#a smidgeon

[justaz]

s1ep10 will says “oh so you told arthur your secret then?…face it merlin, you’re living a lie” and i desperately need someone to say that to him again in front of arthur and the knights. shiiit au where will survives and visits merlin in camelot years later when arthur is king and they have the same argument. will turns to the peanut gallery where arthur staring at him with a raised brow and goes “how many years have you lived here merlin? and you still haven’t told him. you haven’t told any of them. you may surround yourself with people you call friends, but you are completely alone here.” and storms off.

merlin who also storms off after standing still in shock for a moment, fighting back tears bc will is right. it’s been so draining for merlin to live a life built on lies, to hide himself from his friends, to pretend to be something he’s not. all he wants is to be loved and appreciated for what he is. everyone in camelot loves the merlin he’s carefully crafted, not the merlin he is. lancelot follows after him and is his shoulder to cry on after that whole show.

the other knights are sitting around going “wtf just happened” and theorizing on this secret will mentioned. there’s also a quieter, secret conversation going on where unnamed knights plan out will’s murder for making merlin cry. anyways, lancelot tells them to drop it after they prod him for answers and call him out for being the only one of the knights to know merlin’s secret.

from then on the knights keep at least a quarter of their attention on merlin when he’s near. they watch him as if he’ll slip and say whatever his secret is out loud. gwaine keeps the most attention on merlin and is the first one to find out. he follows merlin out of the room and lowers his voice and goes “you know, i would commit regicide for you if you asked. if you came into my chambers and were like ‘gods arthur is so annoying, lets kill him’ i’d do it in a heartbeat.” he then leans in closer and whispers “and if you had magic, i wouldn’t tell. i’d probably just convince you to use it for pranks.” elyan finds them hugging in the hall, merlin crying into gwaine’s shoulder and gwaine holding back his own tears.

the other knights are slow on the uptake but all eventually get there in the end, except arthur. the king cannot for the life of him sniff out this secret the other knights found out. whats infuriating is that they had banded together in determination to figure out the secret and said they’d help guide one another to the truth once they did or just outright tell each other. instead, every time one of them figured it out and the others asked them about it, they’d just get all sullen and serious and say “it’s not my secret to tell” so arthur really has no idea

merlin has to work up the courage to face arthur and tell him himself. it takes a while. like a WHILE. like A WHILEEEE. merlin makes up with will and the other knights find out about his magic one at a time and express their support and love and apologies for all the inconsiderate and harmful things they’ve said in the past. slowly, merlin’s resolve and confidence strengthens. yet he stalls and stalls and stalls and eventually gwen and audrey the cook and even george figure him out before he can tell arthur.

he’s so nervous he ends up just letting the words fall out of his mouth, “tomorrow you have to be up bright and early for a meeting about queen annis’s visit next week also i have magic” arthur just stares at him from his bed. he’s miffed bc he was SO CLOSE to figuring it out, he knew it!! if merlin had just waited like another week or two he would’ve got there eventually. probably. also he’s been lied to but that takes back burner rn bc merlin just spoiled all the progress he made in figuring out what he’s been hiding. he throws a pillow at him and complains about it.

[hithisartexists]

a line from a song i can’t bother to grab currently

[unsolved-marionette]

permits permits permits

[writing-for-life]

Dream—Miguelanxo Prado

The white streaks of youth (in both hair and clothing). The ruby was created by a Dream who looked pretty much like Daniel. Which is both incredibly heartbreaking (in many, many ways) but also beautiful…

[rennyrose]

Hi!!! First of all, I love love love your art style!! It’s so squishy and fun, it makes me want to cryyyy!! Second, I need u to know that u are The Livio Artist to me. I see ur blog name, or any of ur art, and I go, oh, that’s The Livio Artist!

Hhhhhh damn ya’ll I’m glad you guys like the goofballs- I hate to sound like a broken record but it does catch my feels when folks say they enjoy them

[couch-house]

wanted to draw some of my favorite @sonic-oc-showdown competitors!

In order: Tommy belongs to @clawcakes (vote for her here!), Fibula belongs to @son1c (vote for him here!), Slime belongs to @empty-ted, Breadroll belongs to @neurotypical-sonic (vote for here here!), Impact belongs to @yeets-ix, Smidgeon belongs to @taffydragonart, Canyon belongs to @icednebula (vote for him here!), and Cessare belongs to @pactwraith (vote for her here!)

[sonic-oc-showdown]

ROUND 1

Marcell belongs to @eyelessorange

Smidgeon belong to @taffydragonart

Find out more about them below!

Marcell the Rat:

An albino lab rat from the real world via a magic hole in the wall into Mobius. Armed with outsider knowledge they become a ‘mad’ scientist with a desire to destroy mankind (in a funny kooky way).

