#Lighting mentor

[tastefulweast]

eggggggggesesssssss we luv em. draw some fried ones next time, ones that are good enough to take a bite out of my screen.

Some egg studies I painted last year. I still have a lot to learn but I was happy with the progress!

Studying from Jeremy Vickery, also known as the Lighting Mentor!

[edorazzi]

Page 65 of my Miraculous Mentor AU comic A Matter of Trust! In which a new year rolls across Paris, and two weary heroes watch the fireworks together... 🎆✨

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[literaryvein-reblogs]

Hi, I like your blogs but I want to ask how to write a flawed mentor? And how about writing reluctant mentor

Writing Notes: Mentors

You can use related tropes as a guide. Here are some examples I found for you:

FLAWED MENTOR

The "Anti-Mentor"

Think they are great at what they do and decide to train others in their ways. However, they are more often than not the worst at the very things they teach, and thus training with them could be considered anti-training.

In some cases, their student will be well aware of how bad they are and simply attend their lessons out of pity. Others will be honest and tell them how bad they are. There are those students who will think they are being great teachers by showing them what not to do.

Alternatively, the teacher may actually be good at what they do but terrible at teaching it. In these cases, they just don't know how to get their lessons across.

It's not so hard for the student to surpass the teacher here, because the teacher had so little to surpass.

RELUCTANT MENTOR

The "Apathetic Teacher"

Jaded, misanthropic, and very likely a Deadpan Snarker, this is the teacher who's been in the job too long. Dislikes students in general — been there long enough to know they're thick and (usually) irritating.

Hates the school, hates the job, really hates the management — but because s/he's known virtually nothing else, s/he still sticks at it, putting her/himself through it year after year.

Sometimes, this person started out as a young, Enthusiastic Newbie Teacher, who got beaten down by rowdy kids and an uncaring system, turning the teacher jaded over time. There's usually one person who will find that their no-longer-gives-a-shit attitude makes them a Cool Teacher anyway, or at the very least an occasional confidant.

They're likely to seek solace in the bottom of a bottle.

It's often implied, if not outright stated, that even their home life doesn't offer them much respite, either.

In pretty much all Save Our Students movies, one of these (if not an entire school of them) will serve as a foil to the idealistic teacher.

If the school is an inner-city one, expect this teacher to be the one to make some remark about how they can't really expect anything from kids with this "background".

Occasionally, an apathetic teacher will be won over by the enthusiasm of an idealistic teacher and will start caring about the students too.

In psychology, these people are called "burnouts."

This kind of teacher is likely to hand out an Extremely Easy Exam.

Apathetic Teacher vs. Sadist Teacher

The key difference between Apathetic Teachers and Sadist Teachers is the former hate their jobs while the latter hate their students.

Sadist Teachers often seem to take a sick glee in torturing their students; the teachers this trope describes don't seem to take much joy in anything, least of all their work.

This is quite similar to the "read a lot" advice we constantly hear. So, you can also go through your favourite stories (literature, films etc.) and learn from how your favourite authors write the character you are aiming to create in your stories. If I wasn't able to include here the exact one you need, you can look through the sources below. Hope this helps & thanks so much for your kind words :)

Sources: 1 2 3 ⚜ More: Writing Notes & References

[intermundia]

"The visual script [of Revenge of the Sith] shows the moment where 'burnt' Anakin is rescued by the Emperor—whose gesture echoes that of Obi-Wan touching Luke's forehead in Episode IV."

So the sheer number of allusions between Lucas's work on the prequels and the original trilogy is so satisfying to me. His whole philosophy of "it's like poetry, it rhymes," influenced the prequels on both a macro- and micro- scale. From mirroring themes and large structural choices, to tiny visual beats like this. The prequels are in open dialogue with the originals, and imho it's different from how the Force Awakens recycled and reused story beats, it's not mere reference out of nostalgia. It's very intentional and the meaningful connections that improve both sides of the conversation by virtue of the link.

[harukakitous]

Let's get a little showy with it, shall we?

