#{i've been through such a huge art block lately that i don't even know if i like my style or if it's even easier to draw using it}

[sattorntempura]

:) i would really appreciate it if you gave my oc a chance. If not, it's okay. *cries*

Hey, peeps. Lately, I've been going through this uuuuugly artblock for my main project. (This is my first post, scary, lol.. really nervous)

So, a few months back, I drew a Devil May Cry OC. The images are under the 'more' tab, but i would really appreciate it if you read this first. With this art block going on and the urge to draw something other than my main/serious project, I decided to make a small comic of my OC's childhood and how he ended up meeting the main/canon characters/crew.

And if you're new to the DMC world, hello, welcome! I hope this little comic will encourage you to check out the official games, it's pretty fun!

Try to guess who I ship him with... Hey, don't look at my pfp! That's cheating!

So yeah, there's going to be some sketches/panels of this ship. Dw, nothing too explicit/graphic. It's fluff, lol. I think that's what they call it? There's going to be more information regarding the dmc - oc comic in a future post.

I know there's a lot of different opinions when shipping an oc with a canon character, so that's why I added this little 'more' tab/bar below so in case you're not interested, you can scroll away :) for those who choose to stay and continue on, thank you.

My oc's name is Ezra. He was created when a cool friend of mine invited me to RP the DMC5 storyline with them. I was kinda nervous at first since it was my first time to ever RP with someone. I got the hang of it, though! And it was fun! (The next/future post will provide more information of that if anybody is interested. Since it's kinda the reason why Ezra exists in the first place.) I am not sure if I will include the RP events in this comic, since like I've mentioned, it took place in the DMC5 storyline, and its quite a lottt. Just like the canon game. So I might draw the day (i mean the in-game time) after the Qliphoth was taken down. Or summarize the DMC5 storyline. There's still a lot of time to think about it since I'm going to start off with the background of this character, then when he becomes an adult, and then when he meets the crew.

☝️ This is how the cover of my oc's DMC comic will look like. The title is blurred out because I am still debating whether I should change it or not. Lol, it's kinda edgy, I might keep it that way.

☝️These right here are adult/present Ezra and a few panels of Vergil. I am still experimenting with the way I draw Vergil since I want to have him look a little closer to the game than the way he looks in manga. (Which is hard since I prefer drawing the exact style of any series official art... Because if I do it in my own version, it never looks like the character. So yes, this is a challenge.)

The drawing with Ezra's full body is supposed to be Ezra holding his scythe over his shoulder, but I gave up on finishing it since I didn't like the way his coat looked. You can even tell from the different coats he has in the other panels/images...

The image with Ezra getting food poisoning was from eating Dante's food. This idea stems from all those memes with Dante creating unidentified matter, whereas other characters like Vergil make decent food.

The first image and 3rd image are actually linked together, hehe. I wonder if any of you know the tilted towers reference? Lol

☝️Another Vergil sketch. He is laid next to Ezra in bed. (You can see the pillow that Ezra is cuddling with peeking in that image, lol). This moment is related to Vergil's nightmares.

☝️ The first image out of the two is one out of the 2 closest friends BEFORE the DMC5 events. I think you will really like them. They've put a huge impact on Ezra's life and are the very reason for the way/who he is today. I still don't have a design for the other friend, that's why it's not provided here.

The second image is just baby Ezra, not having a clue what the adults are talking about. The adults definitely didn't call him that...

☝️Lastly, this is my reaction once I created this DMC OC and decided to ship him with Vergil. I have no clue why Samsung does this to my images once edited, lol.

The same friend mentioned before also had me create an OC for a game that they play, and I failed to not grow attached to this character. (What!? I created them. They're like my own children now!) I might show u guys how he looks like when I finish his design.

If you guys have any questions, feel free to hit that, uh, *checks profile*, Ask me anything button, I will try my best to respond. If I don't respond, it's because I am still a boomer to this app and don't know how to operate it. Another reason is because the answer to your question may be a spoiler.

Like I've mentioned before, information about the comic itself will be explained in the next post. I don't spam post, so don't worry about getting lost in my profile trying to look for more information. I will try to have a pinned(?) post, if this app allows me, where I can add links like the way I've seen other users on here do it.

Haha, I add lazy watermarks (even though my art ain't that worthy) because I've seen small artist get their art clapped by a-hole users without permission. This has also happened to me, but it was yeeeaaarrrsss ago. This is why I don't post much of my art nowadays. Especially with the "art" bot-stealing going around. I need to find a better way to not let it happen to my art ever again.

Thank you for taking the time to view this, I really appreciate it! If you are interested in my OC's journey in the DMC world, feel free to follow me. You might even see my art growth/process between the very start of the comic to the very end of it! I hope it gets better... lol, watch it get worse- they slowly transform into stickmen HAHA

[pinkprimrose05]

So I've been having random thoughts and ideas (as one normally does, except most of those get scrapped 5 minutes later), and I think I finally found a concept that I can share here.

