#happy new year people!! <3

[ashleyslorens]

📹: kristenaissance

[secretsimpleness]

Sometimes I want to bring Morrigan but then I remember I play as a face-tanking rogue and I bring Wynne. Warden Cousland, Morrigan, Wynne / Dragon Age Origins (c) Bioware

[daewithmon]

Targ-Velaryons wish you a happy new year (the little ones are asleep)

[corpsentry]

eulogy

[heavqn]

new years kiss; coriolanus snow.

The gala was filled with all the well-known people in Panem, all clothed from head-to-toe in the most luxurious items. It was Coriolanus’ first event as president. It had to be perfect. Not even the lingering gaze of Panem’s finest gem could ruin his night.

He made his way through the crowd, saying his hello’s and exchanging pleasantries with people whose names he couldn’t quite remember. His red coat had him growing hot, the thick fabric clinging to his skin. Or maybe it was the way she wouldn’t take her eyes off of him, following his every move.

He saw her out of the corner of his eye as he rounded the corner, suddenly realizing how much closer she had gotten to him. He waited for her in the dimly lit hallway, making quick work of discarding his heavy coat to some passing staff.

Just when she had gone to walk past him, he grabbed her by the arm, pulling her body flush against his own. She felt her body subconsciously melt into his hold, though she refused to meet his gaze. “Don’t shy away from me now.” He spoke softly, but his tone was demanding.

His hand cupped her face, forcing her to look up at him. “How would your fiance take to knowing that you can’t keep your eyes off of me?” “I think he would understand.” She responded, but she knew her fiance would be enraged at even the thought of her admiring Coriolanus once again.

“Such a greedy thing you are. You have such a lovely man willing to wed you yet you find yourself crawling back to me. Is he not enough?” He questioned, a smirk evident on his face as he interrogated her. His words held no real malice; only teasing and a sense of power. Knowing the most wanted woman in Panem, even when engaged, was wrapped around his finger.

“He’s more than enough. All the money and items I could wish for just at my disposal. It’s more than I can say for you, Coryo.” She responded, a rush of adrenaline running through her body. He let out a small laugh. “Why do you waste your time with such a dull man when you know I could give you the world?” His words rang true in her head. He was the President of Panem; he had much more value than the man she was betrothed to.

“Because you refuse to marry me.” He merely rolled his eyes. “I didn’t refuse to marry you; I refused to love you. Quite different.” She sighed, pulling away from the grip he had on her face. “They go hand in hand, Coriolanus. You can’t have one without the other.” His eyebrow cocked up at her words, already knowing the exact way to respond.

“And that’s what you have with that pathetic excuse of a man? Love?” He laughed in her face after he spoke. “Yes, I do love him. Not that it’s any of your business.” She was growing annoyed. They played this game at almost every social event and it always ended the same way; she refused to give in this time.

“You don’t have sex with another man and still claim to love the one you’re with, darling.” He was right. She didn’t truly love the man. She loved the way he loved her. It gave her power; something Coriolanus often took away in only a matter of seconds. “Maybe you’re right. Maybe we should end this, once and for all.” She was tired and it was only a minute before the new year approached. She should be with her fiance.

“If that’s what you want, then go ahead. Though you owe me something before you leave.” He told her, hand reaching to pull her back against him. “A final goodbye; a kiss.” She should’ve said no, should've left right then and there and rang in the new year with her soon-to-be husband. “Fine.” Her voice was quiet, and if Coriolanus wasn’t such a proud listener, he wouldn’t have caught it. She wished he hadn’t.

A smile grew on his face, knowing he had won. It was never just a kiss with them, they both knew it. He had full control of her, body and soul. He wasn’t going to let her leave so easily. He didn’t dwell on the thought, only focused on pulling her closer to connect their lips into a kiss.

“This is the last time.” She whispered before he placed his lips on hers, passion and control leading the kiss. It was nothing if not blasphemous; the way he clung to her, keeping her right against him despite the lack of air. The sounds of people cheering when the clock hit midnight drowned into the background, even when he finally let her go.

It was barely an hour later when she found herself knocking on the door of his penthouse.

[biscuitboba]

I've talked about this before here, once again thinking about how zoro and luffy have so much trust in each other, that oftentimes they don't even feel the need to worry about each other.

From luffy's side:

Skypiea

Or Dressrosa

However, having complete trust in each other ≠ having zero concern for the other person. You can have complete faith in another person but still worry about them and don't want them to get hurt.