[aventurineswife]

A Slip of the Tongue, A Turn of the Wheel

Summary: You, a teen under the mentorship of Aventurine, accidentally call him "Dad" during a lesson. Flustered and fearing his reaction, you’re surprised to find the ever-charismatic and calculating strategist uncharacteristically thoughtful. While Aventurine brushes it off with his usual charm, a deeper connection forms between the two of you, as he quietly acknowledges your need for support in his own unconventional way.

Tags: @theofficalaventurine, Aventurine x Reader, Teen!Reader, Fluff, Found Family, Mentor/Mentee Relationship, Accidental Dad Moment, Emotional Vulnerability, Light Humor, Subtle Angst.

Warnings: Brief mention of survivor’s guilt and trauma (lightly touched upon through Aventurine’s backstory), Emotional themes, including trust and fear of vulnerability, A hint of self-doubt from the reader's perspective.

The tension in the room was palpable, broken only by the rhythmic clicking of Aventurine’s roulette watch as he leaned back in his chair, eyes scanning the projection of the latest financial reports. You sat across from him, nervously fidgeting with the edge of your sleeve. Being in the presence of one of the IPC’s infamous Ten Stonehearts was a daunting experience for anyone—let alone a teenager like yourself.

You weren’t sure how you had ended up under his wing, but he had taken an interest in your sharp instincts and analytical mind, grooming you into a junior strategist. His mentorship was unconventional, his lessons as much about survival in the cutthroat corporate world as they were about mastering numbers and charts.

“You’re staring at the wrong column,” Aventurine said, his voice smooth, almost teasing. “The projection isn’t about what’s on paper—it’s about what you think they’ll do next. Always anticipate the gamble, little one.”

You nodded quickly, mentally scolding yourself for missing the obvious. You hated feeling like you were letting him down, even if he never seemed openly angry. His smile was constant, but you could feel his sharp eyes dissecting your every move.

“Right, sorry,” you mumbled, looking back at the data.

“Don’t apologize,” he replied, spinning his chair slightly to face you fully. “Mistakes are part of the game. The key is not to lose your nerve when you’re in over your head. Now, what would you—”

“Got it, Dad!” you blurted, cutting him off in your eagerness to show your understanding.

The silence that followed was deafening.

Your face burned as you realized what you had just said. You snapped your head up to see Aventurine frozen mid-spin, his ever-present smile faltering for the briefest of moments. His eye twitched slightly, and he tilted his head as if to confirm he had heard you correctly.

“Dad, you say?” he drawled, his tone light but laced with something unspoken. He adjusted his glasses and leaned forward, resting his chin on his steepled fingers. “Now, that’s an interesting slip.”

“I—I didn’t mean that!” you stammered, waving your hands in a frantic attempt to backtrack. “It just—it came out wrong! I meant sir! Or something like that! Definitely not—”

“Relax,” Aventurine interrupted, raising a hand to stop your babbling. His lips curled into an amused smile, though his eyes held a flicker of something softer. “You’re turning redder than a roulette wheel in a losing streak. No need to spin out.”

You bit your lip, unable to meet his gaze. “Sorry,” you muttered, looking down at the floor. “I didn’t mean to say that. I know it’s… weird.”

For a moment, Aventurine said nothing. The air hung heavy between you, and you dared a glance at him, only to find his expression unreadable. His eyes studied you, a rare seriousness replacing his usual playfulness.

“It’s not weird,” he finally said, his voice quieter than usual. “Unexpected, yes, but not weird.”

Your head snapped up in surprise. He was still watching you, though his smile was gone, replaced by a contemplative look. He leaned back in his chair, tapping a finger against the armrest.

“Life is a gamble, little one,” he said, his tone shifting into something almost… wistful. “You don’t always get to pick the cards you’re dealt. Sometimes, you’ve got to bluff your way through the hand with whatever you’ve got.” He paused, glancing away briefly before meeting your gaze again. “If calling me that helps you feel a little less like the odds are stacked against you… I won’t hold it against you.”

You blinked, unsure if you had heard him correctly. “R-Really?”