Now hear me out: A YGO college AU, but with a twist. It's a funny little game club- however, instead of starring the protagonists...

...it's all about the main antagonists.

History major Bakura, who founded the club just to play Capsule Monsters, and ended up with a group of weirdos after several Duels and DnD campaigns and nights of wailing about assignment deadlines. His sharp and creepy demeanor tends to be offputting, but it belies a lonely nerd who only knows how to communicate his feelings through a round of games.

Goth guitarist Yubel, the one nobody knows anything about other than their banger heavy metal music and penchant for weird humor. Rumor has it they've been held back for several years now, but given their oddly low profile, nobody can say anything for sure. Pretty chill player for the most part... but lord help you if you destroy anything on their field by card effect in a Duel.

Engineering alumnus Z-ONE, who has never ever said his real name in the club, and acts very much like a grandpa despite only being 29 (which earned him the affectionate title of Peepaw). You'd think someone of his occupation would be well-studied in their interests and hobbies, but the poor man loses 8/10 Duels simply because he refuses to change his Deck out of sentimentality. Power of promises made to late friends, or something like that.

Security officer Don Thousand, real name Adonis, father of seven and saltier than the dead sea can ever be. This man holds so much spite it's actually impressive, and his only proper vent for it is playing card games with weird teens when his shift ends. He tends to wear a perpetual scowl when out and about -that would explain his generally unapproachable vibe- and yet, for some inexplicable reason, he seems to be a lot less gloomy when it's time to visit the club. Quite curious, indeed.

Fine arts major Zarc, the one theatre kid of all time. Don't let the sweet smile fool you; the guy has an uncanny affinity for villain impressions, and he puts it to good use in all games- with a dash of dramatic flair, of course. That said, this is the same kid who goes all sparkly-eyed if one mentions even a peep of card lore in his vicinity, and melts into an excited little puddle whenever a new set or lore book is released. Thus is the duality of the Supreme King, apparently.

Computer science major Ai, the shiny new freshman on the block, who works at the college cafeteria and already has a (secret) fan club. His natural charisma is just about enough to cover for his crippling lack of social intelligence, and so it comes as a surprise to most that he's a huge tabletop game nerd, despite not looking the part one bit. Please don't tell him that Master Rule 4 was a mistake, though. He literally Will Not Shut Up until he proves you squarely wrong.

[cutesuki--bakugou]

Getting back into things I used to be so invested in, like posting my work on social media and the communities I was active in, has been way more difficult than I ever thought it would be.

I miss it a lot, though. All of it.

Sharing my work with others and getting to enjoy theirs. Meeting new people. The conversations, both good and bad. Being involved in projects, like Zines and other collabs. The Discord servers, with all the fun little things like streaming, VCs and watching things together. The creativity and inspiration that comes with being involved in fandom communities. Bringing other peoples visions to life through things like commissions and requests.

A lot of my difficulties the past two years have come from things like my mental and physical health. I've been in hospitals (illnesses/injuries, surgeries and to protect myself from myself). Lost two jobs and my independence. Had to shut down my Etsy store and lost my entire small business (Damn you Crunchyroll, and your stupid IP Bots u_u). I've had a never ending art block and, all in all, I feel like I've lost everything that I was.

My biggest regret is losing all the friends that I had made. I can't blame my health for all of that, though. I made a stupid choice to follow the wrong person and that was the moment I lost a huge chunk of the community and people I had grown so fond of. By now, I've lost literally everyone I met through tumblr, twitter (or X, whatever it is now), and other places. But not just from how I had walked away back then. I had apologized to those I had hurt. I want to come back, to reconnect and try to return to what things were like before, but I can't get over this shame, embarrassment and regret I feel.

I don't really know what this whole speech or rant is, tbh. I've just been missing it all a lot lately. The creativity, inspiration, community... my friends I had made.

All of it.

I've said this over and over again for the past two years, but... maybe soon I'll try and come back again. All I've done consistently is some writing on Ao3 (TikTok I did for a good while, but it's been dead for a year now, too). I actually have a Bakugou x Fem!Reader fic going on right now, Senioritis, and for anyone who had been following it forever ago, I finished Ancient Soul.

I've also kinda gotten sucked into a new series with another fluffy-headed grumpy yet wholesome character that's been fighting with Bakugou for my attention.

Iykyk.

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But yeah, thanks to anyone who has followed / enjoyed my work even though I haven't been here, and everyone who has stuck around. I miss y'all, and I really want to come back soon, even if it means starting everything over from scratch.

Talk to y'all soon <3.

