#hopefully i can keep this up for a while

[monochromeblend]

blob pikmin concept art

(ty @/hippothedippo for nectar drops idea)

individual images under the cut

[kirby-the-gorb]

[askwaffles]

a secret santa thing i did :)

[vekreng]

Crosshair - SFW Alphabet

prompt: sfw alphabet featuring the reader dating Crosshair from The Bad Batch :] list by @.the-coldest-goodbye here! pairing: Crosshair x Reader words: 1.9k requested: no

A = Affection (How affectionate are they? How do they show affection?)

His affection level depends on who’s around. His siblings? Best you’ll get is him standing by you, maybe his elbow or knee grazing yours. In public? He’ll gently hold your arm or brush your upper back to steer you someplace. Perhaps he’d absentmindedly intertwine his fingers with yours while pointing out the differences in two seemingly identicals articles of clothing.

Alone? All over you. Crosshair can hardly go a minute without having some kind of physical contact with you. It’s a combination of love, being touch-starved, and fearing that you’d disappear for good if he ever let you go.

B = Best friend (What would they be like as a best friend? How would the friendship start?)

Oh, he’s definitely the snarky friend that mocks you for missing a step when going down the stairs but wouldn’t hesitate to shoot a random person for muttering an insult about you under their breath. He’d be standoffish toward you at first, refusing to accept someone new into the fold that was the Bad Batch. But like algae, or perhaps a barnacle, you grew on him faster than he expected. You shared in his jokes, stood up to him when he was being an ass, and was unnervingly in tune with his moods. Neither of you know exactly what changed your relationship, but you can both agree it was for the better.

C = Cuddles (Do they like to cuddle? How would they cuddle?)

Yes, but only when in private. And even then he’s like a bored cat; the amount of physical contact endured is exactly what he deems is okay and nothing more, nor nothing less. He likes having you pressed into his side. His arm tucked around your lower back, your ankles overlapping. It’s a completely different story when you share a bed, however. Good luck removing him if you need to go anywhere before he does.

D = Domestic (Do they want to settle down? How are they at cooking and cleaning?)

Secretly, yes, though he isn’t sure what that would entail. He dreams of a world where he doesn’t have to fear for his loved ones’ safety on a regular basis, where he and his family isn’t foraging for scraps from people who could turn on them at any moment. He’s pretty solid at cleaning, not so much at cooking, but he’s willing to learn.

E = Ending (If they had to break up with their partner, how would they do it?)

“We’re done. It's best if you leave.” Cold and to the point. Maybe if he shows less attachment, it’ll hurt less for the both of you. (That’s a lie, of course.)

F = Fiance(e) (How do they feel about commitment? How quick would they want to get married?)

He’s a bit iffy on marriage. He’s never really had any examples to look at himself, and as a soldier - and a clone especially - something like marriage was never in his cards before you came along. He’d have to take it slow, for sure. He can’t risk the pain of losing you outweighing the joy of knowing you are his only other.

G = Gentle (How gentle are they, both physically and emotionally?)

Crosshair is the human embodiment of a cactus at first. His spines protect him from being hurt, but eventually he learns how to let new people in, and some further than most. But once you’re in? Softer than a rose petal. He couldn’t bear to do anything to hurt you, it’d gut him.

H = Hugs (Do they like hugs? How often do they do it? What are their hugs like?)

In public, his hugs are an arm around your neck like he’s playfully choking you, usually when you’ve done something stupid. In private, though, he wraps his arms so tight around you it feels like you’re suffocating. His face is buried in the crook of your neck, seeking your warmth and body to engulf him fully and block out the rest of the world, just for a little while. His thinner frame can be a bit uncomfortable at times, but it’s nothing you don’t get used to.

I = I love you (How fast do they say the L-word?)

It takes a long time. So long you’ve begun to wonder if he even knows about the phrase, or its significance in relationships. So long that you start having doubts about whether he even reciprocates that level of attachment, until you have a little “Oh. Oh.” moment when it finally pops up.

J = Jealousy (How jealous do they get? What do they do when they’re jealous?)

