#(to draw. also your personality. but mainly terrible to draw)

[ane-doodles]

Hello! Love your multiple Lambs and your artstyle! You, me, @poppy-purpura, and @agnusloomis are the only ones I know of currently with multiple Lambs. Tell me of your Sorrow and Fondness Lamb, and also the Showman. How did those two come to be? Drink water plenty. May a kind week grace you.

Yayayaya! At first I tried to resist having so many AUs... but in the end it's something that makes me happy, even if I'm not able to write/draw a good story for everyone in the end.

Oh yes rambling time LETS GO!! (notice that a LONG post is coming)

Suemy (Fondness & Sorrows AU) This is born from a kind of "What if" from Chain for a promise, in which instead of Avana being the last lamb, the one who survives is her twin sister Suemy.

If you have had the opportunity to read my little ramblings previously you will have an idea of what this entails, if not I will tell you already: in CFP the tragedy occurs two days before Suemy's wedding, she and her partner being the first to die, followed by the parents of the family and finally Caleb (the older brother) who dies protecting Avana.

However, in F&S the formula changes: Caleb and Suemy's partner are the first to die in order to give the sheeps time to escape, but this does not last more than a couple of days since both are found easily and in an attempt desperate to protect her sister, Avana dies, leaving Suemy alone as the lamb of the prophecy.

Suemy is someone sweet, kind, I originally designed her based on the image of a princess with a heart of gold and a soft and melodious voice. So here she is now, heartbroken, alone, incapable of attachment, completely detached from the cult and fulfilling a mission assigned to her while grief suffocates her. She becomes an untouchable and perfect figure in the eyes of her followers, but inside so small with a wound that she herself refuses to let heal and that bleeds her heart every day.

But, "oh lucky one... A god has set his eyes on her.

In two lives immersed in the sadness of loss and betrayal, both meet to perhaps repair a little of the damage accumulated by the passage of time and repressed feelings.

Narinder was initially hardened by the pain and frustration of his siblings' betrayal, combined with the helplessness of being dependent on someone else to free himself. A whirlwind of strong and changing emotions within him that blind his vision, focusing only on a revenge calculated for more than a thousand years without rest...

But a hardened heart is capable of softening in the face of the purest tears, and with a delicate hand the wounds can be sutured..."

This AU is a kind of Post-Canon bad ending Hurt/Comfort. There is not much plot to tell, it focuses mainly on the thousand and one ways in which Narinder cares for and pampers the lamb in order to make her feel good, while at the same time the desire for revenge (the main reason for being freed) is replaced with the desire to protect such a delicate flower that bleeds in his hands.

.......

Now, about The Showman... Funny story

This lamb was supposed to be my Lambsona, something for personal use to scribble among my class notes... But little by little it evolved.

The Box AU is a sort of "bin of discarded ideas" (it basically has all the ideas, scenes, and dynamics that I decided to leave out or modify from CFP but still enjoy). The Box AU is totally self-indulgent and I'm still amazed today at how far I've come in thinking about this AU (I've even considered twisting it a bit and turning it into an original story).

Anyway, the story in a nutshell: In short the game was broken.

Einar is a black sheep, they was separated from the group due to superstitions, but they never took It the wrong way. They became a kind of traveler/storyteller when they abandoned their flock, thanks to this they was the last lamb to survive.

The lamb is strong... Too strong actually, but they lacks any battle skills which makes them die often (it's based on my save file, because despite playing on easy mode I'm terrible at combat). Frustrated with this, they decides to find another way to complete their mission of freeing The One Who Waits.

By chance, they discovers a book with ancient knowledge of the gods of the ancient faith, where there are multiple rituals forgotten by time. Thanks to this, they learn a way to invoke the god of death and free him from his punishment!! ...But with the price that he is now trapped in a mortal body with his powers reduced and a suppressed rage towards the lamb.

Even so, Einar considers it a victory and offers to help him rebuild, expand and please the cult, so that through devotion his powers return, but of course, the crown is missing.

It turns out that the crown is "stuck" to Einar's head, as they were designated as the perfect vessel, which is why the crown rejects the cat's attempts to retrieve it. On one occasion Narinder reviews the ancient book of the lamb and discovers a possible solution to his problem... A union ritual. Once he and the lamb unite the power of the crown will be divided, then it will be a matter of getting rid of the usurper.

Either way, this won't be so easy. Since in this AU Narinder and the lamb don't really know each other (the ritual happens before confronting Leshy). So there you see Narinder behind the lamb trying to convince him of a marriage while Einar rejects him a thousand and one times without the slightest interest and trying to discover a way to grow the cult.

I love the dynamic between these two in this AU. A combination of comedy, silliness, misunderstandings, adorableness, and a manhwa-style romance (because hey, the marriage of convenience trope has to come from somewhere).

I like to imagine that between Narinder's frustrated attempts to conquer/convince Einar, he gradually develops a special affection for them, while for his part the lamb sees the god as a companion, a friend and someone with whom maybe they wants to identify himself in some way (you know... A black sheep and a black cat)

And well! This is a kind of summary/introduction!!

I'm sorry for making such a LONG text, but I really like thinking about them and the idea of sharing a bit of my brainrot was too tempting to contain...

F&S doesn't have much material currently, but I'm drawing a couple of sketches from time to time (still figuring out how to do Narinder's post-imprisonment design).

On the contrary, Box AU has a considerable amount of material, scenes, ideas, sketches and even its own shitten with a sequel! So if you're interested in that let me know and I'll make a super post dedicated to this AU.

Have a wonderful day!!

[signed-sapphire]

I would love to see you draw a scene from my rewrite!

Any scene that makes you feel inspired to draw it at all, can be between Asha and Aster or between Asha and the royals or Aster with the royals, whatever you feel more inclined to

(I’m kinda bad at being specific with art requests because I wanna make sure the artist is drawing something they wanna do lmao)

Hehe I had fun with this

This is a scene from “Kingdom of Wishes” Chapter 12– Magic Pencil btw 👍

Notes under the cut

So I was reviewing the official designs for Asha and Aster and realized I was drawing Asha’s hair wrong. Oops. So I drew her “correct” hair in her past version. Amazigh girls usually get their first tattoos during puberty, that’s why I didn’t draw Asha with hers yet.

Also I know Aster didn’t conjure up a little Asha in the story, but I wanted to draw past Asha. Got any guesses from where I got little Asha’s outfit from?

The glowing eyes of Aster’s… yeah they look a bit creepy. Idk. It’s a cop-out for drawing hands bc they are the worst Disney villain ever, so this way I don’t have to draw hands

[chrollohearttags]

bestie i love your version of eren sm!!!! could you give like a deep dive on his personality and his hobbies? i'm so obsessed and i can't get enough, i've been listening to the ej core playlist on repeat! tysm for writing him so well he's such a comfort

thank you sm bestie!!! I can’t believe somebody else actually listens to it besides me!! But of course I can 🥹 I’ve missed him so bad.

so I’ve talked about this forever ago but eren was always a very introverted person. Even as a kid, he stayed to himself and he just struggled with interacting with people. But mainly because he just loved music over everything else so he shut out the rest of the world. He had Mikasa and Armin for a little while but they were also the kids of famous billionaires so they moved around and were gone once he became a teenager. Eren used to despise small talk and had lowkey terrible communication skills (still love him though! 😭). But he’s honestly just not used to having people around him that he could truly relate to. Another thing about him, even though he left home really young, he is a mama’s boy! He and miss Carla are best friends and he don’t play about her. She has songs with voicemails of her hyping him up on it. She comes to his shows and y’all know Mrs. Jaeger is a baddie so she gets mistaken for his sister or his fans will try to get with her lmao!! His dad on the other hand? Not so much and it’s been hard for him to mend their relationship (for reasons coming in the later chapters). It’s affected a lot of his adult life but he doesn’t like to talk about it much. Which made him really guarded. He started putting all his feelings into his art to help not only himself but others heal. So many fans hear his music and says it’s helped them through the hardest times. To his core though, Eren is truly a sweetheart. Behind his black clothes and nail polish, all the jewelry and emo look, he’s so nice and is also very sensitive. It may take him a while to open up (and trust, he will damn near push you away) but he is such a loverboy to his core. He’s a natural protector and will go to the end of the earth for the ones he adores. Someone said that (y/n) truly healed his inner child and I agree 😭

As far as his hobbies, outside of music of course..he LOVESSS cars! Specifically older muscle cars. He goes to car shows and races all the time. Fans will spot him and ask him for autographs, whole time he’s geeking out over the different motors and vehicle types. He tinkers with old ones and tries to fix them too. He also has a CRAZY collection of new and vintage that’s worth millions. He loves drawing and has actually drawn a lot of the tattoos he has. Like his dragon piece, one he designed for (y/n) and a couple others. He’s an all around creative and he has to be doing something all the time. He’s also big into video games and he and his friends stream on Twitch.