[promptprophet]

I love running Drawing-Prompt-s, and in no way am I giving it up, but that isn't to say that running the blog hasn't hurt as well.

Like, recently I started diving deeper for prompts that haven't been seen for some time and never got their chances. I'm talking like 2018/17. I don't even remember what year the blog was made or when I took over. But I've been going back.

And while I've been scrolling I've found some of the sweetest messages that I've seen. So excited about the way I respond to art, giving much encouragement! Etc. I even keep a screenshot folder of my favorite ones when I find them.

But that isn't to say that everyone shares the same sentiment. And I can't say that it hasn't affected how I post over the years (and was partially responsible for me initial absence for, what was it, a year? More?). Just scrolling through all these wonderful prompts only to see someone calling me a bitch out of the blue. Or the Pride Mythos creature discourse years ago - with people harassing myself and the artist - in my own inbox calling me every name they could think of, or insulting me as a bi woman, saying I was faking it, perpetuating hate. I remember that for to such a point that the artist had to reach out to me asking for me to remove their art. It was a little bi pride colored unicorn captioned with a joke (because there is a huge joke amongst those in the bi community that people would believe in unicorns before us, or because couples looking for a bi person to have a threesome with are called "Unicorn Hunters"). And I stand by my original stance with that issue, I only removed it for the same of that artist. I just found more hate about it and I blocked all of them. But that, and messages similar absolutely still bother me; the ones saying "well you run a blog of 72+ thousand people, it's your fault you upset some of them, just don't be dumb and only post safe content, they're mostly minors." A rather crude sum up, but it gets their point across. It was 72k+ at the time, now it's 78k+. But that's affected how I post. Not because I want it to, but because it's always there in the back of my head. I also don't agree isn't mostly minors following me, but at no point was this blog ever designated as a minors only space - adults do art, and they deserve to tackles prompts or pieces that relate to their experiences too.

Or the one individual I had forgotten about even before that making prompt after prompt sexualizing The Prompt Prophet, my persona here. Made even worse by the fact I was a minor when they were sending those - those is not a fact I think they were aware of because they also kept forgetting I'm a woman, and constantly called me a man early on.

I don't know where I'm going with this. It's late and I still need to Q the art for the week. Just seeing so much hate absolutely cuts. Even now.

The blog is still amazing. As are many of my followers. I wouldn't be here without you all. But that isn't to say it hasn't had the occasional adverse affect running @drawing-prompt-s .

[darkxwolf17]

i remember following you at some point when you were arguing with this one proshipper, and at the time i was well... on your side. but lately, i've started thinking.. what's the point of all this discourse?? like... even then, there's a difference between proshipping and comshipping (proshipping- ship and let ship; block and move on) (comship -"complex" shipping; what proshipping in the md and other fandoms are usually confused with) so.. i feel like i've been adopting the proshipping mentality, though i wouldn't call myself a comshipper :] i know you're probably not going to answer this, but what's your full, honest opinion on the pro/anti ship discourse?

EDIT: Proshippers DO NOT INTERACT with this post i dont want you here get out

Hello, thank you for this ask, my opinion on the whole debate is actually more complex than what might be seen. Despite me being very much anti-proship (which I'll get to what that means later), I actually do not consider myself anti-fiction (though some proshippers may disagree with me and call me a "puriteen" or whatever).

Personally, I am in the opinion that the original meaning of dead dove and all that is something i can get behind. Before anyone calls me a proshipper, (I'm not and never will be), let me specify I said the *original* definition. This definition being "okay, there are some things that can be romanticized in fiction that shouldn't be romanticized ever in the real world." By this, I'm mainly meaning toxic relationships (I joke about toxic yuri, and it's because there are some ships that Are toxic i do genuinely enjoy, ie Voll), as well as some other kinks (that I won't get into because this is a safe for work blog that minors follow) that cannot be performed in real life. Fiction is a place to explore these things, and I am fully in support of using it as an outlet for the bizarre and weird.

My issue with proshipping is that, despite what many may claim, nowadays it really is just a fancy word for enjoying drawn csem. I don't care if it's "just fiction." Remember that thing i said earlier about how there are some things that can be romanticized in fiction? Well, children are not and never will be one of them. It is never okay, in ANY universe, to sexualize a child. I will stand by that firmly.

Other things i do not condone being romanticized in fiction is incest, or literal animals. Incest because it's a real thing that is traumatizing just like child abuse, and animals because, well, I hate zoophiles. "But Marven!" you may say. "You're a furry, doesn't your community have a good chunk who draw furry nsfw?" Well, to that I say there is a huge, huge difference between sexualizing an anthropomorphic walking talking consenting creature that is essentially just a human with fur, and a literal dog on four legs. If you can't see the difference between those two, that's your problem.