VERY. And it’s almost painful, how often it tends to happen. God forbid a “reg” be within eyesight of you, unless it’s one of “the good ones,” also known as Rex or Echo. A stranger flirting with you on one of their pit stops is no match for the fire in his glare that could melt steel. He gets possessive quickly, at times physically blocking the subject of his jealousy from reaching you with his body. “Keep your hands to yourself,” he’d snarl, “if you enjoy using them.”

K = Kisses (What are their kisses like? Where do they like to kiss you? Where do they like to be kissed?)

Shallow, but rich with life. He loves kissing you and being kissed, but he can’t really do that whole “tongue wrestle to determine who’s Alpha” thing that most enjoy. He prefers to keep them light but long, not wanting to let go just yet. He loves to press a kiss to your lips, your cheek, your brow, your shoulder. Your hand, if he’s feeling especially romantic. He loves when you kiss his tattoo, or scars, or collarbone. The palm of his prosthetic hand after Tantiss; it helps him accept it.

L = Little ones (How are they around children?)

We’ve all seen how he is with Omega. A bit awkward and gangly at first, trying to find his footing and figure out how fast he needs to adapt and prefers to not be involved if the children cannot be reasoned with, but a good dad in a pinch. Probably better as an uncle, though; he likes being able to give them back to somebody when he’s at the end of his rope. 

M = Morning (How are mornings spent with them?)

Quick. He isn’t one to linger long in bed, there’s too much to do. He’ll make you some coffee, though, if you’re sleeping still. He prefers starting his day in silence, catching up on events, preparing his armor and rifle for the next mission.

N = Night (How are nights spent with them?)

Slow. He savors the time he can spend with you before sleep, the time when he’s allowed to wind down after a hard day’s work. He’ll read with you, watch a movie, talk about anything and everything.

O = Open (When would they start revealing things about themselves? Do they say everything all at once or wait a while to reveal things slowly?)

He definitely waits. Crosshair can’t bear to be vulnerable if he can’t trust you 100% and then some. It puts him and his family at too high of a risk; what if you betray them? What if you use it to get back at him in a personal way for a slight he caused you? He’s like a river being formed. Slow to start, but grows quickly once he’s established that you’re safe.

P = Patience (How easily angered are they?)

He gets annoyed fast, sure, but properly angry? That takes a while with you. He does his best to rationalize things that happen with you or what you do if it bugs him, tries to see your point of view and why you made such decisions. It doesn’t always work, but hey, he’s trying.

Q = Quizzes (How much would they remember about you? Do they remember every little detail you mention in passing, or do they kind of forget everything?)

He remembers everything. Steel trap, that mind of his. Turned your nose up at a little treat for some “picky” reason? You’ll never see anything with that trait again. Offhandedly mentioned an animal you like? Within two weeks, your bunk is filled with it and little things like a plush figure still worm their way into your life through the years.

R = Remember (What is their favorite moment in your relationship?)

The first time you found a scarf you thought he’d like. The Batch was preparing for a mission on some forsaken ice planet, and you were trying to find ways to help everyone stay comfortable and alive. One merchant was selling handwoven scarves. The one you picked out had an intricate pattern of dark and light gray, highlighted with a pop of red. It reminded you exactly of his armor, and you couldn’t wait to show him. The light in your eyes when you shoved the scarf in his face to see is something he’ll always cherish.

S = Security (How protective are they? How would they protect you? How would they like to be protected?)

You know that meme that goes “If he had a million fans, I’m one of them” all the way down to “If he has no fans then I am dead”? That’s Crosshair. The only time he isn’t being protective is if he’s unconscious or dead. You have become his everything, and he doesn’t let go of that so easily. He’d train you whenever you asked (and sometimes didn’t), and try to watch over you when you’re separated. As for himself, he prefers knowing that you’ve got your commlink nearby in case he needs backup, or someone to pull him out of a bad situation. He trusts you with his life, and takes comfort in the knowledge that he can rely on you.

T = Try (How much effort would they put into dates, anniversaries, gifts, everyday tasks?)

