#^^^that part is a true story btw.

[koipudding]

more on muse!kaiser bc I listened to "writing on the wall" again.

you're burnt out; every critique ends in scathing remarks from rich classmates and an aggravating professor. Enter Michael Kaiser; some no name kid who got into the school on an athletic scholarship, and is the model for your live drawing class. When you ask for him to pose for your next project, he immediately chews you out.

"talentless", "waste of time", etc. but you promise to help him with his coursework (because of course the two of you chose the same lab class and he hasn't shown up all semester, and has so many labs to make up).

and like. yeah. he sends you gym pics and post-shower ones for "inspiration" but he's teasing you.

also like. you know his schedule. he doesn't dare ask how you found out, but he finds it funny when his friends ask why there's a random guy following them, and glaring (Kaiser stood one foot away from where he usually does, and you almost missed him).

[goodoldfashionedengineer]

Teacher: Sorry for being late, in exchange, we'll end the lesson earlier

Jason Todd, aka 'Robin': (⁠●_⁠●⁠)

(internally: *appalled* how can the lesson be shortened when we already began later, the math doesn't add up)

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Jason Todd, aka 'Red Hood', being particularly mad at the Batfam over something: Sorry for being late for the mission. In exchange, I'll end my part of it earlier

[servuscallidus]

I never liked Melanie as a person but was very intrigued by her as a character, since she's as deep and well written as any other on the show, (until fandom made me hate her). I'd forgotten though that the dislike was immediate + from her first appearance we get to know one of her most fundamental (and insufferable) traits, that is that she does exactly what Jon does, worse-ish* even, but she thinks she's better than him because, well, because it's her and she just is. Which will come back full force later on to such wonderful effects

[quietwingsinthesky]

sometimes interpreting media through a shipping lens enhances it, on occasion even beyond the author’s original intent, but sometimes, you do have to accept that your ship was not in the heads of anyone making the source material and trying to force it to fit into evidence of your ship will severely hinder your ability to discuss the actual text.

[spotaus]

I wanna request some more stereo sans if that’s okay, I LOVE HIM THE DESIGN IS SO SCRUNKLY RAAAAAHHHHH

Also hi I love your art✨✨✨

HI HELLO!!!

I gotta say I was surprised to see Stereo in my Asks, but I am SO glad u requested him!!! 🥺💖💖💖

The goofy himself! I missed drawing him sm!!!!!

He's really silly because I don't really have lore for him outside the main Eternal Ashes storyline, and that's a whole can of worms, so no Lore-Dump unfortunately. BUT if u want some Design History lore I'm dropping some beneath the cut!

Okay so, Stereo was one of my first ocs for utmv. Like. I think he was designed right after Ichor (<- my first Sans oc) was. He was part of a Trio, made up of Orchid, Reset, and himself. Currently they're the three longest surviving cast members of Eternal Ashes, but Stereo has gone through very few changes.

Here are his First Reference (left) and Revised Reference (right) from about 2019 and probably 2020 respectively.

The one on the left is so funny to me because, yeag, I used to have an awful style 🫶 but Stereo's design is honestly pretty consistent over the years.

Like the rest of the designs like him, he kinda Grew Up with me as I learned to draw better and as I developed the story he was involved with. He's one of my special blorbos that (while he doesn't have a ton of lore like I usually give my ocs) is always fun for me to draw and revisit!!!

Thanks for the request, Anon!!!! Maybe I can do some more proper scene doodles for him in the near future! (I love drawing him in motion thanks to his clothes/arms)

[floortile34]

another story from the school psych:

she asked us if we wanna meet again. she said no, she instantly dismissed the opinion she explicitly asked for, and said we need parental consent to decline

mask started lying to her again. yippee we're being taught again to not tell the truth. but she's still so fucking horrible about all that

i just hate how eager they are to snitch on you. what if i was abused at home? you'd cause me to get abused more. great job fostering trust

can barely imagine how horrible it must be for those deemed overweight, cause like she's so annoying to us about corpse being underweight. like yeah it's been underweight since it was fucking made. that's factory settings, jackass

[evilkitten3]

well on the one hand i would be ecstatic bc i love bears but on the other hand when we made fortune cookies fortunes for each other in second grade the one i ended up with said "you will be eaten by a bear" so i must admit i would also be a bit concerned

[toestalucia]

(reading ch5) dude this is epic

[dayurno]

HELLO i just wanted to say that i love you so muuuch!! i recently finished reading playing for keeps and oh. my. god.

your kevin is the most adorable thing I've ever seen i want to eat him alive (sorry, I'm vegan actually but...)

tntg and pfk is the masterpieces i know what I'm talking about. perhaps you can give some advice for fic writers? i love you sm 😩🤚🏼

