionado]

“Why do you think people make such a fuss about marriage and copulation? Why do some of our friends change upon losing chastity? Possibly my great age makes it less of a catastrophe, but certainly I find the climax immensely exaggerated. Except for a sustained good humour (Leonard shan’t see this) due to the fact that every twinge of anger is at once visited upon my husband I might be still Miss S.” -Virginia Woolf, in a letter to Katherine Cox,  dt. 4 September 1912 // “The Woolves...seemed very happy, but are evidently both a little exercised in their minds on the subject of the Goat’s coldness. I think that I perhaps annoyed her but may have consoled him by saying that I thought she never had understood or sympathized with sexual passion in men. Apparently she still gets no pleasure at all from the act, which I think is curious. They were very anxious to know when I first had an orgasm. I couldnt remember. Do you? but no doubt I sympathised with such things if I didnt have them from the time I was 2.” -Vanessa Bell, in a letter to Clive Bell, dt. 27 December 1912

[jordanbolton]

To The Substitute Art Teacher - Jordan Bolton

Pre-order my new book ‘Blue Sky Through the Window of a Moving Car’ here - https://smarturl.it/BlueSky

[octoberloved]

[redstringraven]

Mikey and/or Leatherhead! Maybe Mikey could be showing off a comic to LH and pointing at a silly creature and going “look, it’s you :3”

i've never drawn leatherhead before (is shamed for being a fake LH fan), so i used this both to kind of figure him out as well as play with the brushes! i tried using a new auto-action, but it wound up washing out the greens and i deleted it. but! got to play with yet another ink brush as well as a scatter brush. c:

i'll have to draw the mikey interaction later tho because... ;-; yes. THANK YOU.

[lacomandante]

just wanted you to know I've never read or watched Sharpe and I'm absolutely sobbing with laughter at the Sharpe + Onion headlines series you've done, genuinely so funny even out of context

I am SO glad you enjoyed them anon!! I also was laughing my ass off making those bc they're just too fun and I love looking at them periodically and it makes me so happy that even without context they make you laugh!!

[heroonlybyblood]

💚

send a 💚 for a coming idea that still needs development. | Accepting!

After years (and I do mean years) of passive rotation, I think I'm close to being able to implement a Dragon Age verse for my boy here. Like the green hat says it still needs development, but I'm getting closer to finalising it! I just need to do a bit of DA lore research as I've never been to immersed in it 😅

Thanks for the ask!

[aestuavis]

@constellaris​ asked :

tired,  sore,  rayan simply cuddles himself against akari's shoulder,  arms wrapping around her to keep her close.  he's missed her so very much.

unprompted. || always accepting

|| 明莉 || :: if it were someone else, the panther would have been startled and might even retaliate a bit more violently. however, the WARMTH from his body and his scent were more than enough to tell her exactly who it was. his embrace was accepted willingly, as the female instinctively let out a soft purr-like sound, face rubbing to his cheek like an affectionate feline she was.

                “ rayan ... i’m back. ” his name sounded extra sweet coming from her lips where kisses were littered along his jaw. “ i missed you, rayan ... ”

[lautakwah]

EDIT: CHECK MY LATEST ADDITION BEFORE YOU START SHIT IN THE NOTES, THANKS.

warning for discord users

If you're on the app, immediately go to your dms and then "add friends". After the latest update they allow your contacts to find you and have that option turned on by default, so make sure it's unchecked!

This is very obviously not great for a multitude of reasons, but especially for people in vulnerable positions who do not want people in their contacts to see who they are on discord and/or know they have discord in the first place. I've also tried finding out if this is a thing on desktop but haven't been able to find any mention of it, so either it's not a "feature" (yet) or they've hidden it. Either way, stay safe, and turn off finding friends via contacts!

[ID: three screenshots from the discord app with circles around the buttons to press to get to this "feature". 1: the messages/DM button, 2: the "add friends button", 3: in the add friends page, the "allow contacts to add me" checkbox. /END ID]

[mournfulroses]

Vladimir Mayakovsky, from a letter featured in "Love in the Heart of Everything; The Correspondence between Vladimir Mayakovsky & Lili Brik, 1915-1930,"