Oh, he’d try so hard. Doesn’t mean he’d be much good at it; after all, he had no one to teach him. But he’s earnest and wants to make things work with you, and if that means figuring out what you like out of dates, celebrations, random shows of affection, then so be it.

U = Ugly (What would be some bad habits of theirs?)

The rifle obsession can be a little weird sometimes. Thankfully he values you above his dear Firepuncher, but don’t expect him to drop it completely. He tends to stay up late reading mission reports, various strategies, and otherwise concerning himself with how to make the next mission go better than the last.

V = Vanity (How concerned are they with their looks?)

Not very. He likes his appearance and shrugs off negative comments about it, but he isn’t obsessed by any means.

W = Whole (Would they feel incomplete without you?)

Absolutely. In the beginning, he could go without, but by the time you’re established he can’t fathom how he ever lived without you.

X = Xtra (A random headcanon for them.)

The toothpick purchases go way down after you guys hit the kissing stage. Having something else to occupy his mouth is a welcome distraction for his mind, and his wallet.

Y = Yuck (What are some things they wouldn’t like, either in general or in a partner?)

Someone who’s selfish. He and his family rely on each other, lean on one another. If he can’t trust someone to sacrifice part of themselves or something when it’s needed, he starts judging. If it becomes a habit, he cuts them off.

Z = Zzz (What is a sleep habits of theirs?)

He’s the type to appear like he sleeps in one or two positions all night, but you get woken up more than once during your relationship from his hand smacking you in the face while he’s dead to the world.

[al-luviec]

sensei morro ref (is it really an au if it's part of your personal canon)

[thebramblewood]

Settle in, folks. It's time for a little story.

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Helena: Do you ever sleep?

Caleb: [distractedly] Rarely. It’s the benefit of an all-plasma diet. Hunting expends more energy than anything else.

Helena: Is that why Lilith always threatens to rip our heads off if we interrupt her beauty sleep?

Caleb: Oh, she barely needs a reason to make threats. What’s keeping you awake?

Helena: Why didn’t you stop me from feeding on that man. You could’ve gotten in my head and told me not to.

Caleb: I can’t be your conscience, Helena. That sort of willpower has to come from within.

Helena: [mutters dejectedly] You say that like it’s easy.

Caleb: Of course it isn’t easy. But it is possible.

Helena: I nearly killed him. She wanted me to go all the way and I almost did.

Caleb: You restrained yourself in the end.

Helena: Only to sit back and watch her finish the job!

Caleb: You’re hardly alone in that regard.

Helena: She tried to push you too?

Caleb: [meditatively] There’s no such thing as a good vampire. You’ll make mistakes, which is why you shouldn't strive to be perfect, just better. The point of no return is to stop believing you can be better.

Helena: I need to understand her — and why you stay with her. Caleb, where did all this begin? I tried to ask how she became a vampire, but she only told me to talk to you.

Caleb: [cagily] I’m not sure it’s my story to tell.

Helena: But she never will, and doesn’t it involve you as much as her?

Caleb: [after a moment’s silence] Focus on my thoughts.

Helena: I’m still not very good at this.

Caleb: Come closer. Physical touch strengthens the bond. Relax, Helena. Close your eyes. Let me show you.

[vaguely-concerned]

the relationship between rye and emmrich is that if emmrich ever told rye that he's a damn fine watcher, rye would immediately burst into helpless inconsolable tears and have to be coaxed down from it for an hour with hot tea and gentle voices and kind patient back pats before he could be what passes for normal on the surface again

[frankiebirds]

this scene makes me need to lay down. goddddd.

sometimes i get the sense that reid is more attached to gideon than gideon is to reid. obviously they both serve as surrogates for the family member each is estranged from (gideon is estranged from his son and reid is estranged from his dad) but.

you know. reid clings to gideon, not physically but emotionally, and i think a lot of his wellbeing at the start of the series relies on gideon's presence. gideon almost certainly knows the most about reid out of anyone on the team—i don't think canon ever says that reid has told gideon about diana, but i would imagine he has—and i think reid feels understood by him in a way he doesn't by other people, even compared to the rest of the team who (mostly) try their best. i think he also tends to try to be as good and deserving as possible of gideon's presence, since he definitely at least partially feels like his father left because he wasn't good enough.

