#High Speed Connection fanart

[lcvemiyuki]

"close to his heart" | hinata, hq

𓂃𓂃𓂃𓊝 ࿐𓂃𓂃𓂃

content: you attend an intense and crucial match for the jackals and discover a certain wing spiker wears his promise ring in secret to give him good luck during a game

warnings: fluff, established relationship, timeskip!msby hinata

character(s): hinata

word count: 590

a/n: i saw a fanart of this exact scenario and just HAD to write something about it because ughhhhhhh. like that was me fr in the stands. (if i find out who the artist is i will add it in the future!). also, i know jewelry is prohibited to wear during matches, i don’t know what the protocols are, but for the sake of this writing lets just pretend if anything🤗

art creds: @/sunfluff on ig @/ah_e0k on twt (inspired this scenario)

𓆝 𓆟 𓆞 𓆝 𓆟

'wham!'

the ball ricocheted off the ground, sending the crowd into a frenzied uproar.

the match was a nail-biter, with each team clinging to the game with pure willpower. the players' shoes squeaked in protest against the polished floor; their faces glistened with the sheen of sweat, a tangible testament to their craving for victory.

in the midst of all this, you knew that every match held a special significance for the orange-haired decoy—every single point, every last serve, it all mattered.

as the jackals were nearing the final set of the match, it was apparent that hinata was exhausted, his energy nearly depleted. but adrenaline forced his legs to move just a bit longer, his thigh muscles searing and flexing with every strenuous movement.

all of his senses were heightened.

he became intensely aware of a certain necklace he had tucked under his jersey as well.

the realization of its presence served to slow his fast-beating heart just enough to keep him grounded.

the closest, tangible thing to him wasn't his teammates or the high-speed ball whirling toward him. 

it was you.

wearing his promise to you on a silver chain around his neck was a risky move, but it was the only thing that seemed to calm his nerves.

the game demanded his attention once again as the blond setter lofted a perfect set in his direction. with a sudden burst of renewed energy, hinata leaped for the quick attack, his hand connecting with the ball with infallible precision and force.

the resulting smack echoed ominously through the gym. before anyone could fully comprehend what had happened, the match was over.

the crowd was only a few seconds late in reacting, their cheers filling the stadium as the realization dawned. the shrill sound of the whistle signaled the winning point, initiating a wave of exhilaration that swept through the stands.

"yeah!" hinata yelled, triumphantly balling a fist into the air. his teammates, brimming with uncontained excitement, rushed over with their hands delivering congratulatory slaps on his back.

as the match drew to a close, you finally allowed yourself to release the breath you'd been holding. next to you, the younger, orange-haired girl—her face glowing with pride for her older brother—jumped up and down with joy.

both of you were clad in jackal merch, his number visible on your jerseys. despite blending in with the sea of fans, a pair of keen eyes found you anyway.

after sharing a celebratory hug with natsu, you turned your gaze back down the stadium. you were searching for the mvp of the night—only to find that he was already staring up at you.

at that moment, the deafening noise levels of the stadium seemed to fade into insignificance. it felt as if only you two were there— as if, he was telepathically communicating with you. a loving smile spread across his face as his hand reached for his neck. slowly, he removed the skin-toned bandages to reveal the shiny, silver-chained necklace and his promise ring to you dangling on it.

you gasped, the sound getting caught in your throat and leaving you speechless.

"he was wearing his ring this whole time?" your fingers immediately touch your own, fiddling with it.

as if he could read your mind, hinata’s smile grew larger. he brought the silver ring to his lips in a tender gesture—a small peck that resonated in your heart.

this ring was his good luck charm, the one thing he wanted close to his heart. and for that, he was willing to break a few rules.

𓇼𓆉𓆝 𓆟 𓆞 𓆝 𓆟 𓆉𓇼

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[existence-is-a-pain87]

My brain aint braining rn, SO I OFFER YOU MY HALLOWEEN TOONS FOR DANDY'S WORLD!!

I know it's May rn, but it's better to get the jump on BlushCrunch so people don't think I copied em.

Please note all my ideas for these Toons are original, and I'd love to expand on them more by making Holiday costumes (my ideas for current Dandy's World Toon costumes include a Vampire Glisten and a Werewolf Goob).

However, if any of you want to use my designs and characters in things like games, just ask me in advance and credit me! And, of course, I'll always love fanart!

If you want to hear more about ANY of these Toons, just ask me!!

--☆☆☆☆☆--

Butters

Common

A cheery and Halloween-loving Toon, Butters is always in the spooky spirit of Halloween! She adores sweet treats, and always is happy to share the spoils of her Trick-or-Treating escapades with her friends!

Hearts: ♡♡♡

Skill Check: ☆☆☆

Movement Speed: ☆☆☆

Stamina: ☆☆☆

Stealth: ☆☆☆

Extraction Speed: ☆☆☆

Ability: Passive - Nocturnal

This Toon gains a 25% movement speed boost and a 50% stealth boost whenever a blackout occurs

Trinket: Kandy Bag - Highlights Candy Bowls in your vicinity every 10 seconds during matches, making them easier to spot during events.

Facts:

- Despite being inspired by peanut butter cups, Butters is made of no chocolate nor peanut butter! Her fur is only brown in color.

- She's a fruit bat, not a vampire bat.

- She adores sweet treats, especially if they involve peanuts!

- She knows all the best places to get tons of candy around Gardenview and is happy to help anyone out!

- She prefers dark places over light ones.

--☆☆☆--

Bloo

Uncommon

Bloo aspires to be great at magic since he doesn't have all the spectral powers his twin sister has, and Halloween is the perfect inspiration! That is if he can get over being easily spooked...

Hearts: ♡♡♡

Skill Check: ☆☆

Movement Speed: ☆☆

Stamina: ☆☆☆☆

Stealth: ☆☆☆☆

Extraction Speed: ☆☆☆

Ability: Active - Eep!

This Toon casts a spell that increases stealth by 100% for 5 seconds and highlights all Twisteds on the map, for this Toon only, for a short period of time. Has a cooldown of 80.

Trinket: Magic Staff - Increases movement speed by 15% whenever ability, active or passive, is activated

Facts:

- Hates horror games and movies because of how easily he gets scared

- He really wants to connect more with his twin sister, but the two rarely see eachother and are pretty different

- He's inspired by candy apples, even though he's blue in color

- Lets off a blue glow during blackouts

- He really wants a pet rock

--☆☆☆--

Spinner

Rare

Spinner loves meeting new friends and helping out the ones he has! Even if people get spooked by his spider-y appearance, he refuses to let his appearance be judged! More arms means more high-fives anyways!

Hearts: ♡♡♡

Skill Check: ☆☆☆☆

Movement Speed: ☆☆☆

Stamina: ☆☆

Stealth: ☆☆

Extraction Speed: ☆☆☆☆

Ability: Active - Lemme Grab That

This Toon shoots out a web and uses it to grab an item from a distance, though Twisteds can see the web. Has a cooldown of 60.

Trinket: Knitting Supplies - Increases stealth by 50% whenever extracting from a machine

Facts:

- Inspired by candy corn, and is as sweet as such (definitely should be more popular among the kids...)

- Constantly educating people about spiders so they respect them more

- Knits in his free time using the silk he produces, and he's great at it

- It took him months to master walking with all four of his legs

- Despite appearances, he loves sour foods

--☆☆☆--

Jackie

Main

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Hearts: ♡♡

Skill Check: ☆☆☆

Movement Speed: ☆☆☆☆

Stamina: ☆☆☆☆☆

Stealth: ☆☆

Extraction Speed: ☆☆

Ability: Active - Bashing Master

This Toon uses her shovel to wack a Twisted over the head, stunning it for 10 seconds (does not affect Lethal Twisteds). Has a cooldown of 100.

Ability: Passive - Glow-in-the-Dark

This Toon has all other alive Toons' locations highlighted every 20 seconds in a blackout. Only visible to the Toon with this passive.

Trinket: Leaf Shovel - Highlights all items on the map during blackouts in a short radius every 10 seconds

Facts:

- She can and will beat you over the head if you mention the damn Mimic song-

- Despite appearances, she's actually the gardener of a pumpkin patch who knows how to dig some deep holes

- She's a calm Toon who appears often uncaring in many situations (guys she just can't express herself leave our emo queen be-)

- She doesn't have a tail, that's just a long vine from her head

- She has a noticable yellow glow around her at all times in a blackout

--☆☆☆☆☆--

Tell me yall, you want me to design Twisteds and create stuff for the Twisteds? Or to draw costume designs for if this were a real event? Or both??

Also lol, imagine if someone from BlushCrunch studios ever saw this. TBH if they ever reached out and offered me to have my designs and such in the real game, I'd squeal with glee and say yes. Probably will never happen though.