He smirked, the playful edge returning to his expression. “Don’t get too comfortable. I’m not exactly father-of-the-year material. But,” he added, his voice softening, “if you need someone in your corner… I suppose I can play the part.”

Your chest tightened, a strange mix of relief and warmth flooding through you. You nodded quickly, a small smile tugging at your lips. “Thanks, uh… sir.”

Aventurine chuckled, standing up and ruffling your hair as he walked past. “Back to work, little one. We’ve got a gamble to win.”

And though his tone was as light as ever, you couldn’t help but feel a newfound sense of trust between you—one that neither of you dared to put into words, but both of you understood.

[onaperduamedee]

It's so sweet. But it's poison too. It fills my stomach with filth. So... bitter. But I don't care. 'Cause I just want to taste the sweetness forever.

[youngpettyqueen]

I know the decision to have Julian's parents have him augmented was made on the fly but imo its pretty obvious from early on that Julian has Family Issues because he avoids talking about his family like the plague and I think they should've incorporated this into the Julian and Sisko dynamic right from early on because I think it would've made for some really compelling stories and moments and could've set up a REALLY interesting Julian and Jake dynamic which they kinda started to do but never fully went for

[jorvikzelda]

thinking about how in chapter four we really truly have a close trusted ally for, like… the first time.

like

in chapter one we have lancer, sure, but he’s understandably conflicted between us and the King. we have fun with him and he has fun with us, but when it boils down to it he’s just a kid who doesn’t want us to hurt his father and who possesses no real power to help us. in chapter two there’s noelle and berdly, but even if especially noelle wants to be on our side, there’s always the overhanging threat of Queen that makes it a rather… uneasy? allyship. it’s shaky, you don’t know how long it’ll last; it’s more like occasional solace. (speaking for the normal route here, obviously. snowgrave is Different ! ) in chapter three there’s not really much of anyone at all? most background characters support us over tenna, we make friends with side characters, ramb’s letting kris into the backrooms to do weird shit, but there’s no one really at our side.

and then in chapter 4, we have someone not only on our side, but someone actively supporting us—holding us up, being there for us when we need it most, mentoring us even. in the without question darkest chapter to date, we also have our strongest ally yet, and our in my eyes safest-feeling safe zone in the study (the green room and the areas near stores in ch 1&2 just… don’t compare).

i’m with you in the dark.

[historyartthings]

As Cromwell mourned for Wolsey, now Rafe mourns for him

(The way these shots parallel each other… sick and twisted)

[soranatus]

Count Vega the WERESHARK In Wolf King (2025)

[wishchip106]

guhh love this guy

i don’t get why people shit on him so much 💔

or maybe i do but like still

let my man have flaws not everyone is perfect

if he takes over the world he don’t need to mind control me i’d go willingly 😭

[theallianceofcelestials]

So @deyisacherry was curious about the Wedding AU I mentioned in my previous post, so here it is. Prepare for crack and a crossover with TSAMS.

So first of all, timelines. Over MASM it's pre-Chica introduction, and over at TSAMS it's pre-Subtle Foreshadowing *suffering screams intensify*

Beware, pure crack:

Sooo MASM Eclipse, the fucking creature, falls through a rift in between dimensions, and crawls out of the ballpit over at TSAMS's Daycare while Sun is the only in there, probably cleaning. So, in typical MASM Eclipse (is there a specific nickname for him? Like with Moonblock and Sunblock?) way the guy is raving about something - probably how much better he is, and what the heck are these shapes (balls) - and Sun, having dealt with crazy before, starts agreeing and praising the guy, so he'll leave and crawl back to where he came from.

But with the flavor of entity MASM Eclipse is, he falls for the guy who so clearly is the only sane person, having noticed immediately how much superior Eclipse is. And literally (I can't emphasize that enough) in a blink of an eye, Sun goes from being in the Daycare to walking down a wedding aisle, with the Creator strapped to a gurney rolling down beside him. He's in a white wedding suit that he doesn't know where it came from, nor how it's fitting him so well.