[miamochi-writes]

hihi! can you write vash being with an artist and them needing to finish a commission since they're running low on money and ends up pulling multiple all-nighters, not really taking care of themselves and vash like forces them to take a break? (college is killing me rn :,)) thanks !!

A/n: Ooo I can sort of relate to this, just mainly the all-nighters :’) Also hope you don't mind Vash giving the reader some much needed TLC ❤️Enjoy!

A Break from Perfectionism

“Ugh, why does the chin look weird?”

“Now the eyes aren’t leveled,”

“Hands are the worst to draw!"

"Why do they still look wonky? They shouldn't look like this!"

You kept muttering to yourself as you tried to sketch on your drawing pad. You were limited on supplies, so this drawing had to be perfect. You already used up most of your supplies at the last town with your previous commissions. You already spent most of your double dollars to restock on the set of charcoal sticks and sketch paper you used. Just like clothes, art supplies were expensive to buy in No Man's Land.

However, you managed to get one commission that would cover all your future expenses. One of the townsfolk noticed your portfolio and wanted a portrait of themselves. When they told you how much they were willing to pay, you nearly passed out from the amount of double dollars they held out in front of you. Of course, you couldn't say no to this commission and promised to work on it immediately. Usually, you would have finished this commission quickly since it was your only one. The only problem is, your perfectionism was getting in the way of making any progress. You needed this commission to be perfect. One second it would look great at a glance, but after five seconds, you would find a flaw upon closer inspection. Thus, you would fix the mistake with some erasing, sketching, or shading until you were satisfied. This process would repeat itself until you lost track of time. You were currently working on the face until you heard someone come inside your room.

“Y/n, you there?” A familiar voice asked. You didn’t need to look up. You recognized that voice from a mile away. You couldn’t afford to look away from your sketch as you were shading in the shadows of the person you drew.

“Yeah I’m here, what’s up Vash?” You asked as you started finishing up the last shade of the cheek. It wasn’t good, nor terrible, but it would do for now. After all, you were going to fix it again for the umpteenth time.

“I’m just checking in on you. How's it going with the artwork?” Vash asked as you could hear him walk closer to you. When Vash first asked about seeing your drawings, you were such a nervous wreck about him seeing your work. Now, you've grown used to him seeing your portfolio after you started dating each other. He was your muse whenever you had an art block. The way Vash expressed himself and his little mannerisms were perfect for you to draw.

"Wow, that looks amazing Y/n! This is probably your best one yet!" Vash complimented as you sighed.

"Thanks, I wish I could see this the way you do. It's not nearly finished. There are so many things wrong with this piece that I need to fix. The shading is all wrong on this part, and the face looks wonky at certain angles," you whined as you looked at the sketch again and started zoning in on all the flaws. The more you looked at the piece, the more you felt the urge to crumple up the paper and start over.

"Hey, don't be so harsh on yourself. You're a great artist, and everyone knows it. Why don't we take a break from this and work on it later?" he suggested, putting his hands on your tense shoulders.

"Vash I can't! I have to keep working on this. I need to finish this soon. I promised this person I would have it ready before we leave in a few days!" you argued.

"Y/n, you need a break. This isn't healthy for you. Besides, when was the last time you took a break? Did you even eat?" Vash persisted as you thought about how to answer those questions without worrying him.

"Uhhh...I took a mini break when Meryl checked in on me sometime ago. And I had a snack not too long ago," you answered vaguely. Before any of you could answer, your stomach growled loud enough for five seconds. Long and loud enough for Vash to hear. You immediately turned red at that moment, cursing your stomach and its terrible timing.

"Y/n, when exactly did you last eat something filling?" Vash asked. When you looked at him, you saw his glasses were glinting at you. This was not a good sign, as you knew he was dead serious if you couldn't see his pretty blue eyes anymore.

"When we all ate together?" you answered quietly. You then felt two strong hands on your waist. Next thing you knew, your feet were no longer touching the ground. Vash was carrying you over his shoulder with his prosthetic hand. It was at this moment, you knew there was no escaping your boyfriend if he had you in his prosthetic grip. You knew how strong he was with that arm in particular as he adjusted his grip on you.

"Vash please! I promise to take a break and eat later! Just please put me down!" you begged.

"Y/n, I can't believe you haven't eaten a proper meal in days! You're not leaving my sight until you eat and rest," Vash argued as you whined in defeat. Vash took you out from your room as you were covering your face in shame. You felt embarrassed being carried like this, and it didn't help people were going to see you and Vash like this.

"Wolfwood, make sure Y/n doesn't go in this room unless I say so. We'll be back later," Vash requested. You then saw Wolfwood waiting outside your room and placed his weapon in front of your room. He told Vash he'd watch over the place as you were in complete shock. Now there was no way you could sneak back into your room and continue working.

~*~

Vash brought you down to the hotel's dining room. You were a blushing mess when you saw a couple of people lounging there. It wasn't every day that Vash carried you over his shoulder, let alone in a public space where people could see. He finally set you down at a table for two where Meryl and Roberto sat. They then left once they saw Vash as the both of you took a seat. You could see two plates of freshly cooked Thomas meat in front of the two of you.

"Vash, is this for me?" you asked as he nodded.

"How? This must have cost a good chunk of our funds!" you added, feeling bad just looking at this meal.

"Y/n, you deserve to eat a warm meal. Plus, I don't mind spending money on you if it means sharing a meal with you like this. I haven't seen you in days since you started working on that piece," Vash explained. Oh how a wave of shame washed over you. You didn't realize how much time and energy you spent working on this commission. When you thought back to how Vash checked in on you earlier, you didn't even bother to look at him.

"I'm sorry Vash, I didn't mean to ignore you like that. I got so invested in working, I didn't realize how much time passed. I'll make it up to you somehow," you apologized.

"No I understand, just promise me to take breaks every now and then okay?" he replied with those sweet blue eyes that held so much love and kindness for you every day. You nodded your head and began to dig into your meal. The meat was succulent and tender with each bite you took. Your mouth was overwhelmed with flavor as your stomach was finally getting fed actual food.

"Vash this is so good! Thank you for getting this," you chimed as Vash smiled at how content you were.

"I'm glad you like it! Eat as much as you can, you need all the energy you can get for later," he replied before taking a bite of his meal. You didn't realize how hungry you were until you finished everything on your plate. Even Vash managed to wipe his plate clean as there were no scraps left behind. Once you were finished, Vash led you to his room while holding your hand with his warm cybernetic arm. Once you entered, he locked the room and led you to his bed.

"Y/n, when was the last time you slept? Be honest," Vash asked. Guilt-ridden, you averted your e/c eyes from your boyfriend. You already knew you didn't get a wink of sleep when you saw your dark circles in the reflection of your silverware earlier. Vash exhaled as he knew more or less the answer to his question. He then pulled you over to him as he held you close. Vash then caressed your cheek as his blue eyes locked on to yours. His eyebrows were furrowed with a small frown apparent on his beautiful face.

"Please take better care of yourself next time. I know I'm not great at taking care of myself, but I don't want you catching my habits too," Vash spoke. Your heart sunk as you rested your hand on his right cheek.

"I'm so sorry Vash, I will. The last thing I want to do was worry you. But you better take care of yourself too. We both can't be neglecting ourselves or each other. Promise me we'll both take better care of ourselves and each other?" you offered as Vash nodded with a smile growing on his face. His eyes gleamed as they crinkled from his smile that you loved ever so much.

You then kissed Vash gently on the lips as he pulled you closer to him. He rubbed small circles on your back as you melted into the kiss. Once you pulled away for air, Vash stared at you in such adoration as he slowly brushed his thumb on your cheek.

"I missed you so much Mayfly," he said as he laid down and pulled you with him. You loved it when he called you by your nickname. That name never failed to warm your heart as you showered Vash with butterfly kisses.

"Aw I missed you too my angel. I wished I was commissioned to draw you instead. I love to draw your beautiful face any chance I get," you cooed. Afterwards, Vash's cheeks were turning slightly pink as he wore a shy smile on his face before covering his face with both hands. He was a blubbering red mess the first time he heard you call him that. When you explained why you called him that, Vash nearly passed out from the overwhelming love and compliments you showered him with. When you first met him, you mistook him for an angel, because there was no way a human could look that pretty 24/7. When he saw your portraits of him in your sketchbook, he was in awe of how you drew him. How you perceived him in all your work was how Vash wanted to see himself in the mirror. Whether it was him smiling, laughing, or gazing, you always drew Vash in all his beauty. Plus, you always left little comments about how ethereal he was in your work that he practically melted. That nickname always turned Vash into absolute putty in your hands.

Vash then snuck a peak at you with his beautiful eyes as you chuckled at how childlike he was. He then grabbed your wrists and started massaging them slowly. All the pain building up from all the late night sketches and awkward positioning of your wrists was finally alleviated.

"How's that Mayfly?" he asked as he continued massaging you from your wrists to your hands and lastly to your fingers. Every little rub and massage he did brought so much relief to you. Your muscles and joints were slowly relaxing with each touch. You had no idea you were so tense earlier. If it wasn't for Vash, you probably would have gotten carpal tunnel syndrome much earlier. Once Vash finished, he planted kisses on both hands.