Oh well, hope yall just like the Toons!

[avaantares]

Wait, Zhao Yunlan's gun is actually a...?!

(I've never claimed production meta for @guardianbingo before, but after the amount of time and research I put in on this, I feel like I've earned the "Zhao Yunlan's Gun or Whip" square, haha)

SO. GUYS.

Maybe this is something fandom as a whole figured out back in 2018, but I, who didn't hear of Guardian until 2020, did not realize until now and I need to share the knowledge because when I finally noticed, I made an unholy sound.

I've tracked down where Zhao Yunlan's gun came from -- or at least, what it most likely started as. Not the in-universe dark-energy-maybe-uses-bullets-maybe-doesn't-device-that's-best-not-thought-about-too-long, but rather the actual fake-steampunk-revolver-that-is-best-not-looked-at-too-long-because-it's-awful prop.

Y'know, this disaster:

I was actually working on a different Guardian Bingo fill and needed to look something up for continuity, so I'd flipped through a couple of episodes at super high speed trying to find a scene. As luck would have it, one of my skips forward happened to land on the scene I screencapped above, when ZYL confronts Zhang Shi.

Normally we don't get this clear (or this stationary) a shot of the godawful gun prop. I'd assumed all along they had just taken a plastic gun, glued some extra bits and bobs on it to make it look fancy, and hit it with some dry brushing (fun fact: you can watch the paint flake throughout the series; check out the top of the barrel and the side of the cylinder in the above screenshot!) to make it look #steampunk like the abandoned aesthetic of 25% of the show (as I've said before, I have theories about what happened in preproduction, but that's another post). This sort of thing is exactly what I've done for cheap cosplay weapons or background props for film work that aren't going to be seen at HD detail range.

Anyway, since the detail showed up better here than in other shots, I paused the video to look at the random screws and hex bolts (why??) they'd glued on it, since I recalled that I had the aforementioned gun/whip bingo square to fill.

That's when I noticed a detail that had eluded me before: An inverted V shape at the bottom of the grip.

Only looking more closely, that's not an inverted V. It's a symbol that I've seen a whole series of variations of over the past 15+ years... every time there's a new installment of the Assassin's Creed video game series:

So I started hunting. The principal weapons in each game turned up no matches, but eventually I found a gun that looks almost exactly like ZYL's:

It's not a perfect replica, but the details are certainly all there: The stylized logo; the leaves and swirls on the grip; the feathers up the back; even the Victorian scrollwork beneath the barrel.

Now, what's really interesting is that this gun isn't actually from the AC game series. It's part of an elaborate fan project by artist David Paget that started as a class assignment back in 2014. Even though it gathered a bit of steam in the AC fandom and generated a couple of forum role-play groups, OCs and the like, nothing about this artwork was ever connected to a real Assassin's Creed title. So why would there be a physical version of a gun that was only someone's fanart?

This is where the smoking gun (*rimshot*) goes missing, because I can't prove any of this, and it's been long enough that digging through the archives of the internet to find answers is going to take way more time than I can afford to spend on a project I'm not getting paid for. But there are two likely possibilities:

Scenario A: Some employee in a toy factory somewhere in China got told, "This Assassin's Creed franchise is really big, so we need to be producing replicas from those games to sell. Work up some designs." So the employee Googles "assassin's creed gun," finds David Paget's very professional-looking art, and whips up a replica to mass-injection-mold without realizing it's not actually from a game. Later, someone on the cash-strapped Guardian production team needs a gun to mod, and finds a cheap toy revolver on clearance after several years of sitting in storage because there was little demand for a replica of a gun that was never in a game. They buy several, glue hex bolts on the cylinder for reasons unknown, and poof! Instant pseudo-steampunk!

Scenario B: Other fans were involved in the design. Someone did build a 3D model of David Paget's design that's still available on Sketchfab (screenshot below), and it's not unreasonable to assume that other fans could have thought it looked cool and built 3D printable models. Later, someone on the cash-strapped Guardian production team needs a gun to mod, and acquires the 3D print file of one of those models from the interwebs. They mod the file a bit, print some, glue hex bolts on the cylinder for reasons unknown, and poof! Instant pseudo-steampunk!

Personally, I find Scenario A far more likely than Scenario B, for two reasons: First, the hero prop looks more injection molded than 3D printed, especially given the technical state of 3D printing back in 2017-8. And second... Budget-challenged dramas do have a history of picking up bulk video game replicas and using them as cheap props. I made a post back in 2019 about the WoW Horde shields we spotted in a different drama...

Anyway, no firm answers about the source of the hero prop -- the world may never know! -- but we have now confirmed that in some alternate universe (possibly one of the first eighty?), Zhao Yunlan and/or Zhao Xinci is an Assassin.

Wait, wait, wait... *recalls mechanics of how the whole Assassin's Creed frame story is supposed to work* Uh... so... who wants to write a genetic memory explanation for the whole Kunlun -> [lots of lifetimes] -> Zhao Yunlan thing?

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(I did actually check the catalogue of a friend of mine who makes replicas of props from various media franchises to see if he'd done a commission of the David Paget design, since a surprising number of his custom pieces actually do end up on film and television, but while he has a gorgeous replica of a revolver that actually appears in an AC game, it appears he has not done the Zhao Yunlan gun. I didn't really think it likely, since he's in the U.S., but you never know.)

[helsaweekmasterlist]

Calling ALL Helsa shippers!!!

Helsa shippers, @helsadiscord proudly presents our annual event 🎉 Helsa Week 2024 🎉

Save the dates! From 29 April - 5 May 2024, we invite you to celebrate and appreciate Helsa in any form of fan creations.

For one week, there will be a one-word prompt every two days. We look forward to seeing your submissions 🤩

EVENTS

DAY 1 - 2 (29 - 30 April). STORM.

“Let the storm rage on.”

Whether the emotional storms, turbulent waters and tempestuous sides of Hans and Elsa as they face the unknown together 💙❤️

DAY 3 - 4 (1 - 2 May). RACE.

Get your heart racing with excitement, re-imagine moments of passion and adrenaline-pumping intensities involving high-speed adventures, intertwined destinies and unexpected twists 🏎️ 💨

DAY 5 - 6 (3 - 4 May). MIRACLE.

Explore the miracles of love, redemption and unexpected connections while delving into the couple's tumultuous past and unforeseen future 🌟🌟🌟

DAY 7 (5 May). FREE.

Free space for your creativity! Let your imagination shine, do whatever your heart desires!

⎯⎯ ⎯⎯ ⎯⎯ ⎯⎯ ⎯⎯

When posting your work, please:

1. @helsaweekmasterlist

2. Tag #Helsa Week 2024, #HelsaWeek2024 and #HelsaWeek along with other appropriate tagging (fandom, characters, ship, spoilers, NSFW and content warnings).

Don’t be afraid to be creative, let inspiration flow! Create fanfiction, fanart, comics, edits, mood boards, headcanons, poems, essays, cosplay, meme, anything you fancy! If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to ask!

♥Have fun and Happy Helsa Week!♥

[alairmena]

FKA Twigs Striptease(MV) fanart

Ever since I heard this song, I've been listening to it on repeat. The music video is one of the greatest I've ever seen.

I just really feel like yapping so lemme tell you what I see in this music video and song, skip past this if you ain't gonna read all that

In the song Striptease by FKA Twigs, nothing is about actual striptease imo. It's a song about the pure need for human connection.

Lyrics go as follows, and I will give my attempt of dissecting them:

In this song, she does not want anyone to physically desire her - but rather, to let her open up to them. She wants to find connection through a conversation and her thoughts. This is shown clearly with lyrics such as "I got a birthmark on my mind, I think you'll like it" - when someone teases about a birthmark on invisible parts of their skin, they're usually asking to have an intimate time with the person they're talking to, but FKA Twigs says specifically "on my MIND", teasing the person she's talking to (even us, the listeners of the song) that they can be intimate with her through her mind alone.

Through the song, she doesn't only ask the audience to listen to her open up, but even speaks in a way that sounds like she's trying to convince us that there's something special to experience when listening to her opening up. "Opening me feels like a striptease" - this line sounds almost as if she's saying: "just talk to me, let me show you who i am inside, and you'll see how cool i am".

The next lines shows us her need to vent, to share her pain with anybody: "Silk for my tears, and lace for my fears". Girlie yearns for basic human connection at this point, for anyone who will listen, and she confirms how easier she will feel afterwards with the next line: "I'm stripping apart 'til my pain disappears".

Now the MV is genius with how precisely it points out the meaning of the song itself.