On one side of him, are all his family members tied to rolling chairs. Earth, Solar, Lunar, Dazzle and Jack sit in the front row with Nexus, Ruin and Dark Sun of all people sitting behind them. Lunar has already tipped his chair over and is gnawing on Nexus's tied leg. He can see Monty, Eclipse V4, Foxy and FC with Puppet behind them, along with their new dimension's Sun/Moon. A row or so behind them, also tied somehow, are Gemini, Nebula and Taurus. And in the very back row, taking up the entire row, is the Wither Dragon. Sun doesn't know how it's there. Tied. With rope.

On his other side are also tied people, a Sun, Moon, Monty, Freddy, Foxy and Roxy. The Sun seems to be switching between trying to squirm out of the ropes, and glowering at the Moon, while the Moon is staring at him, then the Sun, looking dead on the inside a little.

He's so distracted by the mind numbing confusion he doesn't hear what the priest is saying to him, only giving a haphazard "Yeah, sure." when he's asked about something. And then there's a ring on his finger. And he gets a smooch from the Eclipse. That's when he realises he just got married. To an Eclipse. Next to him, in the spot reserved for the best man/maid of honor, Moon looks just as shocked.

After a bit he's mentioning how he thought he'd be the best man on his brother's wedding, but at least he'd know his brother's significant other before the wedding.

During the after ceremony party, Sun begins to slowly untie his family's hands after Ruin mentions he wants cake, and Sun's in too big shock to be like: yeah, I hate this guy kinda. So he unties people's hands at least, ignoring Dark Sun, Nexus, the Creator, the Wither Dragon and the weird other dimensional people. Jack and Dazzle, having never been tied, are picking flowers. (Dazzle was the flower girl)

Sun, kind of afraid, asks Eclipse what they'll do on their wedding night, and Eclipse answers they'll do what everyone does obviously, Sun begins to sweat, plot evil things.

The cake is actually pretty good, which he mentions to his new husband, who boasts that of course, his chef is the best. He then points to said chef, and Sun asks if he's that blue rabbit. To which Eclipse says his chef i no rabbit, only knowing one blue bunny who's his arch nemesis, Bonnie the bunny. Who's a sheriff.

Now I kinda thought it'd be cool if the quick select inventory of MASM people was actually their belt, and visible to people from other dimensions who aren't from Minecraft dimensions, so Sun can see the glaring sheriff hat, which he asks his husband about. He's kinda shocked to find Eclipse(block????????) can't see the glaringly obvious thing there.

So he goes up to the "chef" to ask whether he's a sheriff or nah, and when a gun gets pointed at him, with a whisper of don't blow my cover, he gets kinda angry and just hits off the chef hat to replace with the sheriff one. Eclipse obviously pulls a Doofenshmirtz, and yells at everyone to get down, also pulling out a gun. So a shoot out starts happening, and Sun just backs away.

Moon suggests he grabs the tazergun that's on him, and he does so, warning his apparent husband and shooting the rabbit multiple times, because despite how sudden this is, and with whom it is, this is STILL HIS WEDDING AND HE'S NOT ABOUT TO HAVE IT BE EVEN MORE RUINED

They kinda just leave Bonnie there, and Sun tells his husband they're gonna have rabbit stew. Eclipse happily exclaims: Great! Sun get the stew, he'll get the rabbit. Then he leaves Sun there.

He turns towards the people he assumes are from his new husband's dimension, and asks if this is normal. It's important to note Monty's and Foxy's snouts are taped, and Moonblock is crying on the ground face down. Sunblock tells him yes.

Seeing as he's the only semi sane one, because the Freddy's just kind of smiling into the void, he unties Sunblock too, who follows him into the kitchen.

Upon learning the horrifying situation that's happening in MASM, he takes this kid under his wing, because what the hell, and begins teaching him how to cook. He's kind of having a freak out about how everything Sunblock cuts or peels ends up cube shaped.

Eclipse(block) returns with a "rabbit" that's actually just a person in a bunny suit, so Sun tells him it's not good enough for their 'evil stew', and Eclipse(block) agrees, throwing the person out. Before he can leave, Sun texts him an actual rabbit farm's address, so they don't end up with another human in a rabbit costume situation.