"How did you know?" you asked him.

"You were stiff when I first saw you today. Plus, your movements were rigid when we were eating earlier. Did my massage help?" he asked as you kissed him once more.

"More than you know," you replied as Vash brought you to his chest and kissed your lips and cheeks.

"Good, you deserve it after working so hard," Vash added. He then caressed the back of your head. He then slowly and gently ran his fingers through your hair. Furthermore, he rested his other arm on your back as you rested your head on top of his right chest. You loved hearing his heartbeat as it always calmed you down.

"Can we stay like this for awhile Angel?" you asked him.

"As long as you want Mayfly," he answered.

"Good, I think I'll take a quick nap on you if you don't mind," you added.

"Go ahead. I'll be right here. Sweet dreams my Mayfly," Vash wished as he planted one soft kiss on your head. Your eyes slowly got heavy as you drifted off to the sweet bliss of sleep. Once Vash made sure you were asleep, he slowly rested both his arms on top of your back and stared fondly at you. Oh how he missed having you in his arms these past few days. Vash loved and adored you every second. He knew how much this commission was stressing you out when he realized how important it was to you. Vash isn't the type to bother you while you work, but after not seeing you for days, he mustered up all the courage he had to knock on your door. The blonde was touch starved for days and missed seeing his favorite person. After all, you were his safe haven in this cruel world.

~*~

You woke up to see the sun setting. You looked to see Vash sleeping next to you as he held you by the waist. The minute you moved, Vash slowly stirred since he was such a light sleeper. Then those beautiful eyes slowly blinked at you as a smile crept on his lips.

"Sleep well?" he asked as you nodded.

"Good," he replied as he pecked your lips. Vash looked at the window and realized the time. He then walked you back to your room and allowed you to go back to work. Except, you would have to sleep with him later tonight, which you happily obliged. Wolfwood moved his weapon away as you walked inside. Once you settled in, you looked at the sketch you did and started redrawing the areas that bothered you. Once that was done, you started shading and outlining the prominent features with your charcoal sticks. Then, you started adding little touchups to the smaller details. Finally, you looked at the outcome of your work. You couldn't spot any mistakes after giving it a good look. Finally, you were done with this piece!

You immediately grabbed your things and ran to Vash's room. He was excited to see you once you knocked at his door. Once you changed clothes, showered, and brushed your teeth, the both of you got comfortable in each other's arms in bed. Despite how stressful the past few days were on you, you were grateful to have Vash intervene and take care of you. After today, you were not afraid to take a couple of much needed breaks. Especially if it meant Vash would be spending time with you during those said breaks.

@daschstuff @bunnigrimm

[allforone-appreciation]

I love your blog and I'm new to the AFO fandom.

Do you have any recommendations of other AFO blogs to follow? I want to follow as many as I can ^.^

I wouldn't say they are all fully AFO centric just mainly so here are some positive AFO blogs. And sometimes just mainly being AFO blogs work just as well.

@kstbj - They draw a lot of AFO art and they are an amazing artist. They have all kinds and even draw some nice AFO/Machia stuff too definitely reccomended.

@20001541 - They appeared one day and talked about AFO nonstop and they are amazing at it. They always have a thought provoking statement or comment on the newest chapter and they bring excitement onto the AFO scene.

@marunalu - They are not a traditional AFO blog as they like other stuff but if you like Dad for One they are a huge advocate of it. So they always got energy to talk about Dad for One especially in the manga currently.

@aimportantdragoncollector - Fanfic writer that snoops every dad for one fanfic and creates just a gold mine of content with AFO. Usually with him being the antagonist or dad or interacting as big bad brother of Yoichi but sometimes they throw him a bone.

@figurativepieceoftrash - Residential AFO fan that writes DFO and enjoyable to be around.

@byouchi - Artist! They have a kitty AFO and they reblog a lot of conent for it.

@mamashenanigans - Writer! They got some AFO fanfics on their blog and are pretty fun. However not super AFO centric just got to mention them.

@mha-theories-dfo - Their blog name basically says it but they also write fanfics and art too! Definitely recommended as they have all the All for One content to enjoy.

@huiiiooo - Got some art, got some commentary just a fun person to have on your dash as a fellow AFO enthusiast.

@pizrad - Another AFO fan but also more on the dad for one scene. They are quite active and almost forgot to include but they are great!

And that's all I can remember off the top of my head that write a lot of AFO centric content on their blog. There are likely some I forgot as I have terrible memory but I hope this helps you find what you are looking for~

[slaptasticturtle]

Yandere Alphabet for David.

David is my werewolf oc

Warnings:discusses death, unhealthy relationship, stalking, NSFW, mentions of self harm.

A is for Agression (how aggressive will he be)

Likes to avoid being aggressive with others, unless needed. Will never be aggressive with his darling.

B is for Betrothed (would he like to get married)

Absolutely, he would actually like to have 2 weddings. One following his darlings religion and traditions, and the other as a pack wedding. The pack wedding consists of turning his beloved into a werewolf, mating, and creating a nest together.

C is for Cruelty (does he torture his beloved?)

Not on purpose. He might cause some trauma getting them to his den and he may be a bit to rough in bed while in wolf form, but he would never purposefully harm his darling in any way.

D is for Disgust (what kind of things disgust him, what things does he do that might be disgusting.)

He isn't easily disgusted by his darling, he can't see any fault with them, but he is disgusted by others when they have to much perfume or cologne. He prefers the natural scent.

He doesn't shower. At all. He doesn't smell terrible, mainly due to his natural scent not being awful, but if he gets dirt in his fur he will just brush it out.

E is for Ecstatic (what makes him happiest)

When his beloved returns even the smallest amount of affection. He doesn't care if it's fake, real, or a ploy to let his guard down; he is just happy to see you react in a positive way.

F is for Failure (when would he give up)

Almost never. The only thing that would make him give up on getting his darling would be them shutting down mentally or dying. He still wouldn't fully give up, but he would leave his darling alone if they break down and let them reenter society to get some mental help. After a few years he is back. If his darling did die, he is doing everything in his power to bring them back. The only line he wouldn't cross is bringing you back as a shell, he needs your personality and what makes you, you.

G is for Goofy (what is his humor like)

He will laugh at any joke his darling makes, no matter how unfunny it is. The only jokes he won't laugh at are self-depreciation. He doesn't even have to fake his laugh, he genuinely finds them funny.

H is for Hurt (what is the thing be does that hurts his darling the most)

Unlike other yanderes, there isn't to many things that are hurtful. The only things would be the day he kidnapped his love, and the fact he keeps them locked up in a room for a year to wait for the night he can turn them.

I is for impatient (how long is he willing to wait for his darlings affections)

Until he dies. He is one of the most patient yanderes I will write.

J is for jail (how does he lock you up)

He locks you in a room in his den. He fills the room with nice furniture and things you like. Some video games, board games, and things to draw with. He also gets you things for your hobbies, will sneak into your old house to get things you can't replace, etc. He spends most of his free time doing things with you. Once he turns you, you can leave the room and have much more freedom. He will later combine everything in your room into his.

K is for killing (does he kill others)

If you do not know the person he wants to kill personally, then he is more than willing. He is more hesitant and will only do it if necessary if it is someone you like being around. He is killing anyone you even slightly dislike or that has even slightly disrespected you. While he doesn't enjoy killing, he views it as a means to an end. Anyone standing in his way of getting his love is a threat that must be removed.

L is for Love (how obsessed is he)

Beyond obsessed. On a scale of 1 to 10, he is an 11. He will stalk, steal, and sneak his way into his darling life. There isn't a line he won't cross to guarantee his darlings safety. He won't spend a second thinking about anything that has no relation to you.

M is for murder (how does he kill)

Typically using brute force or slashing. He doesn't like to waste time, and prefers killing faster than drawing it out. Time spent killing is time spent away from his darling.

N is for nightmares (how does he respond to his darlings trauma?)

He will do anything to help them forget. Any reminder of so someone he killed? Gone. Bringing up something traumatic? He will change the discussion faster than you can blink. Need medicine? Done. Need therapy? He is kidnapping the best therapist in the country and dragging them to you.

O is for Over (what would he do if darling tried to leave)

Before they turned? Carry you back and recheck the cage. No punishment, you are scared and need time to adjust. He understands.

After you turned? Rough night of mating. Surely you left because you were needy, and how can he blame you? It is definitely his fault for not being more attentive.

P is for patience (will he wait until you are ready before mating)

He might take longer than you. A full year is a long time, and Stockholm syndrome goes hard. He won't until the night he turns you. The turning process makes you ready, as it rewires a lot of emotional responses. It doesn't necessarily change your mentality, more that it changes your needs.

Q is for quiet (does he care about how loud or quiet his darling is?)

Not at all. Very loud? While his ears are sensitive, they seem to be immune to the vocals of his darling. Quiet as a mouse? His ears hone in and can pick up even the tiniest squeaks and whispers. If others have an issue with your volume, he will make sure they never have an issue again.