She's coming from somewhere awful, clearly distressed out of her mind after experiencing something traumatic, on the middle of the highway going through a tunnel. The tunnel highway is a perfect representation of a place where everyone is out for themselves - you drive your car, usually very high speeds and you don't care who you pass by. And that's exactly where FKA Twigs dances seductively and rips out her dress, trying to catch anyone's attention. It resembles how it feels looking for love in cold places where everyone only cares about their business - endlessly and painfully asking for just anyone's attention, begging people to just listen to you. To get to know you. "I am really worth it, just give me a chance!"

Her performance in the video is astonishing. You can clearly see the painful yearning in her eyes. Especially in the climax of the song, when she painfully yells out "I'm borderline, it's getting late, I feel alive, I wanna show you, I-I-I-I-I, I've got a birthmark on my mind, I think you'll like it!!!" once again, still calling for anyone's attention.

What happens in the weird part of the music video (anyone who watches it will know what I mean - the place where experimental electronica enters) is what I would interpret as the way of the artist. Very often, we artists just really deeply want to be heard or listened to. But nobody has the time to listen. Which is why many of us make art - it's our way of opening up to the world, and making anyone out there care to experience our minds. In that part of the music video, she opens up to the void, showing the depth of her being to nobody in particular. But at that point, a child sees her from the car window, and we can clearly see that the child identifies with FKA Twigs' struggles. That child understands her. They saw their own heart in FKA Twigs' art.

🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶

Not sure if anyone will read this far, but I really needed to share my thoughts on it. It's a song that touched me on a special level, and someday, I hope my own art will mean this much to somebody out there. I find it strange and a little bit sad how many things can be changed for the better with just a little more attention. That might just be the most poorly distributed resource on planet Earth.

KeY's UnWiLLinG asSistANt cOmIng SoOn (follow on my blog for updates)

[bryan360]

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2024 Review - Seagate 2TB Portable Drive (First Half - Unboxing Impressions)

No “On This Day” posting once again, but might be the right time to focus on this instead. It’s been a long waited time for me; especially for what was my most “limited” experience when trying to complete my art trades in time. Though thankfully I’m keeping it cool to get through my friend’s request for January 2024; without having to rush as I’d developed my art skills for sometime. I’m lucky enough to get those done despite giving some multiple details if I wanted to keep it going. Other than that, I’ve been secretly supported my DeviantArt page with two recent fanarts I’d saved. At least that counts for something while I’m not too busy on my friend’s art trade requests this hard. 😅

Just needed to squeeze one more for the last week of January 2024. But for today, I’m now about to bring you my first half review for my Seagate 2TB Portable Drive I was looking forward. Keep in mind, this will be the focus for an unboxing part I’d taken. Do forgive myself that I would’ve like to continue on by installation and progression, but that’s gonna be for February posts hopefully. So anyways, here’s my unboxing impressions for this latest item after my mom ordered from Amazon.com. Link Here

(Dated: Jan. 6th, 2024) (The time I’d recorded myself when unboxing my package)

Let me just say it does bring my excitement regardless this is suppose to be my last year’s Christmas present request. (And the second one which yet to be revealed.) Well, we can’t expect anything to arrived in time for that matter. So as I get into my package, it came with the main item, a USB 3.0 cable, and two other books. Nothing too much, but exactly what it needed like if I wanted more. Besides, this is good enough of having two items to install with my gaming console; which I’ll get to reveal soon.

(Dated: Jan. 25th, 2024) (Just after setting up with my external portable drive. Sorry if I would’ve included from the beginning.)

Here’s a closer look of my portable drive while I’m holding. It seems small enough to fit in your pockets, but best if you don’t do this by accidental breaking. I’d looked up for the product details from Amazon.com that was about “4.6 x 3.15 x 0.58 inches and 6.72 ounces.” Just making sure if it can fit anything other than pockets from your pants. For as the USB 3.0 cable was obviously needed to transfer with. It’s about 18 inches and hopes of high-speed connectivity. If I ever lost it, then preying myself when checking some similar USB 3.0 cables that should work to transfer connection.

My Overall Thoughts (so far):

I’m very happy to unboxed this without some issues. There’s plenty other hard drives to looked from, but the Seagate one is the first way to go. I would imagined if I can planned more on hard drives for other of my devices. Since it didn’t have with my own laptop/computer desktop, my gaming console is the closest way I can get. Either way, this portable drive of mine is something to look forward to.

Hope you guys enjoy this first half review I’d going through, but promised be back for more during February 2024 for free time. I’ll be coming back for another weekdays at the program through Mondays and Fridays as always. What that being said, at least I got this first half review in time….just before going to bed though. ^^* See ya, guys.

Tagged: @murumokirby360 @carmenramcat @alexander1301 @rafacaz4lisam2k4 @paektu

[kingbyx]

The Snowfury

Im writing a bsd Httyd au, because I have an inescapable obsession with both series.

To summarize without many spoilers (incase I ever do finish any fic in the series instead of just planning to write them), ADA are dragon riders, they love dragons, dragons love them, basically the main riders from Httyd in RTTE. Their island is just covered in rescued dragons. PM are dragon hunters who, under Moris guidance, have learned to ‘tame’ dragons through fear and abuse. Chuuya is not in the PM, he’s off being awesome and thinking everybody he loved is dead you know how it is. Atsushi (since Chuuya is not the main charcter even if I love him in this au) is a guy, who, through a series of unfortunate events, ends up with the ADA. His dragon, his bestest friend (Named Byakko, after his ability), is a lightfury (and Akutagawa had a Nightfury names Rashomon of course)

The problem with this is that I have a bit of a problem with the Lightfury. Her concept was cool, and some fanart of her is so nice! But her canon animation was just, eh, and overall I feel like her design could have been better. Some parts just don’t make sense, and really I think they could have done the ´sleek, feminine Fury species that is similar but very different than the nightfury’ idea without having her look,,,, squished. And oddly fem for a DRAGON. I always thought she felt out of place in the world of HTTYD.

So, in my efforts to slightly change her design so I could have a lightfury in my au without using the full canon design, I got carried away and now here we are, I made an entire species, for some reason.

Allow me to explain.

Lore/General Info

The ‘Lightfury’, actually known as the ‘SnowFury’ by the groups that live around them. Though even they don’t see them much. ´Lightfury’ is a term used by cultures who do not naturally have these dragons, as they mistook them for ´daytime NightFurys’ instead of arctic dragons. The dragon eye lists them as SnowFurys, but as artwork of them was limited due to their stealth, few have made the connection between the ‘two species’.

Snowfury’s share a common ancestor with the Nightfury, but evolved in an entirely different environment. While NightFurys are known to prefer forested habitats, preferable near lakes, beaches, rivers, etc, Snowfurys are found only in the snowy wastelands far to the north and far to the south. Though they are now nearly extinct in the south, that is where they were originally named aswell, and no humans are known to inhabit the north.

Just like NightFurys, they are few and far between. In the south, hunted to near extinction (perhaps they truly are gone?) and no one knows if they live in the north. Perhaps they fled there, perhaps they all died in the journey across the ocean, perhaps they have existed there forever and we will never know. Perhaps we are wrong entirely, and they have simply become even better at hiding? Some have heard they can turn invisible, not just blend in, but truly invisible

This will be explained further in the design details, but Snowfurys are larger and bulkier than NightFurys, and though still one of the fastest dragons, they fall just slightly short of the Nightfury. They have a layer of not-quite-blubber, it keeps them warmer but isn’t quite as squishy or heavy, as they still need to be sleek to fly at such high speeds. They can swim in freezing water and walk through blizzards barely noticing the cold.

Their shiny white scales make them nearly impossible to make out within the snow and ice, during a blizzard they are even more deadly. They are known to dig burrows in snow, both as nests/dens and for hunting/stealth purposes.

Changes I made and why/ cool design element of the species

No blue/pink undertones, their stark white but slightly sparkly coulouring is an amazing camoflauge, they are deadly in the snow. Though I couldn’t portray it well (can you tell ive never edited something before and am not at all an artist?), similar to the NightFurys faint stripes, they have a faint rosette pattern, almost like a snow leopard.

Not sure how visible it is, but head is less squished. Proper muzzle for fishing! And carrying babies! All those good things!

Their tail fins do not split at the end, they are known to use it almost like a shovel at times

Their claws are longer thicker and sharper than a NightFurys, they use them to grip onto ice and climb mountains with minimal effort.

Their eyes range from various blues, light teals and pale purples, nothing too vibrant though, they have very pale eyes (while nightfurys have more vibrant eyes, in bright greens and yellows and organes, even red perhaps)

Again, they are bulkier and stronger. Sacrificing a tiny bit of speed for higher strength. Still the second fastest dragon though, just slightly behind NughtFury. This extra bulk not only keeps them warmer but allows them to power through blizzards and scale icy mountains without blinking, they can swim in freezing water without getting cold and walk through deep snow. I made the Snowfurys legs a bit propertionally thicker, aswell as their neck.

