#On Blade's Edge

[fittingxivsongs]

submission from @grimAnalyst over on twitter

[shisasan]

StormwindCity

[sensitiveheartless]

Perhaps the real soup was the carrots we mangled along the way

[preseriesdean]

Well, at least he’s not curled up under the sink. — Yeah, no, he’s just sitting there silently field-stripping his weapon.

7.02, “HELLO, CRUEL WORLD”

[mashamorevvna]

my one desire for a gortash romance, should it ever happen, is to have the chance to bring him to the party with the companions as your plus one with the tacit implication that they all hate him so much (with the exclusion of minthara who goes thats a good solid lad, he would do numbers in menzoberranzan).

the companions would all grumble and sideye gortash while hes just chilling in that frustration-inducing way persian cats chill when they know they are the pretty little princess of the house bc he KNOWS hes going home and fucking durge nasty and freaky any day of the week

[devileaterjaek]

[purplysugary]

for chapter 500!! loved the north sea arc too. keep being a badass.

[hydrachea]

He's so moe I'm going to tear him apart with my teeth.

[refinedstorage]

feeneesh

[swordsmans]

edges!! they are improving. (ignore my shitty utility room lol)

i’ve added a third grit and started sanding significantly longer. the right textblock hasn’t been sanded yet, and the left has been sanded by hand for about 30 minutes?? i’m keeping track by songs (3 songs per edge) so that’s mostly a guess. i ended up sanding the right textblock for 4 songs a side (doubling the roughest grit), about 40 mins, and it came out even better (that’s the one shown below). i’m extremely sweaty and the paper dust had me hacking up a lung by the end (next time i’ll wear a mask lmao) but overall they’re SOOO much smoother than the 20 minute single-grit sanding.

BUT!! the biggest change with this pair was the speckling!!!!

literally so stoked with how this came out. i changed my water/acrylic ratio to something closer to 50/50 and scrapped the paintbrush altogether. a medium-firm toothbrush is the way to go!!!! no more streaks and globs, no more sticky/ripped pages, and the weird roughness the paint had when it dried is completely gone. i did get a little bit of page bleed because of the higher water content, but overall it’s MUCH better and i think this is going to be my method from now on with only minor adjustments.

[dawnthread]

here's a better look at the lil toy buster sword, not too shabby for having been made out of a utility knife blade i found on the floor XD

plus, bonus,

harness in progress :3

[solradguy]

Alright. I gotta hand it to Sol Badguy. Leather straps do actually keep a giant plate stuck to your forehead better than I was expecting them to

[puppetmaster13u]

Thinkin of the meat marionette au and how different the batfam's body language would be.

Like they've gotten used to having longer limbs, tails, long ears, wings... which doesn't translate over to their original human bodies. So their movement is definitely off, but that's not what I want to talk about right now. What I am rotating is their body language in said meat marionette bodies. When they're more directly connected to the Hive and the Tunnels beneath the city, when they're openly large predatory creatures stalking the night. Which means that their habits and movements would most definitely also be more animalistic. Like they might scrape their claws at the edge of the city to show that it's their territory, or maybe start play fighting like a pair of cats or birds. (If you've ever seen a pair of birds fight it's great lol)

Blinking slowly like cats to show trust or perching up high to preen while keeping an eye on the surrounding area. Chasing after goons for just a hint too long because it's a moving target to play with, things that humans just would not do.

Some other ideas for common actions: Snapping Jaws= Annoyance or exasperation Lashing Tail (Scraping on the ground)= Aggression, going to attack or pounce Lashing Tail (High)= Playful aggression Kneading the Ground (Claws Out)= Nervousness or caution  Kneading the Ground (Claws Sheathed)= Relaxed, feels safe Scraping Claws= Feeling territorial or frustrated  Wing Fluttering= Amusement or interest  Head Bobbing= Interest, acknowledgement, enjoyment 

Also @phoenixcatch7 I shall attempt to summon thee for your thoughts, dear mutual

[preseriesdean]

[ddarker-dreams]

tfw an idea for a simple yan blade short story has evolved into something that requires me to design an entire planet, the culture within said planet, in a way that adheres to the worldbuilding of honkai star rail which we honestly don't know too much about

[devileaterjaek]

WHY DID THEY MAKE VOLDO THE COVER CHARACTER I'M SO UPSET