Luffy and zoro are confident in each other's abilities, but sometimes (quite often actually) they just can't help but worry... Especially when the other person is right there with them, where they can see the exact moment when they are about to get hurt/already hurt. (Because sometimes it is easier to cling to your faith when the other person's not around)

All im saying is that i love when monkey d. "he (zoro) can pull through anything!" luffy shows his worry-wart side to his first mate:)

Orange town

Sabaody archipelago

And of course, Wano

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Also while i'm at it, sometimes people use the moment in alabasta (when zoro's worrying about luffy) to question zoro's faith in his captain's strength. Once again reminding people that when you love/care about someone, you can both have complete utter faith but also can't help but worry about them at the same time. Sometimes one of the two is more dominant than the other one and that's OKAY. At that time it was kinda hard for zoro to suppress his worry-wart side for his captain, but that's FINE. Zoro's concern is VALID and it doesn't mean that sanji has more confidence in his captain's ability more than zoro (because believe me when i say, some people use that particular moment to shit on zoro's faith in luffy while praising sanji's faith in luffy a little too often for my own liking)

[almond-gallery]

wanted to take another crack at modern les amis (plus extras) since it's been a long time since i've done so !!

[carlyraejepsans]

i don't think I've ever enjoyed a birthday party with friends as much as today i am genuinely getting a bit teary eyed

[nectarishes]

HI!!! I’m in need of some money (nothing serious just a little broke LMAO) so for a while I’m doing discounted commissions for 15 USD for one fully shaded fullbody character! No cap on slots!

I draw a lot of jojo lookit that. BUT! I will draw other stuff. Nearly anything, amazingly. You can even request a specific style I’ve done before! More characters would be an additional 5 USD per character.

(I will draw self inserts, oc’s, characters, furries, etc) (I hold the right to refuse based on subject matter that is uncomfortable for me such as proship)

Payment upfront through my Kofi linked HERE and please provide references!

WAYS TO CONTACT -> All are totally fine to use, and messaging for inquiries without intent to buy are OK!

Tumblr dms -> @ nectarishes (wow! this blog right here!)

Email -> nectarish02@gmail.com

Discord dms -> @ nectarish

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I will also do animated gifs at no extra charge! Simple things like blinking or background movements only though

I would realistically only need two of these comms for the thing I need but any more would be very very appreciated….!!!

That’s all thank you bye <3

[papricots]

[cloudcountry]

i have too many mutuals to tag so yk. i cant tag all of you guys, all i can do is hope that you all see this and know how much i care about you.

when i arrived here on tumblr i wasn't expecting much, it seemed to me like everyone had their friend groups already, and i felt like the odd one out. even though i spent those first few days posting my writing and figuring out how to format things, i still felt like an outsider looking in. it didn't feel like i was really participating.

and honestly, i'm not sure when it started. i'm not sure when being here began to feel like a home away from home, like a space on the internet that was my own and that i could shape however i wanted. i'm not sure when it occurred to me that you guys had a hand in shaping it, too. you showed me the characters you loved and the things that reminded you of me, you placed them on my blog like paintings in a museum, for me to look back on whenever the nostalgic urge hit me. you actively tried to get to know me and form connections with me, even if i scared some of you (which im 100% certain i did.) thank you for taking courage to talk to me, i'm thankful for all of you.

there was a point when i was scared too. it was really hard for me to reach out to people myself but i ended up doing so anyway. (raptor, rinna, and sippy, thank you for welcoming me so warmly. i haven't forgotten it.) i know my blog blew up really quickly, given how much content i was posting at the time, but at the end of the day i still don't like thinking of myself as someone famous or a super recognizable blog in the twst fandom. because at the end of the day, i was just someone doing what they loved.

i'm glad i was given the opportunity to start writing when i was young. i'm glad i kept at it, and i'm glad i shared so many stories with my friends on the playground. i'm glad i honed my writing all throughout school, and i'm glad i still practice today. because if i hadn't picked up the pencil to write that first fanfiction of mine, none of this ever would have happened. and i hated writing as a child, so that could have happened. there's probably another timeline where that did, but we aren't here to talk about that hypothetical auburn.

we're here to talk about me and you guys, because you've given me the precious gift of your time. you've invited me into your lives and let me be a part of them, even if it is only through the screen. you've thought about me while going about your day, and i have thought about all of you. we are connected, in this universe where there was every possibility that we never would have met, and i think that's beautiful. i will forever be grateful that my love for writing can make people smile, that it can make them laugh and cry and scream. i will forever be grateful for the gift to make others feel, and for you all for sharing that with me.

thank you. even if you aren't a mutual, your support has touched me. thank you for reading what i create, thank you for commenting your thoughts, thank you for talking to me and engaging in the fandom community. i hope every single one of you has a wonderful 2024, and that we can make each other happier and keep pushing towards our individual goals with each passing day.