Still less ear nubs, but i added a third set. They are shorter but wider than Nightfurys, it’s cold!

Back fin is rufflier and there is a smaller one on head, I mostly just liked the look. The fins on legs and back/head/tail help with aerodynamics, and swimming. They are surprisingly durable, as they need to hold up against freezing temperatures and crazy wind.

More scale definition, though not as muh as a NightFury. They have thick protective scales, but retain a smoother look, not only are they better swimmers than NightFurys but it makes them even harder to spot against the smooth shiny snow.

I made the other two tail fins larger to match the main one

Other little bits

Female Snowfurys are larger than males, and male Snowfurys are about the same as Female Nightfurys if a bit larger and male night fury’s are smaller than female nightfury’s

They have all the same ability’s as Lightfurys, retractable teeth, plasma blast, invisibility, you get it.

You could just say the Lightfruys don’t exist in this au, and Snowfurys are an unique species, but they are still called Lightfurys in most places (Americas, Yokohama seas, United Kingdom’s, etc. Only the southern frozen islands (where Fyodor and Nikolai are from in this au btw) call them Snowfurys, but they found them first so it’s the ‘true name’. It is also what’s in the dragon eye.

Do canon Lightfurys exist? Maybe, how am I supposed to know?

They swim very well as I think I mentioned, better than Nightfurys but not quite like a true tidal class dragon. They eat a lot of fish like Nightfurys, though they will eat basically anything, this would have one day perhaps included humans, but any living ones are sure to avoid humans now

They’re basically cold proof, on land and in water. They can do it but aren’t usually fans of extreme heat, since they have a natural layer of fat (not quite blubber but close) meant to keep them warm. They get hot quick and retain that heat well, they have never been seen in a warm place, though who knows if they go there or not. You rarely see them anyways,

They basically have the same reputation as Nightfurys, but since they don’t live most places even more mysterious. Nobody really knows anything about either species, even the Dragon Eye has rather vague drawings, though it’s still more info than anywhere else. It’s believed that more detailed records exists, but either nobody has found those lenses or the information wasn’t put on a lense

I’ll probably make a more detailed ref sheet with wings (same as canon LF,smoother than Nightfurys and a bit shorter and broader) and eye colours and stuff someday

Pack orientated species, just like Nightfurys. Though adults almost always hunt alone for stealthyness, they always live in groups, it’s important. They are social!

No I will not tell you what is in the north, that is a SECRET! Yes it is awesome and plot relevant and angsty but fluffy at the same time and I will make my readers cry when I write it!

I Hope this was at least somewhat coherent, I’m tired but brain won’t sleep until it gets to share its thoughts.

Will i ever actually write this? Yes probably but like, I’m currently on my avian au, Ranpo bad things happen bingo (I’m on prompt 15/25 now, whoo!) and that unfinished SKK au I’m writing (it’s like, 10k and I’m not even at the main plot what am I doing?? It’s based on a one of my favorite movies ever and includes wolves and feral woods child Chuuya btw). Someday, I will write Httyd au, eventually.

Any ideas for rider dragons are lovely,,,, you know incase you want to. I have most but there’s a few that I’m just, aaaaaah

Goodnight

[transmortaltv]

1. I tend to lean more digital...but I'm not sure that I prefer one over the other.

2. I have been drawing since before my earliest memory, so maybe 26ish yrs? Being creative is something I feel is an inherent part of me.

3. I took basic drawing, painting, and digital art in highschool...then pursued a bachelor's in graphic design in college...so I've taken more classes than I can count off the top of my head.

4. I mostly just post here and Instagram when it comes to art (I'm on Twitch/Youtube/Twitter for gaming content)...I'm bad very bad at social media.

5. My favorite things to draw are characters...usually with hoods and masks. I have always loved drawing Kirby characters... they bring a sort of comfort to me and robots are also pretty high up there in the list...

6. My least favorite thing to draw are hands and backgrounds because I am most unfamiliar with them and they stress me out.

7. I use references a lot...I learned in school that drawing from real life references allows you to truly visualize something in 3d space and it helps a good bit.

8. I have done quite a few commissions and work semi-frequently with Empire Comic Con in Savannah Ga to provide them with fun visual material for their events...but I mostly develop my own characters to be used in future projects 👀

9. On a daily basis overall I do not draw a lot...I personally am recovering from a very toxic mindset surrounding my art and been in a bit of a burnout/block for a while. I'm working to get back to the core of what makes creativity sincere and fun!

10. I'm fairly confident in my art looking back at it after the fact, specifically whenever a piece is done. Somehow they ALWAYS seem to finally come together at the end.

11. I follow very few artist blogs...I follow many artists on Instagram...but I think no more than 5 blogs (I'm new here)

12. I welcome any questions about my creative process or art advice...if you have any questions about art ever and think I could help I'm more than willing to try!

13. I always prefer to share the art I'm most proud of, whether it was personal or not...I think connecting and sharing it is what it's all about.

14. I don't collab usually...I'm very much a "too many cooks in the kitchen" kinda guy...

15. My works depending on the level of detail range anywhere from 2-10 hrs total maybe?

16. I draw less than I have in the past...I used to draw every day for fun, but as I get older I have to deal with the struggle of the weight of perfectionism and "it needing to be about something"

17. I think everyone is justified in some context to give art advice when asked...we all learn at different rates and everyone has something valuable to share.

18. Right now I'm just trying to improve my motivation to just create freely!

19. The most difficult thing for me to draw is probably feminine faces...It's very frustrating to me that this is a struggle.

20. I feel most comfortable drawing Kirby Characters...I doodled them constantly as a kid growing up and they just feel like home to me.

21. I feel like saying I LOVE to be challenged is disingenuous...initially I hate the overwhelming feeling, It's always stressful and almost makes me feel sick...but when I power through I love the end results and am happy I went through it after the fact. I feel every new piece I do challenges me to learn something new.

22. I try not to be over-confident about much...but looking at newer art of mine compared to my older stuff...I think I can safely say that I am improving...even if very slowly.

23. I feel like I draw more fanart than I used to just by the nature of me drawing for social media...I do a lot of speed drawing on Twitch...but traditionally overall I think I draw more original characters.

24. I don't think I ever feel jealous about someone elses art. I feel like that implies a certain level of resentment toward their work which I don't feel. I'm not a very competitive person when it comes to creativity and I don't feel like someone being good means you can't ALSO be good; therefore, there's never a reason to angrily covet someone elses capabilities. Sometimes I do struggle with feeling much less desirable/adequate as an artist than them or at a disadvantage...but I dont see how that's thwir fault...I believe one should channel that INTO inspiration to try to improve.

25. When I draw I like to put on music or a show that connects me to what I'm drawing. Maybe it's music that I feel like the character would like, or maybe a show that inspires me to create this world in the first place...the more it puts me in the world I'm drawing the better.

26. I mostly use Procreate with the Apple Pencil because I'm working to cut Adobe out of my life...but I also am well versed in Clip Studio and Photoshop.

27. For my more cartoonish style stuff...it's usually only about 5 layers in the end...but that requires a lot of creating new layers and merging throughout the process as well.

28. Oddly enough...when I draw traditionally I prefer a mechanical pencil for sketching followed up by inking with Prismacolor pens/Markers...or scanning in the pen illustration and coloring digitallyl

29. To start a drawing I like to get the line of action and rough layout of characters down then build off of that. It helps with proportions and anatomy which is not usually my strong suit.

30. What inspires me most is the stories that make an impact on me as a person. Movies, Games, Books, Shows, Comics...they have the ability to teach us in almost a parable fashion. There is usually a lesson we can learn from them...I want to do that too...I want to create and inspire. People say art is what we learn from the most left behind by past civilizations...Your creativity pushes others in ways you might not understand now.

Artist Asks!

Do you prefer traditional drawing, or digital?

How long have you been drawing?

How many classes have you taken?

Do you have a DeviantArt, personal website, or art blog?

What’s your favorite thing to draw?

What’s your least favorite thing to draw?

How often do you use references?

Do you draw professionally, or just for fun?

How much time do you spend drawing on an average day?

Are you confident about your art?

How many art-related blogs do you follow?

Is it okay for people to ask you about your process?

Do you prefer to keep your art personal, or do you like drawing things for other people?

Do you ever collaborate with others?

How long does an average piece take you to complete?

Do you draw more today than you did in the past, or do you draw less?

Do you think you’re justified in giving other people art advice?

What are you currently trying to improve on?

What is the most difficult thing for you to draw?

What is the easiest thing for you to draw?

Do you like to challenge yourself?

Are you confident that you’re improving steadily?

Do you draw more fanart, or more original art?