"But what about trauma? Shouldn't victims be able to express themselves through art?" Why, yes! of course. However, there is a difference between drawing vent art privately in closed circles and posting erotic material featuring children with the intent to arouse publicly. I am in full support of trauma survivors using any method to cope, but forming communities dedicated to drawing and getting off to images of children is not a way to cope. It's illegal! And normalizing terrible behavior, repeating a cycle of abuse.

So yeah, tldr; There are some things in fiction that can be romanticized that shouldn't be romanticized irl. There is some merit to a "Dead dove" label. However, if you do end up calling yourself a proshipper, just know that you will be grouping yourself with some very, very nasty people.

I hope I could be of some help, best of luck to you anon and I urge you, as someone who nearly fell down the proshipping pipeline, to please understand what kinds of people that community holds.

[naturecalls111]

Thank you for your answer to the previous question!!I am very glad that you answered, it was very interesting to learn more about my favorite author. It would be very interesting to know what you are doing now, how you are studying and what problems and gaps you have encountered. I have a feeling that you are a pretty young artist?? Sorry if this question seems incorrect to you...

Your favourite! Gah! I'm blushing!

Yes! I'd say I'm pretty young, ahaha, I wonder if most people have assumed that of me, now that you mention it.

I'm studying now in college - my major is illustration but admittedly it's mostly been essays and readings as far as my coursework goes. I have maybe two classes a year that consists of any actual tangible art. Most is theoretical.

Problems... I'm not vocal about it but I'm incredibly self-critical about my art. I very much had an unhealthy relationship with art until recently. Most of my life I was dead-set on being a surgeon as a career path (would go to summer courses, etc.), so I thought drawing was a waste of time and never practiced it lol. I was an unideal student but I had a very high GPA (or, the equivalent of a GPA for my school system) and I figured "hey, if I can get these grades without studying, I can definitely become a doctor once I actually do!" Which was... incredibly silly. So stupid. Either way, art was like, a passive hobby to me. I enjoyed it because I was relatively okay at it without having had ever studied it, so I didn't see the point of putting time into something I would never pursue.

Especially early highschool - I had a lot of really bad habits that I reap the consequences of now, some of which kind of sealed the deal that I likely wouldn't be able to do med school (I think I've mentioned this before, but I have bad hand tremors. Plus, I no longer react well to real life blood/wounds and have poor memory, so really, I think the window closed for med school closed on me by late highschool.) Art was unimportant to me, therefore I didn't do it, therefore I have a lot of insecurities about it now, therefoooreee I try to practice a lot to compensate now, hahaha.

So - huge gap. Like I said, I think art is something I only really started studying in my own time, as an actual thing to be studied instead of drawing aimlessly, when I was about 17. I regret starting so late, but better late than never. I'm not improving at the rate that I want to but I know that scale is relative and I'm still happy that I pursued it, even if I occasionally relapse into the whole "I wish I tried to become a doctor instead!" thing 😂 the reception I have gotten with my One Piece art is very motivating. I don't draw for others, but people are so kind and inspiring here that I can't help but break through my art block and open a new canvas!

Thanks so much for your question! Kind of cathartic to vaguely talk about this. I hope I didn't talk your ear off, lol! ❤️❤️❤️😂

[amesliu]

You've already seen this, but this is me formally giving you permission to rip it to shreds with critiques ✨️

Have fun hehe

Honestly I've been dying to actually be okay at art so im getting my notes ready 🧎‍♀️

Okay hi I was blocking some lighting for a drawing and now I'm making tea before bed and I'm ready to go. This is gonna get lengthy so cutting here for everyones convenience

I like the general vibe of it. You set the tone of the drawing very well and I can see the type of imagery you're going for! That's really great because understanding vibes and emotions is something that is harder to teach and easier to have an instinct for. I don't know if thats what you're going for but if it is congrats and also a huge part of my comments will be based on this because my goal in a critique is to understand your intent and help make that come through as best as possible

Also, hands are hard and these are not bad at all. I feel like they're probably referenced which is excellent, always use references if you can't get it right and use references even when you think you can (i say, knowing i don't use references like half the time rn). Building your visual library is the one of the most important things to learn as an artist.

I think my main overarching theme for my critiques is that its taking the middle road (hear me out).

This is a very common thing for a lot of people which is that they don't go super detailed, but don't go super simple. They don't go super dark, or super light. Everything is kind of low contrast, wishy-washy, if that makes sense. You wanna go one way or the other. If you want it to be detailed go detailed, if you want it to be simple go simple. Right now it's in this middle ground between simple (with the blurred airbrushed blending and the light lines on the hands) and detailed (with the folds of the fingers and on the creases on the thumbs and the nails).

Similarly, you want to make a definitive decision on whether or not you are using linework on your drawings, or if you want to use some linework but not everywhere (like on the rest of the hands vs the nails) you want it to make sense with the image.