He actually tells Sunblock he's proud of him when he finishes cutting up the potatoes, and the kid begins crying so hard it's concerning. He pats him on the back a little, telling him to watch the stew, while he goes out to talk with Moonblock, to ask why he's crying still.

Freddy tells him Moonblock has been in love with Sunblock this entire time, and is just bad at expressing his affection and thought his bullying was teasing, so Sun makes an offer to coach him about it, because he knows what a Sun likes, (maybe??), so he can help Moonblock better himself so Sunblock will maybe like him. He asks his Moon and EAPS Moon to be positive role models for him.

Then he sets Jack on Bonnie, telling him he said a mean thing about Dazzle. When Solar tries stepping in, he tells him the MASM lore, so Solar decides to look away just this once. They also set Jack on MASM Foxy and Monty.

It is now a good time to mention that during the wedding, because of his loud hackling and insults, Eclipse(block??) created a remote out of a stick, a leaf and the priest's spit of all things, and muted the Creator. Other people - see Nexus - were muted in a different way.

Upon return to the kitchen is is flooded with tears, and the stew is now overly salty. Sun doesn't mention this however, deciding to add pasta instead too. Eclipse(block) return with an actual - live - rabbit, and when Sun mentions skinning it, he just stabs it, earning the loot from it. Sun is horrified to find the organs and bones gone.

He asks his new husband how to unmute people, getting told to just say unmute, and he leaves his husband with their new 'evil apprentice'. He thinks he sees Eclipse read a parenting book.

He approaches Dark Sun, hoping he has answers about what's going on, but he only gets a negative, but they both confirm it's probably a Minecraft dimension, and not a fever dream. Then Sun unmutes Nexus too, not before warning him to behave because the only thing keeping him alive right now is Sun tellin g Taurus to wait until after the wedding to kill him, because it's a happy occasion, and leaves him and Dark Sun against a table with a slice of cake each. They're still tied. (And the Wither Dragon's dead)

Sun also tells Moon about the rabbit thing, because he's horrified, and Moon asks if he could do experiments on Sun's new hubby. Sun declines for now.

They think Bonnie is dead, not being able to survive another dimension's laws and weapons, or is at least on the brink of death. Since he's still twitching.

So far it's only this, but like the future of this holds potential for a lot of crack treated semi-seriously. And also to better Sunblock and Moonblock's relationship, so they don't get to where canon is.

[your-friendly-neighborhood-moose]

sketch dump feat. the Greatest Psychic of the 21st Century, and the Great Teacher Onizuka

they're almost the same guy in diff. genres

[odetoalostpairofkeys]

Quick little drawing of Coyote and Kyrie, Lethe's super competitive moths

Some stuff about them under the cut

So Kyrie knew who Coyote was before she met him, Lethe had mentioned him several times before. Coyote had no idea who Kyrie was, all they knew was Lethe assigned them to go deliver messages in Valley but made him pair up with someone, and that someone is a butterfly, so they're feeling a bit salty because they feel like Lethe doesn't trust them enough to go on their own. So they had a bit of a rocky start between Coyote being like "stupid butterfly" and Kyrie immediately clocking Coyote as an idiot.

At some point on their delivery between deliberately ditching the other and not a small number of snowballs thrown, they became at least friendly with each other and their rivalry turned into more of a friendly competition. It causes quite a bit of chaos in the Wind Isles, but Lethe's just glad they don't hate each other.

Coyote's better at flying generally, and knows the realms better than Kyrie. Kyrie is better at krill dodging and is faster when running, but sky kids rarely run because they're called sky kids for a reason. Kyrie also tends to be a lot more approachable and kinder than Coyote, and is way more likely to help a moth or someone in trouble (unless she's in the middle of racing Coyote). Coyote tends to go "ehh, not my problem"

Coyote has a big sweet tooth I've decided.

[llawlietisjesus]

death note did in fact fundamentally alter the way my life is. i realized i could argue back and binged it in like the same week so now every conversation with my mother is a debate that i win.