Do you feel jealous when you see other people’s art, or inspired? (Be honest!)

Do you like to draw in silence, or with music?

For digital artists: what program(s) do you use?

For digital artists: how many layers does a typical piece require?

For traditional artists: what medium do you like most? (Pencil, charcoals, etc)

For traditional artists: How do you usually start on a big piece? (Light sketch, colored lead, sketchpaper, etc)

What inspires you to not just make art, but to be a better artist?

[everlasting-elegy]

Swapped! AU (Barbatos, Diavolo)

What would the demons be like in a world where they are players of Obey Me! and you’re their favourite character? Genre: Fluff Word Count: 2.1k

Barbatos

Of course the all-knowledgeable demon would have heard of Obey Me! in passing during his time travels, but he only knew of its name, he had more pressing matters to attend to

It was only when he noticed how much time Diavolo was wasting on the game that he realised just how prevalent the game was going to be in this timeline but more importantly, how prevalent the game was going to be to him

As he supervised Diavolo playing the game, carefully making sure the game didn’t affect Diavolo’s judgement or that he was getting too addicted, Barbatos found himself getting intrigued by the game, in particular you, a character who drove the plot forward

Barbatos has downloaded the game on his D.D.D. but his poor soul doesn’t even have the time to log in daily. Instead, he drops in a few lies as he supervises Diavolo playing the game so that he can see you more

“Young Master, I recommend you use a card of (Y/N) for that battle if you want to be most efficient. Yes, I’m aware I said that the last battle and the battle before that. I merely have your best interests in mind.”

But Barbatos isn’t as sleek as he thinks, Diavolo sets you as his home screen and spends money to get your cards all for his butler’s sake. Diavolo even purchased a figurine of you to give to Barbatos, he never felt so embarrassed but he couldn’t deny a gift from the Demon Prince

He doesn’t have the time to read through dialogue or fanfictions so he opts for quickly scrolling through fanart of you when he’s stressed or frustrated. Your reassuring smile is all he needs to give him that extra burst of motivation

Barbatos also enjoys listening to fan made playlists about you as he does menial tasks around the castle. Playlists like “in a forbidden love with (Y/N)” and “dancing with (Y/N) in a forgotten ballroom” are his go to. He also enjoys consuming Drama CDs that feature you and your character songs, he loves hearing your voice and allows him to keep up with the stories and lore

Despite how little he plays the game, Barbatos has all of your routines memorised for the game. He knows exactly what to do in Surprise Guest events to make you happy as well as the dialogue that you’d prefer as well as all your interests and likes. What sort of butler would he be if he couldn’t even keep you happy?

Barbatos’ favourite card of you is one where you are similarly dressed as a butler, holding a knowing smile with your hand to your chest, signalling subservience. The thought of you offering your services to him, or just working alongside him to lighten his workload leaves him feeling elated for the rest of the day

Barbatos waved goodbye as Simeon picked Luke up from the castle after another lesson of baking. His movements were controlled yet gentle, efficient yet relaxed, as though he had all the time in the world to bid them a good day. With one arm, he hauled the door with a single motion, slowing down until it closed with a soft click.

And then he high-tailed it out of there.

Typically Barbatos mastered moving smoothly and silently along the tiles but now his hurried steps resonated against the walls. It was interrupting his thinking but he couldn’t slow down. Fortunately Simeon arrived just under three minutes earlier to pick up Luke than usual. His next errand could be completed fully with two minutes left to spare and if he maintains this speed to his room he would have bought himself an additional twenty seconds.

Back in his room, he pulled out his D.D.D. Ensuring his volume was down, tapping at what he needed until he heard (Y/N)’s familiar voice on the screen. Yes, his connection was fast too, everything was going according to the plan he established in his mind. At this rate he’ll be able to play three parts of the event story while being able to listen to all of (Y/N)’s voice lines as well as roughly nine dance battles where he’ll hopefully be greeted by (Y/N) in at least a third of them as a surprise guest.

One minute down, he was making good time. Halfway through a cutscene, the reflexes he honed over millennias were put to good use as he expertly tapped precisely when (Y/N) had finished speaking and skipping all the other characters. He needed to prioritise. Two minutes in, slowly turned to three. At this rate he may even be able to try and pull for (Y/N)’s exclusive UR+ card.

But then he heard it. The faint rumble that Barbatos could feel under his shoes as the earth shook. Then another. Gradually getting louder and louder as Diavolo was approaching his room, despite not being expected in at least a minute and a half. Barbatos’ tapping became urgent, surely he could at least finish the battle before Diavolo inevitably walked in without knocking. Should the young master realise this is what Barbatos has been doing in his spare time he wasn’t going to let this go, but the urge to at least play the game until completion was overwhelming, he’d only have a couple more seconds at most-

As the door swung open, Diavolo was greeted with Barbatos standing poised at the centre of his room, arms behind his back in his typical fashion.

“Ah, Barbatos,” Diavolo nodded. “These papers urgently need to be sent to a demon who is currently at the Mausoleum.”

“I’ll see to it immediately,” Barbatos dipped his head to accept the job, simultaneously reaching a hand forward to accept the papers. But when Diavolo didn’t just place the papers in his hand like usual, he looked up only to freeze.

He forgot to put his phone away. Instead it lay flat in his palm with Obey Me still on it’s interface.

“Young master,” Barbatos stammered. “I-”

“Actually… I think I’ll take care of this for once,” Diavolo pulled his hand back before Barbatos could take the papers.

“Lord Diavolo-”

“Enjoy the game, Barbatos! Although I do hope you don't neglect your duties for this,” Diavolo teased as he left Barbatos' room with a hearty laugh.

Diavolo

Caught wind of Obey Me! when Lucifer was absentmindedly complaining about his brothers who got addicted to said game. Diavolo’s eyes instantly lit up. So this is what the youths are up to these days!

The instant he had free time, Diavolo was downloading the game, hoping he’ll now be able to join in conversation should he ever run into the demon brothers again. But as he keeps playing, he finds that he doesn’t care if the topic of the game never arises in conversation, he just wants to see his favourite character, you

His boomer brain makes him susceptible to getting addicted to technology. He never realised just how much time he spent idly tapping at the game until Barbatos returned from an errand, asking if Diavolo finished the pile of paperwork only to realise said pile hadn’t been touched

Now he is constantly supervised by Barbatos, the only times he can play Obey Me! being when he’s on break or just before he goes to sleep. If Barbatos walked past the young master’s quarters in the middle of the night, he’d likely see the dim light of Diavolo’s phone from under the door

Of course he’s whaled on all your cards, outfits in game and merchandise. If an event features you, he is undoubtedly ranked in the first thousand of players. For a Demon Prince, even ‘whaling’ is a mere blip on his spending. The purchases are anonymous and untraceable to him though, as per Barbatos’ recommendation

Diavolo struggles with your Surprise Guest events, his hands are just too big, he ends up fumbling and does something you disapprove of. But it’s no problem, he can just whale on your favourite foods and items as well

Naturally his favourite card of you is the rarest and most extravagant one around. You are lined with gold and silver with far too many jewels to count. Some would argue that the card is gaudy or distracting but to Diavolo it only makes sense that a character as deserving as you would be surrounded with such wealth and glamour

Has a life-sized (possibly even larger) statue of you posing dramatically on a podium erected in his throne room. No aristocrat questions it when they see it, presuming it’s some obscure hero from one of the three realms but no it’s just Diavolo being a simp

He does enjoy reading fanfictions with you just before he heads off to sleep. Primarily the fluff and crack ones where you’re caught up in or up to your usual antics, usually having cameos of other characters. It feels like he’s part of the fun and allows him to have a pleasant night’s sleep

Perhaps it’s childish but Diavolo genuinely looks up to you, it’s clear you have an admirable personality due to your decisions in the game. If there’s ever a tough decision to make, he’d sometimes try and adopt your mindset, figuring out what you’d do in the same scenario

It wasn’t everyday Diavolo could find a plausible reason to have the demon brothers over at his castle for dinner. As chaotic as it could be, he always preferred it over the deafening silence when it’s just him and his butler. He sat attentively at the head of the table in the dining room as he overheard the brothers.

“WHOA!” Leviathan was tapping at his D.D.D. “It’s about time they had another event featuring a new UR+ card with (Y/N), it’s been months!”

Lucifer rolled his eyes, sending an apologetic glance to Diavolo who only laughed jovially. Barbatos entered the room to pour them all drinks.

“I knew it was going to happen,” Leviathan ranted. “This human who’s really big in the Obey Me community went on and on about how there needed to be a new (Y/N) event. But it was kind of weird because I’m pretty sure they weren’t even that big on (Y/N)... whatever, I’m not complaining!”