R is for rage (how can his darling make him mad?)

It isn't easy. He flat out can't get mad at his darling. You yelled at him? You just needed to get your emotions out, he understands. You ran away? Well, you are adjusting to your new life. Change is scary, he knows that. He will jelp you through it. You killed everyone else he knows and loves? Well they probably deserved it. You hurt yourself? He will get you the strongest painkillers, and will get you therapy if there is a mental reason why you harmed yourself. He won't hold you to that.

He only truly gets angry when someone else makes you feel bad.

S is for Sex (how is the sex life)

Very animalistic. 9 times out of 10, if he isn't in wolf form at the beginning; he is by the end. He is very passionate and great with aftercare, making sure something cold and hot are ready to eat based on your preference. Will cuddle afterwards, and will whisper sweet nothings all night. Makes sure you fall asleep before he does.

T is for Trauma (how would he respond to anything that troubles his darling? This includes non-trauma related things, such as being blind as that could just be natural. Basically anything mental or physical that can cause even the slightest impairment.)

Any mental health issues like ptsd? He will get you therapy, avoid any triggers, and will avoid talking about the event that caused it like a plague. Bipolar? He reads up on it and learns how to tiptoe around your emotions. Sensory issues? No problem, any texture you don't like is gone. Any food you don't like is gone. Anything causing a noise you dislike is destroyed or dead.

Any physical issues? Blind? He will help guide you. Mute or deaf? No problem, he learned sign language years ago just for you. Missing a limb or paralyzed? He is there to for you. Once you turn those issues disappear anyways, so you won't have to deal with that for much longer anyways.

U is for Urge (does he have any weird urges that others might not have)

During his heat, which only shows up once his beloved is turned, he will be screwing all week long. Luckily the process of turning causes his darling to also go through heat at the exact same time. He has the urge to protect his mate regardless of the threat, even if it is much more dangerous to him than it is to his darling.

V is for violent (what does it take for him to become violent.)

His darling will never cause him to be violent towards them. However if he sees them crying or in danger, all bets are off. He will promptly kill whatever it is that troubled you, out of your sight of course, and then spend as much time as it takes to make you feel better. Other than that, he is a big pacifist. He won't harm anything that doesn't possess a direct threat or need for his darling. He will hunt for food, but even then he prefers to have his pack hunt or just buy it. He doesn't like seeing anything in pain unless it needs to be in pain.

W is for Wrong (does he argue with his darling? If so, what is he willing to argue about?)

Never. He would never argue with his darling unless it was to make them feel better. You think his favorite color is bad? No problem; his new favorite color is whatever yours is. You think his cooking is bad? No problem; he will read a bunch of cook books and ask for your instructions. You find him gross? Yes he is, even if he didn't think he was 2 seconds ago. Do you have any suggestions on how he can be more clean? You think you are gross or ugly? No, you are the best thing on the planet. The universe. He won't stand for anyone making nasty remarks about his beloved, that includes you.

X is for Xenodiagnosis (how does he treat any illness you have?)

Time for a werewolf pharmacy heist. Him and his entire pack are about to rob every nearby store that has any medicine that may help you. Then they are kidnapping the best doctor.

Z is for Zero (what qualities does he lack that other yanderes have)

He has not an ounce of sadism in him. Even if you are a masochist, he will not even pretend or threaten to harm you.

The need to gaslight. He won't gaslight you, infact he hates anyone that lies to you.

The need to isolate you. He is fine with you being with your family once you have turned. He is fine with you going to school, hanging with others, and forming attachments. As long as none of them threaten his love for you, they are fine. The only time he will isolate you is the first year, just to guarantee the night he turns you will go well.

I will be uploading a headcannon list. Send me an ask for questions you want answered, or any requests you have.

[mayakern]

hello ! i know this blog is mainly for the store, but i Also am a big spitfire fan whos decided to try to learn to draw in my 30s lmao, so I'm curious — did you struggle with Being Bad At Art at first?? i know it's definitely a Learned Skill, but I'm....understandably terrible, since I JUST started, and I know I get discouraged easily when things don't come to me easily (part of why I'm challenging myself!) so I was just curious if you also struggled with it and if so, how you maybe fought against it. I've seen a couple artists I love talk about it, but you're a personal favorite so lmao

apologies as well if this comes across as intrusive or if you just don't wanna talk about it, which are both fair! i just thought I'd ask 🥰

first off, i’m so happy to hear how much you love spitfire! i’m always happy to get spitfire messages, i just haven’t been posting as much content for it because i’m busy editing and, well, that’s not so easy to show off haha

also this blog isn’t dedicated to any one of my pursuits, it’s just kind of where i put all my stuff (to some people’s dismay and others’ enjoyment)

ANYWAY onto the real question: yes. i think almost everyone struggles with issues of skill and inferiority regardless of their field of study and their skill level.

i first started drawing when i was around 5 and while i don’t have any art i can share from that age, i do have a time capsule of my work that goes all the way back to like 2004 or 2005. i was like 13-14 at this point so i’d already been drawing for like 9 years so this isn’t my starting point, but even still you’ll be able to see a big evolution in my work.

and ironically, the time when i felt worst about my work isn’t when i first started, or even as a teen. it was right around 2013, after i graduated from college and simultaneously had had my first really huge increase in online audience and when i was trying to find an art job. there are other contributing factors, like over all mental health, but how you feel about your work does not directly correlate with skill level.

learning anything new is a humbling and vulnerable pursuit and it’s easy to get discouraged. drawing is an exercise in training both your eye and your hand: training your eye to see more keenly so you can make good judgements in your work, and training your hand’s muscle memory.

[strangesickness]

what if i wrote an IT competitive swimming AU... what then...

i have so many fic ideas and so little time... in the meantime... the losers as competitive swimmers (this is so niche oh my god)

lots of hyperspecific headcanons can be found under the cut lol

mike hanlon: he's a butterflyer mainly but also strong in backstroke. weirdly good at counting his strokes and has never hit his head going into the wall on backstroke. his favorite race is the 100 fly, but he's not the type to complain when his coach puts him in the 200 fly or an IM race (IM is individual medley, it means all the strokes back to back in one race). he brings snacks to share at competitions but doesn't let anyone eat on deck. got into competitive swimming fairly late (about 14) because he enjoyed doing the distance swim when he was getting his lifeguard qualifications. he's a strong swimmer and probably has the most endurance out of the group, but not in a long distance race kinda way, more in a "i could swim across the lake if push comes to shove" kinda way. he's the only one who can correctly keep track of what rep they're on during training, everyone else always turns to him when asked.

bill denbrough: he's been with the swim club since he was seven and has basically always been a freestyle (basically the same as frontcrawl, except you can technically do whatever you want. everyone does frontcrawl though) sprinter. excels at the 50m freestyle sprint and broke the club record for it when he was seventeen. he leads warmup and organizes everyone for cheers and travel competitions. dislikes breaststroke but is frustratingly good at it so his coach frequently makes him swim it. can't stop hitting his head on the wall on backstroke and has been banned from doing crossover turns (special turn between backstroke and breaststroke used in IM, your face gets very close to the wall) in races after an unfortunate incident involving his face and the wall. he's responsible for drawing mini heat sheets (packets of paper with all of the race information, including athlete names and lanes) on everyones arms, he does a little grid too, its all very professional. he is the keeper of the spare caps and goggles. when they were younger he kept track of everyone during warm-up to ensure no one got trampled in the mess of people.

stanley uris: backstroker through and through, wishes there was a 400m backstroke, once his coach put him in the 400m freestyle and he did backstroke out of spite. his best race is the 200 backstroke. he takes every opportunity presented to him to talk shit about butterfly. makes sure the losers don't miss their races and is the only person allowed to touch the heat sheet. you know he cares because he highlights all the losers names in colorcoded markers on his heat sheet. he's not here to be the best he's just here to humble richie at backstroke and have fun with his friends. he gets split times for the other losers and keeps track of everyones personal best and qualifying times. he complains his friends are the ones always nearly missing their races but he has been known to get distracted highlighting everyones names on the heat sheets when he really should be warming up.

beverly marsh: good at every stroke so mainly an IMer but she's a big fan of 200m races which disturbs everyone around her (200m races are detested by many for being an awkward distance between a sprint and long distance). is really good at dives and turns and has on more than one occasion gotten disqualified for going too far under water off the dive. has an extremely powerful kick but frequently forgets to put strength into her pulls. if richie's doing backstroke in an edge lane she will lean over the edge of the pool and mimic kicking with her arms ("kick faster!") because she knows he hates it. has planned 99% of team building exercises which always go terribly wrong in some way but she finds a way to save them from disaster. past team building activities have included: laser tag, bowling, and tracking down a ghost house in the middle of the woods. this last one was not well received but they did find the house so she won.