If we're talking values (as in light and dark) of the image, the creases on the hands should be darker than the outlines (fold ur hands the same way as the image, you'll notice that these are the darkest spots).

Personally I definitely mix line-work and paint over in my art but if you take a look at this hand from my Blackjack drawing you'll notice that the line-work is either lighter or not present where the light hits on the back of the hand.

it's probably a little more obvious what i mean in my cheerleader annabeth. when I do leave lines on my work i actually alpha lock the lineart and colour over them with a lighter colour where the light would hit.

while we're on the topic of middle roads and values, i'm gonna segue into my point about contrast.

i totally get the like washed out light vibe but even images like that need dark darks and light lights. some people post pics that totally wash the image out for the aesthetic but when you're drawing you generally wanna have contrast.

these spots (marked) should have your darkest shadows. especially if you're looking out onto water which would generally add a slightly backlit effect to the lighting because water reflects a helluva lot of light and usually have pretty harsh shadows as a result (you can fold ur hands like this and put it against a light and see what I mean). personally would recommend a super dark shadow there with a touch of rim lighting.

i know the lighting isn't quite the same but if you take a look at the polaroid of my late night talking drawing you'll see what i mean when i say that washed out soft vibes still have dark darks. the dark darks are actually what make the light lights pop and make it feel purposely washed out.

stealing this from carries moodboard but as you can see, waterfront image with a washed polaroid aesthetic still has dark darks and light lights.

My second point about contrast is sort of a comment on sharpness (?). This is another thing that's common with a lot of digital artists is that they will simply airbrush/smudge/blend until they die and this results in super soft shadows. IRL does not always have super soft shadows. Here is my rendering process if you're curious

I think you could use some harder shadows (especially given the setting) in particular around the creases of the hands. Especially with the blurred background (which, same so true) you want the focal point of the drawing to be less soft. This is why the bracelet looks so good. It's got all the darkest darks, and highest contrast, and it's the sharpest. If you look at my work (when will i shut up about myself smh) you should be able to see a healthy mix of soft shadows and sharp shadows. Its about the balance 🤌

Another point that is also about contrast (ugh i know, but art is all about balance and contrast unforch). Is that I think you need sharper lines and shapes overall. Again this is why the bracelet is so nice to look at because of the sharp lines. Fingers have bones and therefore have hard edges. If you look at someone with their hand balled up you'll see that the knuckle is a much sharper edge than the curved line you're currently using on the left hand. It's so key to find a balance of sharp lines and curves (if you go back to the real time video of me inking you'll be able to tell, especially in the hands, how I mix curves and hard lines).

Some other minor comments:

i think the fingers on the right hand are a little off, it should be a little more tapered and you should see some of the nail from this angle

the composition is super centered so i think you should straighten out the horizon line a little bit. the hands are already asymmetrical so you want to balance that out with a perfectly straight horizon

personally i would make the sky a slightly more sky blue shade than you've got going right now. skies are often actually closer to white on like an overcast day and don't usually hue warm/purple until sunset.

i think you're using black or something to shade? i won't be that type of person to say you definitively can't use black to shade (and to you're credit i think i see a tinge of orange and blue around the shadows) but you should know that most shadows aren't black and that using black can grey out or desaturate your image and make it feel flatter and more lifeless. personally i use deep blue/purple on shadows but if you want to learn to make black work for you more power to you.

Anyways this is a behemoth. Thank you for letting me do this 🫶

[villutus]

     ❝    𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐡�� 𝐨𝐟 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐫  ,  𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐰𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐞  .  𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐝-𝐬𝐨𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐡      ⋯      &    𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐮𝐩𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐧  .    ❞

    𝐃𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐨𝐟 ,  𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 ;      religious horror ,  gore ,  violence ,  loneliness ,  blood lust ,  descriptive nudity  &.  sexuality ,  death ,  depression ,  sadness  &.  sorrow ,  loss of family ,  torture     ⋯      among other subjects not suited for the under developed ,  or highly sensitive .

🩸🩸🩸 Aff. to ; tba.

More info. can be found below the cut   ―

    **Before continuing, please know that I am still working through the video game. So not all info may be entirely correct, or finished. I just really like this character, & wanted to expand on her asap.**

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    I've been in the roleplay scene since late 2012, under various blogs/fandoms. I know most of how things work & how tense some parts can be. I wish to take no part in it, be it drama, call-outs, etc. Personal affairs between others, I also stray far away from. I simply want to enjoy this hobby among friends & new comers. Anyone who brings something on the table that may be distasteful in nature, or what have you, will just be blocked. Simple as that ...

    However, I am a friendly person and open to writing with anyone. Just be a decent person, don't be a dick to me or those close to me and we're golden.