“I do apologise,” Lucifer cleared his throat as he regarded his brothers. “Don’t you have something better to babble on about?”

“No, this is quite entertaining to listen to,” Diavolo urged the brothers to continue, his chest swelling with a pride that rivalled even the eldest. Lucifer raised his eyebrows but sighed in resignation, letting them continue.

“Actually, I heard about this on Devilgram!” Asmodeus exclaimed, hurriedly getting on his D.D.D to find said post. “This popular witch was saying how she was given this request by an Obey Me fan to hex an influencer to complain about the lack of (Y/N) content so that the developers would listen. She went to Devilgram to talk about it because it was the weirdest request and not only that but it was entirely anonymous! Completely untraceable. How weird and dramatic~”

Barbatos stopped pouring Diavolo’s cup at Asmodeus’ explanation.

“Oh yes, I heard about this as well,” Satan piped up. “Apparently it’s gone down as one of the most expensive witch hirings in Devildom history. Apparently enough to cover the witch’s living expenses for an entire year.”

“Was it now?” Barbatos asked, his voice strained. His head turned to his master with a painfully forced smile. Diavolo could only shrug and laugh. Disposable income was just that, and what better way to use it than to promote the one he loved?

“This all sounds very amusing,” Diavolo chuckled. “I presume this results in a positive outcome, though? I’m sure these Obey Me fans will be very happy to hear this character is getting some attention.”

Barbatos’ eye twitched at Diavolo feigning ignorance of the subject matter.

“Oh I’m very happy!” Levi cheered. “To whatever madman made that purchase, I don’t know who you are but thank you!”

“Young master,” Barbatos stood by Diavolo’s side, voice hush. “After dinner I think we need to discuss these recent purchases of yours.”

“I don’t think anything needs to be discussed,” Diavolo said dismissively as he took a sip of his tea. “A leader will do whatever they can to make their people happy. Don’t you see how happy Leviathan is?”

Barbatos could only sigh as he left to get food, leaving Lucifer who overheard the exchange to gawk at Diavolo in disbelief.

Swapped AU General Headcanons: (Leviathan, Mammon) (Beelzebub, Lucifer, Satan) (Asmodeus, Belphegor)

Obey Me! Masterlist

[sorenphelps]

marauders x atla/lok AU -- remastered.

I’ve been rewatching atla with my bf recently, which really put me in the mood to revisit this old idea. So I present you a brand new fanart of Peter, Remus, Sirius, James, Lily and Snape (from left to right) designed as atla/lok characters. Also, have an additional sketchdump with some scenarios and whatnot.

Some further unreasonably detailed ideas:

James is an earthbender/metalbender, the only son of famous metalbending acupuncturists. He is also the pro-bending team captain of the Zaofu Saber-tooth Moose Lions. His teammates are Kingsley (firebender) and Xenofilius Lovegood (water/swampbender). He has a very obvious crush on Lily, non-stop trying to impress her with little gifts and dangerous stunts. He is a clever and resourceful prankster. His metalbending master was McGonagall, who is deep down a little disappointed that James became a pro-bender instead of a detective. She watches all of his matches anyways.

Lily is a non-bender from Republic City, who is a chi-blocker and a herbalist. Her childhood friend is Snape who also shared an interest in herbs and poisonous plants. Lily started learning chi-blocking because Snape became way too invested in bloodbending. She is secretly a pro-bending fan and is very fascinated by James’ seemingly failed attempts at flirting. She is estranged with her sister as Petunia hates benders. Lily developed a friendship with Sirius over both of them sharing a complicated relationship with their siblings. She bonded with Remus over their interest in healing.

Sirius is a powerful firebender who owns a motorbike. He met James while trying to fix a stubborn loose screw and they’ve been inseparable ever since, pulling off various shenanigans. He has an unlimited number of parking and speeding tickets. Because of this, he's been sentenced multiple times by Police Chief McGonagall to perform community service in Republic City’s Power Plant generating lightning. His family originates from the richest Fire Nation colony governors, who managed to maintain their noble status and money, but also their traditionalism. They enrolled Sirius to the Fire Nation Army so he could become a high-ranking officer as expected, but he eventually deserted to find real adventures. He still wears his military uniform jacket as a memento.

Remus is a waterbender who has a strong connection to the wolf spirit of the Forgetful Valley. As a little kid he was bitten by a venomous animal possessed by a dark spirit and became very sick. He could be eventually healed by the water of the lake the wolf spirit drank from that season. Hence during full moon his waterbending abilities are charged with the wolf spirit’s energy, forming the shape of the wolf’s head during attacks. He needs to drink from the Forgetful Valley lake waters during lunar eclipses unless he becomes sick again. He works at an animal clinic as a healer. He is dating Sirius, but they are both very awkward about their undeniable feelings.

Regulus is a firebender working as a double agent for Republic City’s Police and Triads. He is involved in various triad business, gathering information and handling pro-bending bets. He is quiet and introverted as opposed to his brother Sirius whose powerful bending abilities and fearless personality gained him quite a reputation. They are not in speaking terms with each other, even though they often get in trouble together when Sirius eventually interferes with his little brother’s operations not knowing he is a double agent.

Peter is a seemingly weak earthbender from Ba Sing Se who cares more about culinary delights than anything else. However, he is deeply involved with Triad business, handling bets, spying and other illegal activities. During a turf war his hand was injured, so he wears a Dai Li rock glove to cover it. As he looks rather harmless, prefers to hide his bending abilities and leaves a general cowardly impression of himself, no one really suspects that he is in fact a spy and a smart player.

Snape is a waterbender prodigy, who also knows much about poisons. He is still obsessed with Lily, even though she has ended their friendship when he demonstrated his self-taught bloodbending abilities on her sister. He spent years researching bending forms and developed his own techniques hoping to win Lily’s trust back. As a result, he is able to bloodbend without a full moon which is his preferred style despite knowing all other sub-forms of waterbending. His talent sparked the interest of Voldemort.

Voldemort is an energy bender who, alongside his mother, was attacked by an enraged snake spirit. His mother died, however he survived due to his awakening energy bending powers, somehow sealing the snake spirit into himself thus enslaving it as his servant. In exchange, his face developed snake-like features. He could turn spirits into dark spirits and seal their power into himself. He planned to find the next Avatar (Harry) so he could rip Raava out of him, corrupt and seal the spirit into himself. He believed this would make him the most powerful being on the world, as then he would gain the bending powers of the Avatar.

Dumbledore is an airbending master and spiritual guru. He has a pet phoenix spirit. He is the grand master of the White Lotus and the unofficial guardian of the spirit portal of Republic City. His main priority is to protect earth citizens as the new Avatar will be born as one of them. However, his master plan is to reconnect Raava and Vaatu and permanently fuse both of them with the Avatar, as only this could bring true balance.

You can find more atla/lok AU content with old ideas here, here and here. Anyone who is willing to write or somehow contribute to this AU, feel free to tag me. I’m in so deep, I might even draw more.

[a-dauntless-daffodil]

ooh youd never watched mh before? like not the og series either? i also really like the new show!

Never! Think might have heard about the toys once, a few years back? A bit isolated out here heheh, and the internet speed is... well

BUT YEAH THE NEW SHOW! Gen 3? THAT ONE!!!!

okay so far i've only seen what's free on youtube and The Monstering and that's enough to tell me something Very Important about this show. Well. A few Very Important Things

1.) HALLOWEEN SCHOOL THATS SPOOKY YES YES YES

when was a kid (one million years ago) i was Obsessed with the idea of Halloween Town and loved imagining all these stories about my version of it

(accessed via a well, for some reason)

imagined being a pumpkin headed scarecrow (legit my first self insert OC, before I know those terms) and hanging out with MY ghoul friends (werewolf, vampire, skeleton, ghost, the usual)

drew fanart for it and daydreamed about it all year long...

my neighbor, the kid i played most with bc neither of us had anyone else, liked playing animal uprising in barbie town and wasn't so keen on the spooks, so my desire for a funky creepy friend group VESTERED. like worms. or maybe maggots

AND NOw

MONTER HIGH?????

There've been other shows or movies that TRY to do this, but they either go too dark for me, or the spook stuff is so surface level it's like halloween decorations

MONSTER HIGH IS JUST- PERFECT

soft core body horror via Frankie! Oh hey Cleo has bugs crawling under her wrappings! The teens are eating EYES and BRAINS and sloppy joes made from TOES?

COMMITED TO THE SPOOK

The students are ACTUAL spooks! Draculaura can turn into a bat! She's got NO reflection! Frankie keeps falling apart- Literally! Ghost students!

Creative use of the spook! Here's an eyeball to record your class project on!

it's VIBES

the vibes are EVERYWHERE

I LOVE BAD PUNS AND THIS IS FULL OF THEM EVERYWHERE ALL THE TIME

2.) This show feels safe. Comfortable. Cozy.