ben hanscom: long distance swimming legend, he's a freestyler and his best race is the 1500m. incredible at knowing what pace to go and recognizing how much energy he has left so he doesn't go too slow off the start but doesn't die in the first half either. is strongest in the third quarter of a race and tends to overtake people during this period because he doesn't let the pressure get to him (the third quarter is typically the hardest and most stressful of the race, you are tired and likely in pain, but don't yet have the adrenaline rush from being in the final stretch). he used to crash and burn during the third quarter, but one day something just kind of clicked and he got it. he still gets nervous before races but when he's in the water he doesn't falter. he always gets the best spots at meets and the losers build bag forts in the bleachers to camp out in for the long stretches between races. he also always finds the best places to hangout outside the pool deck while the losers are waiting for finals to start.

richie tozier: mainly a flyer but he got really tall when he was sixteen and his coach started putting him in more backstroke races, he's pretty even between the two strokes at this point and does a lot of IM. number one breaststroke hater in the WORLD, it hurts his knees because he does it wrong but no matter what corrections people make he can't get it right. does not understand how people like breaststroke and isn't convinced it doesn't hurt for everybody. cheers a ridiculous amount. his voice is always hoarse for days after a competition because he cheers so loudly. he's always leading group cheers, even when he was a crackly-voiced 13 year old he was insisting he lead cheers. he's really loud because of it and is great at throwing his voice over the noise of the pool. they're always at races until the very end because ben is usually in the 1500 and richie will cheer for nearly 19 minutes until all the losers are rushing to the end of ben's lane to get him water and help him stay standing and richie can just give him a thumbs up because his voice is totally gone.

eddie kaspbrak: was a breaststroker for most of his life until one day his coach was like. yknow what. fuck you. butterfly time. and now he's a flyer. his best race is the 200IM though and he hates 200m fly. he gets really in his head about it and has on multiple occasions completely died in the third quarter because he's so anxious. he always gets out of the pool after 200m flys feeling like he's going to black out because he's so stressed about it. every once in a blue moon though he just doesn't stress for some unknown reason and does amazing. loses his mind at the losers when they don't wear flipflops on deck or in the showers. like do they know how gross pool decks are? no they want infections? if they're doing single length sprints during practice the other losers will walk his flip flops to the other end of the pool so he doesn't have to touch the deck with his bare feet. you would think swimming would be the most miserable sport in the world for him due to the general... disgustingness... of pools but he loves the sport so much that it manages to outweigh his neuroses most of the time. hates backstroke, its a stupid stroke and he keeps getting water up his nose and what if he hits his head, why do mike, stan, and richie even stand it?

also i did my best to explain anything that might be unintelligible if you weren't deep in the trenches of competitive swimming as a teenager but if anyone has questions, either about the AU, or just clarifications about swim racing in general, feel free to ask! i love talking about this stuff.

[olderthannetfic]

Having more fandom friends around my age/mindset (context: late 30s, rare fandoms, reads some nsfw but not the type to post about it a lot in my main account) might be nice. I ignored the fandom part of myself a long time due to my RL friends being shitty about it (I dumped the worst of them) and I'm trying to enjoy it more.

But I keep leaving comments on fic and art and don't get any reply, let alone a conversation or follow. When I do get a response, the person stops posting fic in that fandom shortly afterwards. In an earlier more active fandom, I would send requests to people (clearly open for requests!) and 99% of the time I'd be ignored, or they'd draw the request at a level clearly before their usual stuff then delete it because they didn't like it (their words).

I'm not writing anything inappropriate or critical? I try to make my comments more interesting than 'i love this write more thx', maybe they get too confusing and off-putting to read? It certainly isn't because my ship is too weird because even non-shippers ship my current OTP lmao

I am trying to be realistic about it, maybe they aren't replying because they don't have the energy, or they have a life and they can't reply to the comment immediately and forget to, or they moved on, or they think I'm a tit which is totally fine?

The issue is it keeps happening, it's depressing, and the follows I do get are people in the same fandom who only like the parts I'm not invested in at all, have really tired takes and are significantly younger to the point I'm concerned about looking like a creep if I interact with them at 100% of my full power. It feels very much like I'm wishing on a monkey paw.

I have a very small number of friends I can talk to about fandom stuff I will cling onto with both hands. I just wish there were more. This is mainly me venting but if anyone has any suggestions feel free.

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Hmm... Well, I share your suspicion that if you're the common factor, you're at least somewhat contributing to this situation. It may not be that you're offputting but that you inherently like things most other fans don't like—not just rare ships but also rarer tropes.

Or it may not be rarity exactly but prompt style: while tons of people love found family and slice of life, a lot of prompts for those are so generic and boring that they inspire exactly zero new plotbunnies. Meanwhile filthy kink is not for everyone but often has the seeds of a specific fic in a prompt, so if you do like it, those prompts are super inspiring.

A lot of people are pretty terrible at responding to comments. I'm extremely hit or miss on AO3 myself. I'll respond to a zillion things on tumblr before I remember to actually answer comments on AO3. Partly, it's that I get said comments in my email inbox, not on AO3 itself, so I read them and appreciate them but am not in the space where I'd respond right at that moment.

Sadly, people making one fanwork and moving on just comes with the territory when you're in rare fandoms. It's much easier to make friends who like to vid Asian dramas or who are learning a language for fandomy reasons or who are doing fandom historical preservation than friends who share your exact current taste in blorbos and who will continue to do so.

In my case, I love rare things, but I also love to move from fandom to fandom rapidly, and I find it really stressful to have friends who end up resenting that.

I tend to befriend fans whose overall vibe I find compatible more than people I share ships with: people who will probably be in fandom for life, people who are loud and proud about it, people who are interested in fandom history and pan-fandom meta. I also tend to be drawn to accounts that are not only horny on main but horny for kinky shit that draws haters. It does a wonderful job of weeding out the whiny children and finding me fans with a spine. Hilariously, one of my closest offline fandom friends with whom I share the most character opinions doesn't even like sex scenes. But that's not somebody I'd have gotten to know online.

It's going to vary for the people you're approaching, but that may be one reason they're not as enticed by the sight of another fan of their current rare fandom: they may have totally different types of criteria for fandom friends.

It's hard to know how much of the problem is you without examining your internet presence more, but I get why going "here's my account, plz critique" is not attractive. This ask seems fine. No particular writing style red flags jump out at me.

I've definitely known people who were dicks about my tumblr popularity and wanted to know why I didn't reblog them... but it turns out they interacted with me only once every six months so I don't remember them or their tumblr is entirely shitposts or their writing style is incoherent or they sound angry all the time.

One problem you may be running into is that findable fans in their 30s and 40s are self-selected for Fandom For Life types who already have a bunch of close fandom friends. They're likely doing a lot of socializing in private with people they've known for ages. I like to think of it as people with very full dance cards. They tend to be the most attractive because they're living happy, fulfilling lives, but that same quality makes them too busy. Meanwhile, people who are sad and alone and desperate for friends are often less visible and less compelling. If someone figured out how to connect with them, they'd be a great friend, but fewer people are trying.

It's not that every compatible late 30s fan is too busy for new friends. It's that the fans who are visible enough that you know they exist and know their approximate age are a very specific slice of overall fandom.

As fans age, some of their fandom friends leave fandom or die, so there can be periods where people are going "Shit, I need new friends!" later on, not just in college and such. But I'd say late 30s is a tough-ish period. A lot of people are busy with young kids and/or haven't lost their inner circles from younger years yet.

In general, a lot of my closer fandom friends aren't actually looking for new friends and haven't been in quite a while. Some don't even post publicly anymore. I'm something of an exception because I'm both extremely friendly and always on the lookout for minions to convince to go to Escapade con or take up the banner of fandom preservation yadda yadda. I have a vested interest in remaining open to new people.

Thoughts, everyone? Have you gone through friend-seeking and full dance card phases?

[goodluckclove]

Hi, I hope you're doing well! ☺️ I was wondering if you have any tips on growing a writing account here on Tumblr? I want to post more things on my second account that I'm using for my fiction writing, but I'm not sure how to go about navigating tumblr's writing community and the right tags I should be using. 😭 So any tips/advice would help. Thank you. 🙂‍↕️🫶🏽

I feel really weird doing this, but I actually have professional insight into this sort of thing - I mean, professional is a strong way to put it. I was a social media manager for maybe four years for a few nonprofits. I wasn't really good at my job, but I did a lot of research and I was usually the youngest person on the team so people assumed I knew what I was doing. Good tip for young people here looking for remote work - if you look like you know how to use Instagram, there is a local nonprofit that will probably pay you to run their Instagram.

Uh anyway, I'd say it comes down to consistency, interaction, and finding your audience. I started this blog to sort of build up a presence online as an indie author before my first book comes out (A terrible thing all authors apparently have to do now), and while I planned to branch out to other platforms I've since changed course. I was looking for the platform that I believed had the most people that would at least be interested in what I write about, and I know that's this side of Tumblr. Legitimately all the aspec people all here. I refuse to try and break into BookTok.