OH WOW nice to me thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!! and wanting to eat kevin alive is the average kevin day experience he is just chewable!!!! i guarantee

and aiya advice for fic writers huh. i dont know if my advice is worth much if anything at all but from the top of my head here are some things ive picked up over the years that will hopefully serve someone somewhere

presentation actually matters!!!! a properly formatted fic is not only delicious to read but also helps with keeping you in the story, i know this because i am a bad formatter (so sorry) and whenever i go through my fics and see a mistake i'm immediately taken out of it! just make sure it's easy to read and you have formatted it to the best of your abilities

brevity is the soul of wit. unfortunately. this is by no means i'm advocating for only short sentences (we all love tangents!) but i think it is good to vary on sentence length and save your longer lines for things that are important to note down! this image has been going around for years now but i still think its one of the most helpful pieces of writing advice ive ever seen

side characters are your best friends!!!!! i think as fanfic writers sometimes we want to get to the point and focus only on our mains, but it does add a lot of flavor and texture when you have small storylines happening along with your main plot, especially if you're doing an in-depth character study. life exists even when we're not seeing it!!!! give your side characters interesting stories and relationships!!!!

writing is about FUN and your questions regarding your storyline should never be "what is the most logical thing that could happen now?" but "what is the most interesting thing that could happen now?". this is a sin aftg fans commit the most when talking about aftg but i am here to tell you that no plot is too ambitious. nothing is so out there that you can't write about it! no concept is too wacky! interesting should come first; you worry about the logic in later edits. most readers are more willing to forgive an interesting plot with technical problems than they are willing to forgive a boring story that is perfect writing-wise

i think this is all i have! if anyone would like to add something theyre more than welcome to

[bigender-cowboy]

Silly Game Time: Share a dumb joke with us! The dumber, the better!

If English isn't your first language, you can share a dumb joke from your native language (in fact, I'd almost prefer that).

I have one!!!!!!!!!!!

IM THE ALPHA!!!! AND YOU’LL TREAT ME AS SUCH!!!!! (sounds of me falling off a 10 foot rock)

(Intense humming to the theme of careless whisper, enchantingly pulling our hair back with what is called rizz every here and there)

[lucksea]

the two possibilities that might also both happen whenever i watch leo is 1 im going to stop watching before finishing it like i did with return of ultraman because i hate it too much. or 2 im going to have to redraw sydneys "where are you taking me" "i dont know man. just with me for the rest of my life i guess" with me and leo and/or nefariously written seven who was originally supposed to be a completely different character

[cherry-blossom-qf]

~My Autistic Journey in a Nutshell~

My mom: You're autistic.

Young Me: No I'm not! I feel emotions! And the TV says that autistic don't have emotions!

The doctor that told my mom: You're autistic.

Young Me: No I'm not! I'm extremely dumb! And the TV says that autistic people are mega smart!

My friends: YOU'RE AUTISTIC!!!

Young Me: No I'm not! I talk too much! And the TV says that autistic people don't know how to talk!

God (probably): YOU, MY CHILD, HAVE AUTISM!!

Young Me: NO I'M NOT!! I JUST HAVE ADHD!! THAT IS ALL!!

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Me (Christmas Eve, 2020): Why do I always have a meltdown when it gets too loud? Why do I feel every emotion all at once sometimes? Why can't I understand something simple when everyone else can? Why am I just a blabber mouth about the weirdest things? What is wrong with me?? Am I broken!? Why can't I be normal!!!

My mom: I've been telling you this every time you've asked. There's nothing wrong with you. You're just autistic. Autism is a spectrum, and you're on it. And remember that little ADHD you got? It sometimes links to autism.

Me (finally understanding it): ....Oh... Well that explains a few things..

[lady-lycany]

When your maladaptive daydreaming has been so intense again for a while, that your brain tricks you into missing things that literally never happened in the first place 🗿👍

Just had that and was like "🥺🥺😪😔...🤨🤔😀❓❓"

[liebgirl]

you literally can’t trust anyone on letterboxd. people will literally give prince caspian less than five stars. kill yourselves….. sorry mutuals. but you’re wrong and you need to know this. anyway prince caspian baby nobody gets you like i do don’t let the haters get you down sweetheart you’ll always have me <3

[ne0nwithazero]

what was tenna's first word and how old were they when they said it?

I get the feeling that Tenna was just fully non-verbal until they were 3-4 years old ngjfkdng

Then out of nowhere they just started saying fully-formed sentences, which really spooked their parents hahahha

[probablyaseamonster]

Hello, my username is ProbablyASeaMonster (internet name undetermined) and Swamp and Sensibility is my favourite Amphibia episode