#i'm not happy but i've adjusted

[redbootsindoriath]

Merry Christmas!

And an early happy new year, since I'll be traveling at that time and won't be able to post anything. Sorry for the long disappearance. I wish I had some exciting excuse like being abducted by the fae or becoming a spy, but really I've just been going through a lot and haven't been drawing much. Here are a couple of fantasy style Klausen (or maybe the more widely recognized Krampi) by way of apology. I hope you all have been good this year.

[mystycalypso]

Being pulled down the rabbit-hole

"I'd thought it'd be over that night. Seeing him in cuffs. I thought I was safe, that our friends would be safe. But now? ...I think we're getting pulled into something much deeper"

(Click on image for high quality version)

[lit-in-thy-heart]

been trying out a new writing technique recently and it's called chilling tf out and reminding myself that fic is written for fun.

[found--family]

am i the only one who sensed some jilted lover vibes from jensen? 

[byanyan]

for munday... lemme show u the lil space I spent so much of last week getting set up

[account-name]

had a bit of free time for once and thought it might be fun to try and render one of my doodles digitally. somehow that turned into me completely redrawing most of it whoops. anyway here's phoney

original under the cut:

[shmorp-mcdurgen]

is it ok if i ask how much of the plot of your aus are you planning to change? mainly asking about the alt au bc i view it more as its own thing and it has a special place in my heart but at the end of the day its yours and ill welcome any changes you make /gen

like. basically im just asking if you'll only be replacing the characters for the 'finished' aus

/nfta ofc

Some aus are being completely scrapped unfortunately, considering they're too tied to the events of canon Mandela that removing them would be a massive disservice, and unfortunately that does include the alt au, along with any and all crossover aus that were planned (Thing au, MandelaShock, GHE, etc.)

however, there are some aus that are in the works to becoming oc projects, outside of TMC, including: Insecta apostate, Lake Mandela (will get a name change though), HSH (of course), and the Monster au. (which. is. pretty developed already, I just need to find a way to like. introduce it.)

There probably will be more aus turned oc projects in the future, but those are the ones I can think of off the top of my head

[feluka]

pretty people

[villainsrph]

to those visiting family today, be safe and be kind to yourself ! I'm working until 11 tonight, but free tomorrow! I have multiple days off next week thankfully, so it'll be an easier week now that I'm getting adjusted. thank you again to everyone for their patience !

[vullcanica]

Character birthdays because it sparks joy:

Angel - January 10th (Capricorn)

Nik - January 25th (Aquarius)

Sally - May 6th (Taurus)

Vanya - June 3rd (Gemini)

Dan - September 1st (Virgo)

Avita - September 29th (Libra)

Silas - December 17th (Sagittarius)

Lumen and Constance were never born, they spider crawled and walked into existence respectively. We love them for it :) Lumen would probably be a Leo.

[bredforloyalty]

ah! sane, i maaay not be. to be determined

[leatherbookmark]

SORRY I SAID I'LL STOP COMPLAINING BUT i think my problem with this season is that while i do enjoy izzy being accepted and getting along w/ stede, i feel like they kind of went too far too fast w/ him? i'm not saying they did it because he's a fan favourite (well. depends on who you ask, but if you ask normal people,), but it's like -- a franchise has a side character who's well-liked and popular, and they decide to dedicate a spinoff/more screentime to that character, get into the meat of their backstory and so on, and... it's not that good. because a part of this character's charm was their side character status, the way they weren't the focus, weren't entirely fleshed out. i'm about to be incredibly pretentious, but if you read in praise of shadows, it's like the difference between being in a candlelit room with its soft light, vague shadows and atmosphere of mystery, and being in a room that's lit by sharp, ruthless electrical lighting. turn it down a bit!

[dandyshucks]

whyyyy does nobody ever come back to this group fjdkdl they show up once for a first time and then never return !!! its kind of crushing bc some ppl I've been like... excited at the prospect of seeing them again and then they just never show up ever again :')

and I didn't even get to draw anything good while sitting there !!! AUGH

[firelightfoxes]

i really just have to brag everywhere about Lichen

we had our first foundational agility class earlier today. i am seriously blown away by how well Lichen did. including us there are 6 dogs in the class, all of which are medium-large dogs. Lichen was definitely overwhelmed when we first walked in bc a couple of the dogs barked at her, but she settled in quickly and shook it off.

she didn’t whine through the whole class even though there were periods where we were just sitting still listening to the instructor. she didn’t bark at any of the other dogs. she was SO polite, quiet, and best of all, focused on me. a couple of the behaviors required a lot of leash-hand-switching that i was struggling with and honestly i didn’t even think twice about just dropping the leash bc she was SO in tune with me and didn’t even care about/look at the other dogs near us.

she absolutely rocked the new behaviors we learned (rear foot targets, wraps, and wobble board) to the point where the instructor asked if i had already taught them to her. i was like, “nope! :D” she’s just so quick to learn, happy to work, and i absolutely LOVE  how she’s indifferent towards other dogs or people. (trust me, i love Ava with all my heart, but i can only handle so much embarrassment when she blows off a recall (that we drilled nonstop for months) in agility class to go harass a border collie)

now we just have to get through her first show this weekend! honestly, the way she acted today makes me think she’s gonna be a rockstar for the show. as my friend put it, she’s showing me glimpses of how she’ll be as an adult. and i’m so excited. she’s so great already

[pseudo-apollo]

yes, i got the Goncharov tumbler

[croc-odette]

was so sad on wednesday bc my fun little crush told me they actually had feelings for someone else (which i'm always saying people SHOULD just do instead of ghosting etc etc) and i was like oh... cool! good luck! and then spent the last three days going 'hm i'm angry and sad and embarrassed and that's okay but this upset me mostly just because of a bunch of bigger fears and insecurities i have and it touched a big old bruise. huh!' and then feeling like leaps and bounds way better. anyways now i get to make a new friend :)c