Smidgeon the Pigeon:

Smidgeon is a racing pigeon with a need for speed. Unfortunately, his tiny size leaves him at the mercy of strong wind gusts, so he prefers to remain low to the ground. Though not related to them, he looks up to the Babylon Rogues as his role models, at least in terms of speed and performance. He doesn't have the heart to steal from others, and would rather challenge others to go-cart races than try to use Extreme Gear.

[cthulhusstepmom]

Ghost is observant. He's always been, even before it was his job. It kept him safe, safe from his father's worst moods, safe from bullies at school, safe from the inevitable deterioration of all of his relationships.

So when Soap starts acting suspicious he feels his heart start to sink. He's a big enough person to admit that he's been selfish with Soap, allowed himself to indulge in genuine companionship; allowed something dangerous to develop. But what choice does he have? The thought of leaving now and denying himself the simple warmth of John MacTavish is almost a physical pain. So it should be a relief when Johnny starts to pull away, it saves Ghost from being the one to do it. But for once in his long trail of broken hearts and slowly withering relationships, Ghost doesn't want it to end.

So he clings on. He seeks him out more often, snaps and snarls at the thought of Soap going out of his sight. He lays there listening as Soap wakes with a haunted scream, internally wrestling with himself until he gathers the courage to cross the hall and knock, his cheeks heating when Soap answers the door in just his boxers. He kicks himself when Soap redirects and prepares to bow out and take the dismissal respectfully when Johnny offers to come and sit with him and his traitorous heart soars in his chest. Soap is giving him this and he'll take it with gratitude. They sit together in the rec room for hours, watching the fish sleep peacefully until Soap has drifted off and his tea is in danger of spilling in his limp hand. He briefly considers taking Johnny back to his room but he rationalizes that there is a reason the Soap didn't want him in there and it really isn't his business. So he sits there and he observes. Simply watching the slight rise and fall of Johnny's chest as he sleeps on the tattered couch. Indulging in the domesticity of it all.

When a knock jars him awake in the middle of the night he's unsure what he expects but Soap delirious and bleeding was certainly not on the top of that list. A small lick of pride flares inside of him that Soap would come to him before medical, which brings with it quiet concerns and many questions. Still he brings Johnny inside and sits him gently on his bed, stepping into his bathroom to quickly grab his personal first aid kit.

Soap is saying something when he gets back, so deep in his accent that it doesn't even register as words. Kneeling on the floor in front of him, Ghost reverently takes his arm and starts to wipe at it with a damp cloth. Cleaning away the blood with quiet fervor, unsure just what could inflict such a wound on his Sergeant at this hour of the night. When the wound is revealed he flinches back.

Ghost is intimately acquainted with snake bites, has several scars buried deep in his collection that match the marks on Soap's arm, stretched and warped as they are from where he's grown since he got them.

And this is from a big fucking snake.

He looks up to Soap meets his eyes suddenly deathly sober.

"Just how'd you get this Soap?"

[rad-hound]

Oh... Nick sat down in one of the pews and started praying.

This makes me think a little about his faith: whether or not it's his own developed faith — what god or gods he might believe in — or simply a faith derived from his pre-war, human counterpart. It might explain his tendency towards goodness, too.

I myself am an atheist, but I find this to be really, really sweet. 🥺 I'd love to hear what anyone else has to say about this subject, regarding Nick and faith.

[flea-palace]

NEW IMMERSIVE PHANTOM PRODUCTION COMING TO BROADWAY??? REAL NOT FAKE????

[taffydragondraws]

Time for some Smidgeon props!

Just a few quick sketches for now. Color stuff to come :D @sonic-oc-showdown

[icebluecyanide]

I'm on s4 of my The Americans rewatch and that scene when Philip has to tell Gabriel about how he's been going to EST and Gabriel and Elizabeth sort of gang up on him like what, do you want to talk about your feelings, Philip? Do you want to talk to a therapist? Why don't you just repress your emotions like the rest of us?? is so funny

[dasiesanddarkness]

thinking about the fact that Jack Wolfe played Wylan in Shadow and Bone

and that Wylan is the son of a merchant (mercher)

and that Jack Wolfe also played Nadbor in The Witcher

and that Nadbor is the son of a merchant

it's like he has a preferred type of character to play

[eyelessorange]

My oc (Marcell) is in @sonic-oc-showdown

Good luck to us both @taffydragonart smidgeon is really cool

[the-irken-pony]

Why does the idea of not having full control over this thing make me feel like exploding *remembers that I literally have “needs full control to not feel like exploding” disorder*

[spectralscathath]

I think adam should have blown up more SDC buildings actually it was so valid of him