But I also just love the community here. I found my niche, which is mainly badgering my fellow writers into sitting down to work and then singing their praises from the rooftops when they do. People like it, and since it's literally something I've fantasized about doing for years I enjoy doing it and it therefor comes across as genuine (I hope).

Maybe your niche is different. It could be drawing fanart of people's OCs, sending funny asks, or just providing fun comments to their posts. All of this draws attention. If you can draw attention in a way that other people aren't, the attention will be drawn to you.

Other than that, it takes time and requires consistency. You should post fairly regularly so you keep popping up in feeds. My platform has grown in a way that won't break records, but I consider buck wild for how long I've been here. I do acknowledge though that building a presence is a part of my job right now, so I can dedicate a lot more time to it.

In short, be normal. Be cool. Be there, taking part of the community somehow. For most posts I tag #writeblr, #writing community, and #actually writing, with other tags more focused on the specific content. I will be honest and say I'm not sure how well that works in my favor.

Good luck!

[hiro-doodlez]

TUTORIAL/PROCESS ON..Uh… MY ART!!!

Using this recent drawing as reference!

(Blueberror by @loverofpiggies )

OKAY HERE WE GO!

First off, I use procreate, and, surprisingly, NO custom brushes!! Almost all of them are default and you can find just by browsing around. And also, some of the tips are only on procreate, really sorry!! But i bet there are a lot of Ibis, CSP, Ect. equivalents!

BEFORE ART AND.. UHHH STUFF YOURE DOING IN THE BACKGROUND??

Almost ALWAYS when drawing, i have something happening/playing in the background like music, a show/movie that ive watched like a million times (Steven Universe), or maybe even an art stream (jakei my beloved /hj) Honestly anything in the background is nice!

More on that, if you like music, i totally suggest finding mood based playlists that is based on what youre drawing. So if youre drawing just cute fluff then put on something that reflects that!! Does it have any actual effect on the art itself? Probably not!! I just like it a lot LMFAO. You can even find tons of character related playlists on spotify you can listen to!

Also suggest having maybe a small art station somewhere! I personally have a small art area that i set up LITERALLY 2 DAYS AGO and i LOVE IT. Anywhere really works, it can literally be your bed!! I just really like the idea of somewhere dedicated to my hobbies, im a nerd :D

ALSO MAKE SURE TO STAY HYDRATED

I also suggest, especially if you tend to draw for long periods of time, to do hand stretches and stuff. (Above my desk i have a stretching guide thingy by @tizzymcwizzy that i suggest doing before during and after longer sessions)

SKETCHING AND FIRST PART OF THE PROCESS!!

First off, one thing that has always been a huge help has been keeping a sketchbook always to jot down ideas, especially in school when we’re not allowed on any personal electronics. I barely use it now that its summer, but it always has been a huge help keeping one with me almost everywhere i go! Plus, its always a lot of “woah eww” when looking back at old art, its kinda like a little archive!!

BUT THATS NOT WHAT YOURE HERE FOR PROBABLY

The big things youre thinking about when sketching down your ideas is NOT making it perfect. The sketch 99% of the time will look absolutely terrible and thats okay, and honestly preferred! Most of the time nobody will even see it, so dont worry about trying to make it look polished. Youre just trying to put the idea on the canvas, thats all youre focused on! Try to stay loose and simple!

BACKGROUND (sometimes)

Fun fact: I usually go from sketch to background to lineart!

I do this for 2 main reasons: firstly, because doing the background can help establish the mood, and also mainly to help pick the colors later on! Although, a lot of the time i dont even do this lol, only for drawing where theres actually a background (im a fraud)

Also, for backgrounds, especially for things like landscapes, you want to try to work with big shapes to refined details, never just tiny sections at a time!

Heres the original background:

LINEART

Cry. Cry until theres no tomorrow and hope that you make something worthy of looking at /j

OKAY ACTUALLY, HERES WHAT I TEND TO KEEP IN MIND:

Keep most lines in one big stroke, not many tiny ones

On digital, erasing is super easy, feel feee to over shoot your lines and erase back over

For things with more emphasis, make bolder lines, for example, the eyes or hands

If the lineart just isnt working out, feel free to literally just refine the sketch until it looks like lineart (I DO THIS A LOT)

Cry

Thats all I’ve figured out, lineart is still a mystery to me..

BASIC COLORING!! (Yayy coloring the best part)

First what i do when putting down basic colors is just try to figure out what would be the best general colors, sometimes you can use those little dots on character sheets and use that to figure out what colors would look best together

Youre not going for perfect and youre just jotting down the colors, keep it messy n stuff, no refined details allowed!

After you finish putting down the colors, your new bestfriend in procreate (idk about other equivalents) is the curves, color balance, and hue saturation and brightness function (found in the second dot on the top row). These let you adjust the colors very easily!! I love them a lot!!!

BASIC SHADING

(Sometimes)

Now, a lot of the time i use the basic Multiply layer method, where i just use a dark purple and set the layer to multiply, but recently ive been doing it a BIITTT differently

Basically, take the base color from the previous step and increase the saturation, and decrease brightness, like this:

And then, lower the opacity of the brush down to MAYYYBEEE 5%, take that new color that you have, and take the… hue?? Maybe?? Like, blue green purple ect, but keep saturation and brightness mostly the same. Then, layer layer layer with those different colors, or dont! Use funky colors and shading in places where they shouldnt be, make it crazy!! Dont let it make sense!! There are no set rules for this part AT ALL!! Youre just having fun now! >:)

I totally suggest looking at @yo-honne s art for coloring inspiration. I base mine off theirs A LOT.

TEXTURING N STUFF!

Pro tip for this: spiderverse.

OKAY BUT ACTUALLY the spiderverse movies style is INCREDIBLE, i highly suggest just staring at it and taking mental notes on practically everything

For texturing, i tend to go kinda crazy. I like to use the grid and decimals brushes for shading and lighting respectively on procreate

For this part, you can use mostly random colors, and there are literally no rules!! Youre SUPPOSED to make it look crazy!! No rules man! Put it in random places and HAVE FUN! Go fast and try not to think much about what youre doing!! Dont use the right colors EVER!

FINAL DETAILS AND TOUCHUPS

At this part, you marry procreate.

Overlay layers are your best friend, experiment with them A LOT because that REALLY help making your art pop! Especially with overlay gradients

On procreate, theres a thing called chromatic aberration, that can make colors look blurred and glitchy, use that with errored characters! Or dont!

Use halftones feature!!! It really help!! If you wanna do lighting, you can use an airbrush brush and then use the halftones feature, or just use the decimals brush!!

For lighting try to use layers like screen or add! Or dont, make it random colors for lighting! Go and have fun!

On a new layer, set it to something like vivid light, hard light, ect. And use very vibrant colors to go over lines and areas you feel need more emphasis in the artwork!! Especially if, like in this one, the characters colors are so dark you can barely see the lines

Mess with random brushes in your app and use those to your advantage!

Work fast and try not to stress! Take breaks and take care of yourself!

FINAL NOTES

I can not stress enough, EXPERIMENT!! Try to put random elements of art and stepping out of your comfort zone as much as you can! Have fun and go random! (I think thats my new catchphrase)

Reference things if you want to try something new. For a while i thought references really only meant for weird poses, but it can be for anything!! For this one, i literally looked up spider punk spiderverse and used that as reference, and for the background (before i put filters on) i referenced samdoesarts!

If you feel like messing with colors, make the background something random and try to make the character look… well with the background?? Kinda hard to explain lolol

This is a general guide for my art, and i hardly ever even follow it myself. I fluctuate with my art a ton, taking outisde influences to put into the art and never staying with the same thing every time. My art process is wild and random and very much confusing even to me, and i like it that way!

This whole thing ive developed mostly on my own, and by taking tons of inspiration from other art i found appealing! So some of it might literally be wrong!! SORRYY

Would like to note ive never made ANYTHING like this so… sorry if it sucks!!

(((( @overthinkingintrovert-blue ))))

[disregardcanon]

While I think that analyzing yellowjackets in relation to Lord of the Flies and other plane crash MEDIA is reasonable, I think that it’s doing it a disservice not to analyze it with the Uruguayan rugby crash of 1972 in mind.

This video by ask a mortician is a great intro for us younger folks who didn’t grow up with the info

Part of the way that those survivors conceptualized the cannibalism was by comparing it to the Last Supper and Jesus Christ, because they were Catholic. They never killed anyone, of course, and they never lied about any of it. But the media still hounded them, and we’re still obsessing over the survivors 50 years later. The culture pretty collectively decided that they made the right decision, but that sort of attention… I’m sure it’s still suffocating to have the entire world know about your taboo actions, even if you’ve made peace with them and the world has mainly come up in support of them.

And it’s also important to remember that they stayed… “civilized”. They DIDN’T hurt each other in a lord of the flies manner. They never killed people to eat them. They also DIDN’T create intricate rituals around the cannibalism aside from drawing them into their own religious and cultural framework. (The soul has left the body, comparing it to the last supper and the Eucharist)

Even though the yellowjackets are fictional, if they were real, would they have been reviled? Well. They wouldn’t be celebrated, not the least because they hate themselves for it. The would think they deserve any and every bit of vitriol if they were honest, and keeping it under wraps is only making the scrutiny of the fictional crowd worse.