    I'd like to state, I will be 'mutuals-only' on this blog. & I don't plan to curate a super huge following here, either. More on 'the why' can be seen in the Activity Status section.

    I like to give my own sort of twist to canon characters, to make them somewhat more unique/my own interpretation. So, expect that from me.

    Dark topics may be and will be explored here; such as mature language, religious corruption, cult references, descriptive sex & nudity, blood, gore, & other general dark topics. And though I know inc3st is something popular written in fandom, it is most definitely not something I'm going to, or even want to, write out. So, please don't pursue me under the impression that I'll write something like that with you.

    The activity status of this blog will be permanently labeled as 'semi-active'. Which means, that I'll be mostly lurking rather than regularly posting or engaging for now. I will remain “flaky” in terms of staying in contact with others. The best way to talk would be discord, as I don’t have notifications for Tumblr enabled. This may change in the future, but with life as it is - Velvet Crowe's blog, or roleplay at all - won't be such a high priority of mine.

    I tend to block others for a list of reasons, ranging from not wishing to be mutuals - to the very fact you're friends/heavily interact with someone who's brought me or my loved ones grief. I rather not bring personal issues to a stranger, so blocking is my go to.

    As for the writer of this blog, my name is Archeon, "Ark", 1995 is my birth year. & you'll notice, red is my favorite color. If I bother you in anyway, block me and be on your way. Whatever protects your space.~ :)

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[ijustthinkfrogsarecool]

i've been having a rough time the last few days.

it's like... how do i describe this. i left a big discord server last august, and one of my friends from that server just went through and removed herself from all the group chats we were in the other week. that dug all of the group chats back up and made it very real that i'm never going to speak to her again, or the other friend that left my comic server along with the group chats.

i realized that another friend blocked me recently and i don't know why. we haven't spoken in a while, and i tried to apologize, but he just brushed me off... and looking through our message history, i sent the first and last messages of the last half dozen conversations. i don't know why he thinks *i* left *him*.

and then of course the other day i saw that an ex-friend had gone through his blog and deleted everything he'd ever reblogged from me or made for me, or the things i'd made for him. like i was never there. just like my other crumbling relationships.

it's not that i miss any of these people... well, i do miss some of them. it's just putting a huge strain on my mental health lately to feel so... thrown away. every little thing feels like it sets me off- someone forgetting to thank me for doing them a favor, another person sounding nervous or uninterested when i talk to him, another person who tends to leave discord when something is wrong even if i didn't realize i'd *done* something wrong. i'm keenly aware that all of my friends are going to leave me at some point and there's nothing i can do about it. and it's a very heavy thought, makes it hard to connect with people while they're still here. i feel like no one can help me or reassure me and it's making it really difficult to try new things or meet new people or even make my normal art.

[glassesandpassion]

{suup m’dears~ i know i’ve been taking a long-ass time to write stuff but it’s because i’m doing some renovations to my blog and HERE’S PROOF. I mean, besides the actual theme i’m using now, some small changes to stuff, my christmas icon etc etc.... ANYWAY. These here will be illustrating my verses page, each one for each verse (except for the 02 verse, which i’ll be using actual official art for it): kaiserin au, main/tri verse and adult verse! i’ll do an actual post announcing the changes once i’m done with them. please have patience with me~!}

[thomas-mvller]

Tag games x 283129

Hello everyone so uh lately i've started to be more active on my music sideblog which means i've been hearting stuff like crazy for the past couple of months aka all the things i've been tagged in has been buried under all that nonsense SO because i hate leaving things undone i thought on doing them all at once and tagging a bunch of people so they can get a little distraction by doing them (as in, not all of them but whichever they might want to do)

Again: you do not have to do all of them, not even one if you don't feel like doing so! there's a game for everyone so hey!

Tagging: @havertsz @foreverbayern @germanynts @sherlockisonfire @debushit @sadiiomane10 @miasanmuller @elishamanning @abcde-fc @bbjim @littletentaclemonster @tamtam-elizabeth @minimalloss @pearfight and whoever wants to do this! if you see it, consider yourself tagged >:))

Alright, here we go:

1) I was tagged by @/tamtam-elizabeth and @/sadiiomane10 to post a capture of my lockscreen, homescreen and last song i listened to. Thank you both <3

I used to be very annoying when it came to changing my lock/homescreen so now i just don’t do that often anymore (previous to that my homescreen was a pic of lfc winning ucl OBVIOUSLY) also i haven’t really been listening to music lately but i did have a depeche mode phase like two weeks ago and this was the song i replayed the most so hey!