on the flipside, while gideon definitely sees reid as a son, he's...not the best dad. i think we see him repeating a lot of the mistakes that drove a wedge between him and stephen with reid, and i think that had mandy patinkin stayed on, we would have gotten a larger parallel there. he holds him at arms length, trying not to get too close, although he definitely cares about him more than he lets on and the mask slips sometimes, like this moment and on the plane after ldsk.

[yellowjackets-1996]

(do you love me like that?) you're a reckless driver (I'm a reckless driver) and one day it will kill us if I —

[icewindandboringhorror]

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[hedonisticcat]

sellennnnn 😭😭

[tomaturtles]

Coming up with some sonicverse lore for them for Art Fight.... Asuka is a child prodigy overachiever whose parents work at GUN who joined the Resistance during Forces, and Kaworu is a strange wet cat with weird powers she found at a test tube in an abandoned lab and brought back with her

[bsideheart]

words cannot express how furious i am at my family right now

[jesterwaffle2]

discovered this little crevice in my dream a few weeks ago. I like how it looks like a little passageway. This and a few other images I have are much older than the first ones I shared. I decided I should share them here 'cause it's interesting to see how many different ways the mountains form.

Nightopians really like hanging out on the side of the mountain for some reason.

A good look at the trees. I always assumed these trees come from Helen's dream, the crystal castle one. I could possibly be wrong though, but if i recall correctly, crystal castle is the only dream I can think of that has trees like this. The bark sorta reminds me of different colored crystals or something similar to what crystal castle has in its stage design/aesthetic. could be wrong, and they could possibly be just random trees for my dream though. lol. Just in case though, I do play Helen's dream, mostly that dream in particular often next to will's desert and mountain dreams.

also, two little bonus pics of the nightopians and what my dream looked like when it snows. Interestngly enough, the mountains look a little different during winter weather. maybe it's to give it the look as if it's covered in ice? I guess that makes sense. I always saw the other mountains with a sand and gravel-like design to them. They kinda remind me of desert mountains, but I'm pretty sure they are supposed to be valley mountains. *insert thinking emoji here*

I like how the nightopians like to hang out next to these mountains a lot. lol.

also, if anyone has any idea as to how to get that one harp medal/badge let me know. I'm sorta thinking that maybe you have to play the forest of memory dream in helen's campaign for lots and lots of hours, but this is just me making a wild guess since that dreams theme is heavily related to music. love the design for that dream though. i like the little windows on the trees and the tulips, and the way it looks when you turn the dials.

unless you get the badge from the nightopians. i think they also play instruments sometimes? i haven't seen this when playing the game myself, but I have seen pictures of it floating around the internet. I think they will sometimes play the violin? maybe it depends on what time of the year it is probably. im not sure if they can play instruments though. I have been playing this game since around the time or a bit after its release, but I was like 9 or 10 or so when it first came out, and I wasn't very good at the game and didn't know how to play it, so i didn't play my dream long enough to notice that the pians do different things depending on what season it is. my brothers and I also rented the game from gamefly back then through mail, so we only had about a month i think to play it 'til we had to return it. lol.

luckily, due to me remembering how much fun I had with it back when i was younger, I decided to get it again. got back into NiGHTS thanks to me remembering this game and wanting to play it again.

I also own a copy of the Japanese release of this game which I got as a gift during the holidays.

[sout999]

tbh lately and now that masters is pressing, i just roll out of bed, eat my peanut butter thing, then animate like crazy basically all day, make dinner sometimes and watch an episode of anime, then back to work... at 11pm i hop off and rewatch an episode or two of breaking bad while playing a handheld game, then go to bed. absolutely transcendental hour of fun though, feels like i really earned it. around lunchtime i might slack off a little and watch some videos while packaging etsy orders :3 and thats a day in the life of lenakun

[sysig]

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