As an extension, are we, as viewers, still eating the trauma of the Andes survivors just by participating in a show that’s clearly inspired by that? Where does spectating become voyeurism? Do the people deserve to know “the truth” about everything? Even the Andes survivors didn’t offer up the “confession” of the cannibalism until pressed by doctors to explain how they weren’t walking skeletons.

That information, that highly personal trauma and violation of one of society’s biggest taboos was pried out of them. They weren’t ashamed, but the media and society still COULD have been nasty if they didn’t decide on the “inspiring story” angle.

Is the way that the media turned the Andes team into saints really a good thing? Sure, it’s better than the demonization that might have come their way otherwise, but that is a LOT of pressure to wear on your shoulders for a very long time, just to ensure that the tide of public opinion doesn’t turn on you.

These fictional girls went through something terrible too, both during the crash and after. They survived, which is so often hailed as a virtue in and of itself, but the actions that led to that would have to be sanitized and sanded off to make them fit for public consumption. The girls themselves haven’t processed the trauma of their cannibalism, so they certainly can’t stand their ground the way that was expected of the Andes survivors. If the Andes survivors were deeply ashamed of their actions would the world have met them with the same kindness? (I don’t know) especially if they hadn’t done so in a way that was so easy to market as just.

Which leads us back to the press and society in yellowjackets. “How did you survive? What DID you do to make it out there? What secrets are you hiding and how can we force them out of you?” How are they supposed to live with this while they’re burying every bit of it and letting the shame eat them alive so that society doesn’t?

No matter how much we as a society and collective devour or create or valorize or ridicule people, real or fictional, I don’t think we’ll ever get their experiences, or how to maintain that thin line between compassion and accountability.

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Let's write an mHanders fic! Part 9 (poll under readmore)

Masterpost featuring links to all parts: HERE

He was nearly at the base of the staircase when a man made his way down said staircase. A man Hawke definitely didn't expect to see here, and especially not descending from the bedrooms floor. Where all the paid sex happened.

Anders.

Anders had made his opinion on partaking in the pleasure business quite clear. Although it was because of the diseases. Diseases that Anders, as a healer, could heal. And therefore did not have to worry about. And therefore could safely partake in the aformentioned pleasure business.

A hot nasty feeling coiled in Hawke's chest. If Anders wanted occasional stress release through sex, Hawke was right there! And free! The fact that his friend, who usually barely had two coppers to rub together, had somehow collected enough money to pay for sex, yet hasn't even thrown a glance Hawke's way, felt like a kick in the balls.

And there lied the problem again - Anders choosing someone else rather than him.

"Anders," he called out, voice sharper than he meant it to be, "I thought you didn't like this establishment."

He wanted to go for his usual light tone, but it was obviously not working. Jealosy and hurt could not allow that. And the small smile Anders had briefly sent his way when he first saw him, quickly disappeared.

"I don't like it. I'm here for the workers," Anders said simply.

Hawke felt like the floor below him had disappeared. Whatever small hope he had that it was all a misunderstanding swiftly died out. Anders's reply was weirdly worded but Hawke couldn't care about that at the moment. Jealousy and thinking weren't fast friends.

"Isn't everyone...," he groused with a frown.

Anders frowned as well, then a moment later spoke, tone colder as well.

"Yes, isn't everyone."

Both men stared at each other with discontent for a long moment, before Anders descended the rest of the steps.

"I've just finished healing everyone here, so they're clean. Best time to use their services without chancing having to visit me to fix your itchy crotch later."

And with that he passed by Hawke and headed towards the bar. It took Hawke a few moments to realize what was going, too confused and too distracted by thought of Anders and his own crotch. But when he finally did, he turned sharply, eager to fix the obvious misunderstandment. But Anders was clearly upset and already talking to Madam Lucine, and Hawke didn't want to chance them making a scene and drawing attention to themselves needlessly, mainly because Anders wouldn't thank him for it, not with the templars present. No, Hawke can straighten things up with Anders later, when there weren't any templars around. And when Anders wasn't irked quite so much.

With a disappointed and defeated sigh he turned back around, only to face Jethann who was giving him an extremely unimpressed look.

"You know, if you want to get in his pants, you're doing an incredibly terrible job of it. And that's despite the fact that the healer likes you," he told Hawke.

That seemed unrealistic but Hawke also couldn't help clinging to any hope he was given.

"Like, like like me?" He asked.

Jethann gave him a mildly disgusted look.

"That really shouldn't be a sentence," he finally said a few moments later, before his attention was drawn to something behind Hawke.

Hawke turned around, curious as ever, and what he saw made his blood boil.

Anders had passed too close to the templars' table, and one of them had grabbed his wrist, clearly trying to pull him into his lap, having mistaken him for a worker (or just not caring that he wasn't one). Anders was resisting, which didn't seem to dissuade the templar, which Hawke found vile yet unsurprising. What did templars care for personal boundaries and consent after all.

The templar pulled again, a lecherous grin plastered on his face. Anders stumbled forward a bit. The fact that Justice hadn't made an appearance yet spoke volumes about Anders's self-control.

Hawke wanted to put his fist through the templar's teeth for daring to even touch Anders, much less for trying to do anything more. And it had nothing to do with petty jealousy this time, and everything to do with how much Anders had already suffered at the hands of the templars and the Circle, and how much Hawke wanted to do everything in his power to prevent it from happening more. And of course, Hawke had his own incredibly strong dislike for anything Circle and templars related. But right now it was solely about Anders, who was struggling, his pleas of "please, serah, unhand me" doing absolutely nothing.

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This poll only decides Hawke's attitude and immediate action. The situation will resolve the same way no matter what.

[archivomeow]

Figure It Out

summary -> Yelena has a terrible experience dating, soon enough her roommate’s girlfriend tells her all about what she might be - an aromantic asexual.

characters -> Yelena Belova, America Chavez, Kate Bishop.

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When Yelena got into collage, she didn’t quite think about dating, however things can change. She considered it for a while now, I mean everyone does it, how bad can it be?

Turns out it can be that bad.

Yelena stormed through the halls, she was almost running, soon enough she made it to her room, to her surprise the door was locked. So she banged on the door, to the point where her fist turned to a light red color.

“Kate?! Come on, I know you’re there! I’m back sooner, just open up!” She yelled drawing attention, her thick accent was coming out as she didn’t really care now, she mainly was able to cover it up by controlling her speaking.

The door unlocked and Kate peeked put of the room. Her hair was messy, her face was red, she was breathing heavily as she looked slightly annoyed at Yelena.

“Yelena…” Before she got the chance to speak Yelena barged into the room, it was her room after all too.

Yelena furrowed her brows and glanced at Kate when she noticed a third person in their room, a woman under a blanket on the couch.

Kate stood awkwardly for a second glancing between the two, before sighing and speaking up.

“America this is Yelena, Yelena this is America…” Kate groaned in frustration. “What on earth are you doing here? You weren’t supposed to be back for… at least couple more hours?”

“Oh…” Yelena pauses for a moment, she smiled at America for a moment to acknowledge her presence. “Well, it ended quickly… it was horrible.” The woman spoke her mind, the date truly was horrible.

“What do you mean?” Kate frowned as she sat down on the couch next to America who was also listening.

“I took your advice.”

“Like that ever ends well…” America mumbled with a grin on her face as Kate glanced at her annoyed.

“Well, I never liked a man, right? So I took your advice and I went out with a girl…” Yelena started, she already felt uncomfortable bringing back the recent memories.

“It was fine, we went for dinner to that Chinese place, it was good food, we should go there.” Yelena trailed off for a moment as she went on a rant about the meal and how good it was.

“So you went out with the girl, the dinner went well… What’s the issue?” America glanced between the two confused.

“We were stargazing, now that I think about it that’s probably the worst part… I love stars, you know that!” Yelena looked at Kate. “And I just started… talking.”

“Oh lord…” Kate mumbled.

“What’s wrong with that?” America shifted in her seat. “I mean it’s great, you’re passionate about something…”

“She goes on this rants sometimes, they can last hours with the right audience…” Kate turned to America and explained slowly as Yelena glanced between the two. “Last time she learned that Bobbi loves Star Wars, so she went to her with all the theories she had and opinions… Bobbi actually listened… It took them three hours.”

A soft ‘oh’ left America’s mouth. She glanced at Yelena and Kate as silence filled the room.

“So… That’s not the worst part.” Yelena mumbled catching both Kate and America’s attention. “She wanted to like kiss or make out or fuck… I don’t even know.” Yelena frowned at the thought. “I kinda… Run off at that moment…”

The two women on the couch stared at Yelena for a moment, in disbelief, Kate lips were even slightly parted in shock.

“You ran away?!” Kate raised her voice, in disbelief. America besides her just chuckled.