Meet Frankie. They use they/them pronouns

THAT JUST HAPPENS SO CASUALLY IT JUST HAPPENS SO EASILY AND WE ALL MOVE ON LIKE ITS NORMAL TO SEE THAT IN A SHOW

Clawdeeeeeen and the school...

the students go from AHH A HUMAN!! to sneaking around trying to eves drop on Clawdeen and the headmistress and now they don't look scared they look curious, they're interested in this human talking about her love of monster stories and how she doesn't fit in with humans and just wants to stay here with them- it's sweet. It's so sweet.

Even before she turn out to be part werewolf, the feeling is, the students like her. They'd be happy to have her stay. There's a connection here even WITHOUT being a monster

like Draculaura and Frankie and Duce want to help Clawdeen figure out what kind of monster she might be SO SHE CAN STAY. the framing is, turning out to be a monster would be the EXCUSE for her to be here, with friends. The ones she already has, now

my heart

dont touch me

I NEED A SOFT SHOW LIKE THIS. I NEED, JUST, HEY WE CAN BE KIND ON A GENERAL BASIS. THE WORLD CAN BE LIKE THIS

3.) the... the expectations of what a body should look like.... break them and be joyful

Clawdeen the werewolf girl is worried for a sec that she doesn't have ENOUGH armpit hair

for fun we get to see it growing THROUGH her SHIRT!

also i dont know why but it feels like this is one of the first times i've seen weregirls with leg and arm hair that has actual, noticeable, fur tufts. not just smooth with a fur coloring. this has Texture. these girls are HAIRY

and again it's just another thing, it's normal at monster high

hey i love it

Iris is on the fear squad

IRIS IS ON THE FEAR SQUAD

the monster who is fat and has one giant eyeball is on monster high's version of the cheerleading squad!

LAGOONA HAS ACTUAL NEEDLE SHAP TEETH

ALLLLLLLL. OF. FRANKIE.

metal leg? Clear and obvious scar stiches all over their body? yep! zero self image issues this monster is just out there grooving!

hey this merdude has a tail with no legs he uses a wheelchair no biggie

look

i have EXTREME dysphoria and no money to do anything about it

i want to go to monster high, too

it looks safe

last and most important of all....

4.) WRITING ! HEY! THE WRITING IS SHARP AND THE EDITING IS CRUNCHY

character voices. CHARACTER VOICES.

THEY HAVE THEM

a lowbar, you might think, and yet i've spent good money on media written for adults that DOES NOT HAVE THIS

i've watched maybe, four five eps? and already i can HEAAR the characters in my head! i can feel the TONE of the show! i can imagine my own little adventures for them bc it's easy to feel what they'd say or do!

I LOVE CHARACTER VOICES

you know what i hate? things that arn't set up! things that are forgotten!

eleven minutes and so far not ONCE has something happened that wasn't set up before hand

Oh everyone's out of the camera ghoul yay- wait. I don't see cleo in the pile. did they forget to animate her?

NOPE

She's still in the camera monster's pocket dimension!

SHE REFUSES TO LEAVE UNTIL IT FINALLY TAKES A GOOD PHOTO OF HER FOR THE FEAR BOOK!

as set up by her having trouble even buying coffee bc her id doesn't look like her, as set up by her new photo also getting ruined accidentally by Frankie, as set up by her getting caught by the monster when she came back to demand another photo!

the way the three bell chime "ding, ding, DOOOM" are used when Clawdeen is exchanging thumbs up with the wolf pack only to cut on the DOOOM to her going into the woods for the pack meeting against her instincts

nervous ding nervous ding BIG DOOOOOM OF THIS IS A BAD IDEA

brain candy

that's brain candy for me

i feel like a zombie media student

"gOoOoOd eDiTtInG....!" i moan, shambling towards the next episode with arms out stretched

there's so much of this tbh its always there

ok i have to stop this rant this is getting ridiculous

QUICK OTHER MENTIONS OF AWESOME

---- VOice acting! I'm sensitive to stiff acting and these ppl are haivng FUN i can FEEEEEEL it. Cleo and Spectra stand out for me. And Lagoona especially. i love Lagoona

---- DESIGN AND COLORS aye it's pretty! my eyes are having fun!

---- MUSIC AND SOUND DESIGN they are on point and make everything ten times better

----- WORLD BUILDING i don't need to explore it but it feels like there's a world and a history of monsters out there and that sells the whole school

----- THE FEELS so far Draculaura in the Food Fight ep hits the hardest. Girl giving a presentation against witch craft, while secretly practicing witch craft, to convince herself it's bad... needing confidence to cast spells correctly, only she loses hers... all of the wanting to be a witch, it makes her feel like her, and then- the realization that that MAKES her a witch. She already IS one. She wants to tell her dad but, just, can't. And her friends support her.... oh, that hit good

And also, of course, Frankie the nonbinary monster!

who isn't a split of guy and girl, or a multiple personality deal. They're just. Nonbinary. They don't need a reason or an explanation.

sure you could say, it's cause they're made up of parts from other people, but the show doesn't say that. Frankie calls those parts their "past" selves/lives. this is their life though and they are their own self. silly, sweet, emotional, curious Frankie Stein. who goes by they/them

as someone with zero gender, who can't introduce my self as they/them, that feels so good

this SHOW feels so good

cleo/frankie is really cute, very adorable, but i think im just bitten for the whole show now. i don't care what happens in particular just let me frolic gleefully in the childhood i wish id had :)

[floofsselfshipblog]

I thought way too much about this—

Nicodeme:

Nico’s made a living on doing a lot of odd jobs, wrestled in high school and lives comfortably sharing an apartment with his sister, Serafine. He hears about this indie animation project from one of his sister’s friends, and though he isn’t much of an animation guy- he gives it a look.

Watching the pilot, he takes notice of the shy- adorably anxious snow leopard, Walker, who’s running a gin joint to pay his way through college. He seemingly keeps seeing Walker as the pilot gets more and more attention online, and will retweet fanart he finds of him.

Serafine will poke fun at Nico’s fictional crush, and calls Walker her brother’s boyfriend. He never denies it.

Miss Heed:

Social media influencer who keeps finding herself in controversy, though that only brings her more attention so she isn’t that bothered. The hate comments usually fizzle out within a week anyway.

While doing a stream on Instagram Live, one of her followers mentions this show called ‘Villainous’. Wanting to be up to speed with anything popular, she checks it out. It’s a pain to find, and almost not worth it until the final episode where a giant wolfman shows up and helps the main characters.

Googling him, she learns his name is Frost- and apparently has some connection to the main antagonist, Goldheart. She finds them both cute, honestly. She retweets a lot of Frost fanart to her private account, and when asked about it on live she says it’s cause he’s cute.

Probably some joke outside her fanbase of her being a furry for finding Frost attractive. Nearly discourages her from liking him until one of her fans buys her a Cameo from Frost’s VA. She reacted to it on stream and got way too flustered.

[demonchi]

Hello hello I have been reading Saturation by @greentrickster and without a doubt I love this fanfic

I absolutely love reading this and had been speeding through it for a week, I love the story telling and the world building and it makes me super inspired to make my own fanfics more rounded (if that's the correct saying).

I love how all the little pieces fall into one big overall one, how little details connect throughout the story like Miles Edgeworth and his sleeping problem (which I heavily related to, just ask my girlfriend haha she has to deal with it alot) anyway I love particular detail turns into a lovely arc or fluffy scene and I love how realistic it is (given it's still an anime/game logic rules all type), like with the bets and the whole nicknames and teasing about crushes at work

The language side of it is amazing, I simply loved it and the important parts of keeping in character with every single character like Edgybaby and his very formal speaking verses Larry's high on a Monday night type.

I could go on and on about it and I absolutely would but one thing is for sure, I'm definitely interested and looking forward to more.

- Daniel :)

P.S I'm definitely gonna do fanart of this (as soon as the brain goes art mode /j)

[helsaweekmasterlist]

Calling ALL Helsa shippers!!!

Helsa shippers, @helsadiscord proudly presents our annual event 🎉 Helsa Week 2024 🎉

Save the dates! From 29 April - 5 May 2024, we invite you to celebrate and appreciate Helsa in any form of fan creations.

For one week, there will be a one-word prompt every two days. We look forward to seeing your submissions 🤩

EVENTS

DAY 1 - 2 (29 - 30 April). STORM.

“Let the storm rage on.”

Whether the emotional storms, turbulent waters and tempestuous sides of Hans and Elsa as they face the unknown together 💙❤️

DAY 3 - 4 (1 - 2 May). RACE.