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2) “Get to know me” tag

Tagged by the always thoughtful @/tamtam-elizabeth , thank you and i’m sorry for taking so long ;-; <3

Name: Cloud

Birthday: sometime in november

Zodiac Sign: scorpio

Height: 5′4′’ or 1.65 (last time i checked..... which was like seven years ago)

Hobbies: lately it has been sewing facemasks 😂 that aside i like watching movies, random videos on yt, baking and crafting sometimes

Favorite colors: black, red and teal

Favorite Book: don’t think i have one :o

Last Song Listened to: barrel of a gun by depeche mode

Last Movie Watched: currently watching prince of egypt. if that doesn’t count then ben hur 😂

Inspiration or Muse: i really don’t know what to say here 😂

Dream Job: i still haven’t given up to my goal but at this point i just want a job that gives me stability and zero worries

Reason Behind my URL: Thomas Müller (German pronunciation: [ˈtoːmas ˈmʏlɐ]; born 13 September 1989) is a German professional footballer who plays for Bundesliga club Bayern Munich. A versatile player, Müller plays as a midfielde- okay no in all seriousness yess this url is bc of a football player 😂

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3) Ten songs playlist tag

Tagged by the joy that is @/foreverbayern and the always sweetest @/havertsz . thank youuuuu <3

Rules: We’re snooping through your playlist. Put your entire music library on shuffle and list the first 10 songs and then choose 10 victims.

Some months ago I made the mistake of transfering the songs i had in my old computer to my current laptop and there are some stuff that just........ should not be acknowledged so i can’t do shuffle HOWEVER i will choose ten random songs i’ve listened to/discovered this year (technically speaking is the same) so here it is:

art-i-ficial by x-ray spex

sunny afternoon by the kinks

desire lines by lush

paper cuts by incubus

pure love by hayley williams

spirit by bauhaus

no one knows by screaming trees

let’s love by suho

all we need is a dream by cheap trick

cosmonauts by fiona apple

bonus: you’re so close by peter murphy (god i adore this song)

I wouldn’t be surprised if these aren’t your cup of tea tbh 😂

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4) “Core aesthetic” tag

Tagged by @/havertsz - i’m sorry for the delay ;-; and thank you <3

rules: search your name + "core aesthetic" on pinterest, get a moodboard & select a few photos that come up

i can’t really use pinterest so i googled it instead, as you might’ve guessed this is what i got 😂

ps: i’ve been informed not to use pinterest so if you wish follow this post’s indications

ah this is so pretty, i loved doing this!

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5) 

Tagged by @/germanynts @/havertsz and @/elishamanning to do this tag, thank you all <3

rules: describe yourself with pictures you already have saved. no downloading or searching for new ones. then tag 10 people.

if you want further explanations for each pic... ask ahead 😂

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6) “bold what applies” tag

Tagged by the always enJoyable @/foreverbayern, thank yoooou <3

rules: bold what applies to you and tag a bunch of people

- Appearance

I am over 5’5 // I wear glasses/contacts // I have blonde hair // I prefer loose clothing over tight clothing // I have one or more piercings (had three...) // I have at least one tattoo // I have blue eyes // I have dyed or highlighted my hair // I have gotten plastic surgery // I have or had braces // I sunburn easily // I have freckles // I paint my nails // I typically wear makeup // I don’t often smile // I am pleased with how I look  // I prefer Nike to Adidas // I wear baseball caps backwards

- Hobbies and interests

I play a sport // I can play an instrument // I am artistic // I know more than one language // I have won a trophy in some sort of competition // I can cook or bake without a recipe // I know how to swim // I enjoy writing // I can do origami // I prefer movies to tv shows // I can execute a perfect somersault // I enjoy singing // I could survive in the wild on my own // I have read a new book series this year // I enjoy spending time with my friends // I travel during school or work breaks // I can do a handstand

Relationships

I am in a relationship // I have been single for over a year // I have a crush  // I have a best friend I have known for ten years // my parents are together // I have hooked up with my best friend // I am adopted // My crush has confessed to me // I have a long-distance relationship // I am an only child // I give advice to my friends // I have made an online friend // I met up with someone I have met online

- Aesthetic

I have heard the ocean in a conch shell // I have watched the sunrise // I enjoy rainy days // I have slept under the stars // I meditate outside // the sound of chirping calms me // I enjoy the smell of the beach // I know what snow tastes like // I listen to music to fall asleep (i did that for a long time and i sicnerely don’t recommend it) // I enjoy thunderstorms // I enjoy cloud watching // I have attended a bonfire (quick story time: one time when i was 12 my friends and i sneaked into our seniors’ school anniversary activities and they lit this huge bonfire near the football field, it was nuts) // I pay close attention to colours // I find mystery in the ocean (spoopy shit) // I enjoy hiking on nature paths // Autumn is my favourite season