Yelena nodded quickly, waiting for the two to say something, something to make her feel… normal… to tell her it happened to them two, that it’s a common ‘lesbian’ experience. Instead the two just sat and said nothing, as in deep thoughts.

“Why did you run?” America looked up at her. “I mean like… Did it make you feel…uncomfortable?” America went down this path carefully, as she had something in mind, just not something she could be sure of.

“Yeah, I mean she was just close… I could like, feel her breath on me…” Yelena frowned at the memory that made her feel disgusted. “It was disgusting.”

America glanced at Kate, who was obviously still in awe of how oddly Yelena reacted. She spoke up again, her voice was soft as she didn’t want to say it the wrong way.

“Yelena… Have you ever heard the term aromantic?”

“Aro- what?”

“Aromantic…” America paused, seeing the confusion on Yelena’s face she explained.

“A person on the aromantic spectrum experiences little to no romantic attraction. If you’d label yourself as aromantic, that would mean you feel no romantic attraction, but there are other micro labels…but that’s a lot to take in for once, so we can start with the basics.” She smiled gently at Yelena.

“Romantic attraction?” Yelena frowned.

“It mean you desire romantic contact or interaction with a person you feel that attraction towards.”

Yelena just stared at the two for a moment, she let out a chuckle, before she realised that America wasn’t joking.

“Oh…You’re serious.” Yelena mumbled under her breath still in disbelief.

“Dead serious.” America nodded.

“Well…So, I’m…”

“Aromantic.” America finished the sentence for the obviously struggling Yelena.

“Yeah, I mean I know someone who is!” Kate jumped out of excitement in her seat.

“Wanda, she was like ‘oh hook up culture sucks!’ and she doesn’t like sleep with anyone in that sense!”

“Kate.” America glanced at the woman. “That’s actually not the same thing…” She cleared her throat before speaking again. “That’s asexual.”

“Asexual?” Yelena asked, her heart was racing and her curiosity took over.

“If you’re on the asexual spectrum that means you experience little to no sexual attraction. If you’re asexual you experience non.” America calmly explained.

“Well I don’t get it.” Kate mumbled.

“You can be aromantic and not asexual, you can also be asexual and not be aromantic. You can be both too.” America turned to her now.

“So…” Yelena breathed out. “I’m…that?” She frowned slightly. “But what about—“

“Don’t.” America stoped her mid sentence. “You don’t need romance or sex, there are people who are not aromatic and asexual and choose not to participate in dating or hooking up.” She smiled warmly at Yelena.

America wasn’t Asexual or Aromantic, but she was very aware of how much you can be in denial and how you can spiral from the new information, especially if you’re raised conservative, like Yelena. America’s lesbian journey was hard, as she couldn’t figure out a lot, she had support and love, that helped her, so she wanted to help Yelena, the same way a friend or family would.

“Some aromantics date and some asexuals even hook up, it’s all up to preference.” She continued. “It’s perfectly fine. Whatever you choose, it’s your choice, that no one has a say in…”

The room filled with silence for a moment, as the three were together - Kate and America sat on the couch, Yelena was standing over them, nodding enthusiastically, but still deep in her head.

“How do you know all that?” She finally spoke up. How could America know that? Was she also like her? Thoughts raced through Yelena’s mind as America gave her answer.

“I run a small group on the campus, we throw… parties… They’re more like hang out’s for queer folks.” She explained. “I run it with a friend, Steven. We’re actually meeting up tomorrow if you want to come?”

Yelena thought for a moment to herself, did she want to go?

“We’re not all just lesbians and gays, you know? Some people get together there, but there are also smaller, specific groups that are made, as far as I’m aware.” She nodded enthusiastically. “We have a lot of people! I’m sure you can find someone just like you there… Only if you want though! No pressure.”

Yelena nodded at her words.

“Okay… I’ll come by.”

[raisethe-velvet]

please do tell me about your ocs.....

hi holy shit i was not expecting anyone to actually ask me about my ocs but um. hello oc lore be upon ye I have a few OCs. a lot actually. my main set of OCs is a group of magical girls (well. two of them are guys) and like. the story is somewhat complicated but basically Zoe (main character) runs away from her fucked up boarding school in which she's been stuck at for most of her life and finds this mansion in which she finds a magic mirror that she accidentally shatters and gains magic powers from. and like. there's others. also she was separated from her two sisters at a very young age but has no memory of them she meets the other 4 of my main OCs who are also magical girls (using this term gender neutrally) and it kind of goes from there. There's Melody (hyperactive 14 year old music prodigy) Eli (could be a shoujo love interest if he wanted to, secretly the most insane person you will ever meet) Towa (literally just some guy who got dragged into this all this all because he took up a part time job at the wrong store) and Camilla (was a magical girl in high school, just graduated university, ends up becoming a magical girl again. while trying to manage her career as a fashion designer.) as for like. the actual plot. yknow how i mentioned Camilla was a magical girl in high school. She actually failed to save the other world she became a magical girl in an attempt to save the first time, with said entire world being cursed into an eternal slumber except for the person who like. cursed the place. the portals between the world were sealed off until Zoe accidentally reopened it. so its like. they need to figure out how to lift the curse as in its current state it cannot be reversed. i. dont have many drawings of them like at all that arent really old, ive mainly been working on lore in the past couple of years so the designs of a few characters are a little.. outdated. and i dont wanna post art from two years ago here because it is uh. Not Good.

except this reference sheet of Zoe and another OC i havent mentioned until now called Jordan (who is. another character in this same storyline) that i made for artfight last year which arent terrible i guess (though slightly outdated)

im planning to actually make this a whole series at some point, probably after i graduate high school this year. ive been working on this since i was about 12... though i've changed a lot since then. like the entire storyline. this version of the story line is like.. the third rework of it. My plan is to make this a comic book/manga series and potentially have it adapted into a tv series. Which is highly unlikely to happen but i can dream... (i have the soundtrack planned and everything i think i made a post ages ago detailing the exact personalities and stuff of the main characters so i'll try to find it and add a link in the reblogs <3

[minthe-lover]

Chapter 221 Anaylsis

I'd admit that most of my problems with this chapter are art related, so I'm gonna just skip over like 80% of my critics of that so It doesn't get repetitive. It's mainly just creepy hades faces, and awkward proportions that make him look like a lego figure in stop motion. Like look at this guy... he looks so awkward and... god his ass is really tiny.

Now the big art thing that I am going to talk about is how the simplified one colour and one note backgrounds has caused rs to basically shoot herself in the foot. Cause in the first few chapters the backgrounds where detailed enough that we could really visuals all the important areas. Artemis's house, Hades house and the underworld corp while we aren't given like maps of them but we have a good idea of the layout and space...

with persephone new apartment.. we don't get that. It's all this dark blue, we get one shot of the outside and then a few undetailed shots of the inside. How many rooms does this have, is it big or small? hades says it looks rundown... but why aren't we shown that? They leave the apartment to eat on the roof almost immediately, is that cause persephone doesn't have a dining space in her apartment.. it just reallys annoy me.

Then the next shot in what I thought was the apartment... was actually hades, I think this chapter would really really benefit from a few shot focusing on persephones apartment. If needed remove the whole 'joke' of the billboard and instead show up persephone apartment and have them eat inside to better show Persephones kitchen. Side note with how last chapter went... how is she gonna treat her neighbors...

Now I've said this before that I'll say it again I do like persephone getting her own apartment. It's a good idea not to have hades and persephone immediately be a married couple.. but I really wish rs did more with this. Persephone has missed out on far more then just owning her own apartment.. she only did at most a month of collage it would really help to show more that persephone is trying to be independent.

Now I just want to draw attention to this line.. and just the massive amount of disrespect it levels at hecate, while yes she was not technically queen.. but like come on hades. She's been helping you since you stared at king, she did most of the research and work in the last few chapters. She may not have shared the title but it's clear she was doing a fuck ton of work.

Lets talk about the most annoying line in this whole chapter! Just to make one thing clear persephone you where not coddled, you where a CHILD. Demeter was making sure you had an education and a safe place to grow up first before making you work! that is a completely understandable thing.. and the moment you were over 18 demeter let you go... she was worried for your safety in a world that has repeatedly abuse her and you've proven yourself in the past that you put your trust in the wrong individualizes.

You then had one conversation in ten years where demter outwardly praised out about how great you were doing… You didn't even talk about what you could do in the mortal realm. Before then you didn't have any experience and again were a collage student .. not exactly someone fit to step up to a important job like that… Like from the few flashback to the punishment.. it's clear you were struggling.

Also this line and how much it annoys me in relationship to demeter, because it's constantly brought up terrible demeter is for hiding stuff like the fertility goddess power from persephone as how she is bad and irredeemable... and when I was first read it I thought that is what it was referring to. I read it as people hid stuff from persephone to protect her... but persephone admiting that she understands it's a struggle, and that hades isn't a bad guy for hiding shit from her but you know her own mother doing stuff to protect her is a terrible person.

Now I want to get these analysis out before the next chapter does... so yeah this isn't as detailed or longer but.. eh.