Get your heart racing with excitement, re-imagine moments of passion and adrenaline-pumping intensities involving high-speed adventures, intertwined destinies and unexpected twists 🏎️ 💨

DAY 5 - 6 (3 - 4 May). MIRACLE.

Explore the miracles of love, redemption and unexpected connections while delving into the couple's tumultuous past and unforeseen future 🌟🌟🌟

DAY 7 (5 May). FREE.

Free space for your creativity! Let your imagination shine, do whatever your heart desires!

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Don’t be afraid to be creative, let inspiration flow! Create fanfiction, fanart, comics, edits, mood boards, headcanons, poems, essays, cosplay, meme, anything you fancy! If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to ask!

♥Have fun and Happy Helsa Week!♥

[pwnyta]

I need to say this… Genshin’s biggest problem is not the fact that every new character needs newer materials to ascend (because you don’t need high lvl units at the beginning of the game + you can speed run the game), but the fact that event stories happen… and then they are gone forever.

Majority of Genshin event stories are really good or at least enjoyable, but I wonder what the fuck would people think couple of years from now when they would see fanarts from the events without knowing that those fanarts are connected to events… there is already people who don’t know why people ship Mona and Scaramouch, and people who are super confused about other things that they’ve seen and thought “oh I guess I will see it later in the main story” but alas… my point being that it will SUCK to be a new player, because a lot of lore/canon characters interactions exists only within events. I loved interactions between Xinyan and Childe, Scaramouch’s story was interesting, fucking FAKEBEDO is a whole new character that only exists in the event, there were TWO completely new maps to explore (Apple Archipelago and the Enkanomiya one, sorry, I don’t remember names), there is just… so much stuff put into events. Wasn’t the information about Guoba being a god a part of an event story?

There is just so much, but I also have no idea how to fix this lol. They can rerun events, but that would either mean that og players would need to go through the same plots again, or that og players would be completely locked out of the events they went through. Also, there were so many events that it would take too much time to rerun even the majority of them. My point being… maybe put those events as an extra episodes for a new players? Like, they wouldn’t be able to get primos out of it, but at least they would know a little more about lore

I disagree with that first part. I dont think you can argue the lore in 1 time events are important if youre advocating people speed run the main story of the game… THAT SAID… youre right about the 1-time events.

Its a shame really. Does Albedo have 2 events connected to him that are gone now? I know the Festering Desire was an exclusive sword from an event I wasnt around for and then Fakebedo too of course… which also had an exclusive sword which is Albedos best in slot.

Honestly I can accept 1-time events, if you can play Genshin you can watch the events played out by someone on YT but when theres an amazing free weapon attached to it… you can never get it! I mean missing out on a fun event is one thing but missing an exclusive item is the real problem.

The Golden Apple Archipelago was SO much fun I just cant believe people have to miss out on that. The community during that time was at its PEAK tolerable just because it was a ton of fun. Wait the Three Realms Gateway event was a 1 off story?! Thats ROUGH. Another weapon gone… also some great Vishap lore and possibly hints that Kokomi is a fucking Vishap. I love how theyre like 'Vishap people have slit pupils' and guess whos the only character without pupils at all…

Also Chongyun has slit pupils….

But also also… Being nervous that some people are dragon people is a little strange in the realm of Genshin where theres cat people, dog people, various Yokai and the Adepti… one of which is a literal dragon who brought millennia of peace to his nation… whos very close friends with a character who might be another one of the Vishap Sovereigns from the lore of that event… and no one cares. LMFAO

Yeah I mean its inconvenient but like I said you can just watch the event on Youtube…. the only trouble is missing some good F2P weapons SUCKS especially with the Fakebedo event since thats Albedos BEST weapon….

You also miss the little pets which is sad but probably not a big deal. Imagine not having that cute Shiba you can fight in your teapot because you missed that event. Couldnt be me.

[multisfabulis]

Firefly

Word Count: 1040

Who knew engaging in RWBY discourse would give me the idea of writing this? The reason I wanted to write this was because of two things. One was that I was so disappointed by how the show did Penny so dirty that I wanted to write something featuring her, regardless of whether it be in ship context or not. The other thing was because I thought about Ruby thinking about peppering Penny's face full of kisses and I was so taken in by that cute image that I decided to write a Nuts and Dolts fic.

Another thing was that this was written during NND week. I think seeing all the fanart, along with writing this fic, has made me a pretty big NND shipper because wow, these two are already so adorable by themselves but putting them together is like magic. I hope the cuteness of all the fluff I put in this was conveyed to everyone who read this!

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     A blur of green and copper whizzed past Ruby. It was far too quick for her to see what or who it was but it left behind just a burst of warmth before fading back to the frigidity of winter. The saber-toothed Grimm she was engaged with was taken out by a bright green laser, along with several short black swords. It didn’t take long for her to recognize who they belonged to.

     She watched as the swords began to slowly pull out of the Grimm’s body. She could faintly see thin wires connected to the hilts and she was hit with a maelstrom of emotions at the sight of them. It had to be a coincidence; a terrible coincidence, surely. Her eyes followed the swords back to their source. There, in the shadow of Remnant’s cracked moon, was the outline of a girl.

     She couldn’t believe it. She was so scared to believe it because what if this was a dream? What if she was sleeping right now and she could wake up any minute? What if this was a hallucination? She saw her die, she saw her body in pieces all over the arena floor. Was this really her?

     She was flying, something she couldn’t do before now. She didn’t seem as small as she was back then, almost as if she stopped trying to hide herself and had embraced her artificial nature. Ruby couldn’t help but be reminded of the fireflies she used to catch at home during the summer when she looked at the girl currently hovering in the face of the moon. Was this her firefly, who somehow managed to reclaim her light?

     The girl swooped down and landed on the cobblestone road. She was able to see her much more clearly now that she wasn’t obscured by the moon’s shadow. Her heart leapt as tears pricked at the corners of her eyes.

     She wasn’t quite like how she remembered her. Her skin seemed to be warmer, similar to a human’s, her coppery hair had grown longer and curlier, and her robotic nature was obvious now at first glance. Yet she still had the dusting of freckles across her cheeks she loved to count out, the bright green eyes she could gaze into for days, and the smile she was insatiable for. Yeah, it was her.

     It had been two years since her horrific death. Two long years where Ruby felt as if she was on a rollercoaster with uplifting highs and miserable lows. So many things had changed in those two years, including herself. She wasn’t the naive, innocent girl she was back then. She saw firsthand the darkness of the world they all lived in and how cruel it could be, starting with the Fall of Beacon.

     She had accepted her death long ago. She had accepted the heartbreaking fact she wasn’t coming back, she’d never see her again. She had accepted it yet she was looking at her right now, wondering if she was real. She was scared to but she so badly wanted to believe the girl she loved was alive.

     Taking a step forward, she called out in a watery voice, “Penny?”

     “Ruby!” Penny waved her hand in a salute with a grin. “Salutations!”

     It was really, truly her. Tears spilled down her cheeks as Ruby ran up to her with the intention of tackling her into a hug like she’d done so many times before. She threw her arms around Penny, leaving a trail of rose petals behind in her wake. She responded by twirling her around until they both lost momentum. Even with her Semblance giving her a boost in speed, it wasn’t enough to knock her down but she didn’t care. Penny was in her arms, alive and gleaming.

     Her embrace was painfully tight. Penny returned it with as strong a grip, albeit not to the point of crushing her spine. How much it hurt was towards the back of her mind because it served as a very real reminder that this wasn’t a dream. The pain was like a shock to her system and she welcomed it.

     She buried her face into her shoulder, letting out all of the pent-up sorrow she’d kept bottled up over the last couple years. Countless apologies and desire for wanting to see her again flowed past her mouth as Penny only answered with an understanding “I know”. She missed her so, so much and she planned on more than making up for all that lost time with her.

     She pulled away just enough to look into Penny’s eyes. They were still the same shade of spring green she absolutely adored. She cupped her cheeks and touched her forehead to hers. There were so many things she wanted to say to her but she could only settle on the one that meant the most.

     “I love you.”

     “I love you too, Ruby.” She kissed the tip of her nose.

     God, she was adorable. She just wanted to pepper her face full of kisses as she breathlessly told her to stop amid bouts of giggling. Instead she exhaled, gave her a kiss on the lips, and embraced her again. She’d have plenty of time and way more chances to kiss her later.

     It was then she remembered they weren’t alone. It didn’t and shouldn’t matter they were making a scene in front of everyone. She hadn’t seen her girlfriend in two years so she deserved to have a happy reunion with her. They were going to have a much-needed talk at some point in the near future but this was now. She wanted to spend the little time she had left in the moment to bask in her presence.

     She found her beautiful, sweet, wonderful firefly again and she wasn’t going to let anything come between them.