- Miscellaneous

I can fall asleep in moving vehicles // I am the mom friend // I live by a certain quote(s) // I like the smell of sharpies // I am involved in extracurricular activities // I enjoy Mexican food // I can drive a stick-shift // I believe in true love // I make up scenarios to fall asleep // I sing in the shower // I wish I lived in a video game // I have a canopy above my bed // I am multiracial // I am a redhead // I own at least 3 dogs

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my god this is getting embarassing i had stuff long due ;-;

7) 

Tagged by @/tamtam-elizabeth. think you for thanking on me when doing tag games, i mean it :-: <3

How old are you?: 24

Surgeries?: one

Tattoos?: none yet ://

Ever hit a deer?: i have never seen one so... no 😂

Sang karaoke?: yeah... years ago 😂

Ice skated?: nope

Ridden a motorcycle?: had the chance but nope

Ridden in an ambulance?: nope

Skipped school?: a handful of times

Stayed in a hospital?: for a few hours

Broken bones?: nope

Last phone call?: i haven’t called anyone in ages 😂

Last text from?: my mom

Pepsi or coke?: coke but i don’t mind having pepsi

Favorite pie?: haven’t had one

Favorite pizza?: chorizo + corn + red pepper

Favorite season?: autumn

Received a ticket?: don’t even know how to drive

Favorite color?: black, red and teal

Sunset or sunrise?: both!

Favorite Christmas song?: don’t think i have one, maybe universe by exo?

Cupcakes or cookies?: uhhhhhhhhhhhhhh good q, cookies?

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8) “find your match” tag game

Tagged by @/tamtam-elizabeth, you’re allowed to punch me in the face at this point

Rules:

Take the test

Reblog this post with what type you got

Tag 7 mutuals to do the same!

I got the Dreamer and my ideal partner would be The Innovator ?)

Seek out opportunities to collaborate with INNOVATOR types, who combine your lofty idealism with a focus on pragmatic solutions. The grounding energy of the INNOVATOR can inspire you to apply your imagination to real-world change.

that’s deep fam 😂 but okay!

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9) “get to know me tag”

Tagged by: @/littletentaclemonster . thank you and sorry for the delay ;-; <3

nickname: cloud zodiac: scorpio height: 5′4″ / 1.65 last movie I saw: can you believe i managed to watch another thing while making this? anyway it was The celluloid closet last thing I googled: block site extension favorite musician: as of right now? depeche mode song stuck in my head: you’re so close by peter murphy other blogs: @/brltpop and @/s-lay-ing amount of sleep: as long as i can get (usually 7 or 8) lucky numbers: don’t think i have one dream job: whatever gives me stability what am I wearing: pajamas  favorite food: chinese, mexican and italian language: which ones do i know? spanish and english somewhat. i want to learn japanese and german :c can I play an instrument: nope favorite song: atm is YOU’RE SO CLOSE (8) random fact: my nails usually grow sort of square except for my thumb and index fingers, they grow round for whatever reason describe yourself in aesthetic things: ?????????? idk man, messy room? loose clothes? football? cd’s on a shelf, posters on the walls ?????

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MY GOD WHY AM I LIKE THIS????????? 

10)

Tagged by @/littletentaclemonster you too can punch me in the face

Rules: Bold the statements that apply to you, italicize your aspirations, then tag nine people.

AIR: I have small hands • I love the night sky • I watch small animals and birds when I pass them by • I drink herbal tea • I wake to see dawn • The smell of dust is comforting • I’m valued for being wise • I prefer books to music • I meditate • I find joy in learning new truths from the world around me

FIRE: I don’t have straight hair • I like to wear ripped jeans • I play an organized sport  • I love dogs • I am not afraid of adventure • I love to talk to strangers • I always try new foods • I enjoy road trips • Summer is my favorite season • My radio is always playing

WATER: I wear bracelets on my wrists • I love the bustle of the city • I have more than one set of piercings • I read poetry • I love the sound of a thunderstorm • I want to travel the world • I sleep past midday most days • I love dimly lit diners and fluorescent signs • I rewatch kids’ shows out of nostalgia • I see emotions in colors not words

EARTH: I wear glasses/contacts • I enjoy doing the laundry • I am a vegetarian • I have an excellent sense of time • My humor is very cheerful • I am a valued advisor to my friends • I believe in true love • I love the chill of mountain air • I’m always listening to music • I am highly trusted by the people in my life

AETHER: I go without makeup in my daily life • I make my own artwork • I keep on track of my tasks and time • I always know true north • I see beauty in everything (sort of) • I can always smell flowers • I smile at everyone I pass by • I always fear history repeating itself • I have recovered from a mental disorder • I can love unconditionally

Water an aether huh, i don’t know what to do with this information 😂

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if you ask me i would very much appreciate it if you do the songs playlist tag bc i need recommendations thanks. Also massive apologies to the ones that were due since last year I had them in my drafts i swear!

Stay safe everyone :D