[jamieedlund]

Happy Lunar New year 🐇✨

Technically - we celebrate year of the cat here in Vietnam, but since I only had time for 1 proper render-ish, I decided to go with the rabbit. I honestly think Aaravos is more "cat" like for sure, but I can't deny that he looks extremely dreamy with the rabbit loops hairstyle 😳 Here are the other concepts I had for 'cat'

the world has to miss out on kitty Aaravos but I think it's a fair trade 😂

[screechingfromthevoid]

"I don't think I have anymore hard nos" EXCUSE ME MR. O'BRIEN CAN WE TAKE THAT BACK A SECOND

[evermoredeluxe]

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[bmpmp3]

yesterday in vocal synth news

[pcetstcrtured]

so this is a really a low effort, minimal, end of 2023 follow forever. but i really wanted to at least do something because all you really have put up with so much when it comes to me & you deserve it. i just - don’t have the time today to really get on my laptop & do fancy graphics & whatnot. also please note whether you end up on this list or not - i love & adore you so much, i’m more grateful for you than you know, & thank you for following me. <3

@wintersreplies - my bae, my best friend, the absolute sunshine of my life. rach, i adore you so much - i really hope you know this by know. i can’t believe we’re coming up on eight years of friendship here shortly. i can truly say i don’t know where or who i’d be without you. thank you for sticking by my side through all the bullshit, for watching me grow & supporting me through it all, through all our ups & downs. thank you for always writing our kids with me, & i love you & adore you, & i can’t wait to see what 2024 brings for us.

@liveshaunted - stevie, my love, i love you so much. i can’t believe how long we’ve known each other, can’t believe how long we’ve been writing together, & the fact that we’ve stuck by each other throughout so many different blogs & such, i love that for us. i love the fact that we always have thirty million threads together on whatever blogs we’re on (well working on getting there for your one piece & other ones but you get me). & the fact that we have about thirty million ships & plots together because the limit simply does not exist when it comes to us. i love you, i adore you, & here’s to so many more years of friendship.

@heartfe1t - kenna, my sweet sweet kenna. i know i’ve said this before, but you’ve hands down gotta be one of the nicest, kindest, sweetest, people i know & the world could truly use more like you in it. i love you so much beyond words, utterly adore you, you know? we’ve also honestly been friends for quite some time & i’ve loved being able to watch you grow in that time because you were still such a smol human when we met. thank you honestly just for being you, & always staying by my side, even when certain things happened & when so many others didn’t want to. i love you, i love all our kids together, & thank you for always being you. truly, i’m excited to see what else we can accomplish in 2024 & beyond.

@inspotlight - hales, i honestly can’t believe we just really became close this year because it feels like we’ve been friends forever, but i’m truly so glad we have. i really think i needed you in my life, to be honest. i appreciate you so fucking much, you stood by me & supported me when i really needed it this year, especially with you know, certain shit, & i’ll never be able to put into words how much that means. you’re honestly such a great person, a great friend & i’m so lucky i get to call you mine now. i love you, i adore you, & thank you for being MY friend. & i can’t wait for so many more years of friendship.

@ravenbraved - terri, my squishy, of course you had to have a spot on here. i actually can’t even remember when exactly we met but i know it’s definitely been a few years by now & i’m so grateful for those years. you’ve truly become one of the best friends i could ask for & i love you so much beyond words. you’re so supportive, kind & caring, & something i’ve really needed to be honest. even when you just send me ‘i love yous’ i can’t even tell you how much that mean to me & makes my day. you’re truly one of a kind, a spot in the dark & the absolute best squishy a planet could ask for. let’s see what this new year has in store for us & ps zoey/luke forever tyvm.

@childrenofslumber - nicky, now you definitely had to have a spot here because yes we’ve been friends for a while & yes you’ve had one several times before - but i just, i really gotta get sappy here for a second, but this past year or so you’ve just, you’ve really been an absolutely amazing fucking friend to me, okay? like i’m bad with words & can’t fully express how much you have been - but you’ve been there during times i really needed it & just been so kind & supportive & the fact that you always send me stuff that reminds you of me or our kids, makes me smile so much. i know i can be slow af when it comes to messaging, but i love you so much my disaster bff, i’m so fucking grateful for you, & here’s to so many more years for us.

@percentstardust - rissa, hello my love, yes you get a spot too. because i mean, it’s literally this past year that we really met & became close & such, but truly i’m so grateful for it. getting to know you has been amazing & my life has been made all the more better for it. whether it’s talking about our scream babies, or barbie babies, or our interacting & teasing each other on twitter, i love it all, i love talking to you, & i’m so glad to know you, truly. i can’t wait for so many more years of friendship & to see where 2024 takes us. i love you, i adore you, & … #samloomisforever.

also a bunch of other people i need to tag because i utterly adore you & you’ve also made my 2023, & so many other years, worth it & i wouldn’t be the planet i am without you & i want to give you ALL my love - @endtown @chrmiing @goseabrook @isdeathlystill @forgottcnboy @shackld @goldshadows @starsweepers @fullofhcart @lcveblossomed @ofblackskies @depictedblue @freezegirl @bravevolunteer @takeflight

& … probably several others i’m forgetting. but again, if you’re not on here i promise i still love & adore you so, & you really & truly did make my year a good one. every single one of you that follows me has made this year worth it, especially considering most all of you have dealt with me & my thirty million blogs. i love you guys, i love you all so much, & here’s to 2024! wishing you all the happiest & best new year, & thanks for putting up with this messy little planet <3