#last digital art in a while... thanks dog

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The last digital art I did before my dog destroyed my drawing tablet rip.

Carter (I forgot his stubble, lets pretend he shaved this day) and kid MC from The Second Sight (@spoiledblogif)

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[ID: A three page digital comic featuring characters from Jujutsu Kaisen. It only has line art. Page one: Toji's body with a hole in it is half seen before the page fades into three panels of Gojo's crying eyes in decreasing size. The last panel is a chibi Gojo being bit and brought out of crying by the two divine dogs. Page two: Gojo takes a note from one of the dogs' mouths. It says 'Your crying's too loud" and labeled with doodles of Megumi's and Tsumiki's heads. The next three panels is Gojo's expressions with the borders increasingly becoming more expressive and explosive. At first he looks bewildered, then he holds back laughter, then he's tearing up laughing and smiling. The last panel he's hugging one of the dogs while he laughs. Page three: One of the dogs has a note on its head reading "thank you, kids" and the other is trying to lick a letter stuck to its head. The second panel is Tsumiki smiling and patting Megumi's head while saying "Good job, Gumi" The last panel is cartoon styled as they look into the last envelope with large eyes. Tsumiki says "This is our allowance!?!" /End ID]

Do you think Gojo ever felt bad for creating two orphans?

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Understanding "Pregnant"

This was made with the mind of a Bunnydoll fankid AU thing made by @beanandberry and @raggedypina (I also def recommend their fics, as anyone that's been on my blog these last few days can probably tell XD)

I think I reached my peak with this one (though this less focuses on the Bunnydoll and more on Caine throughout this pregnancy because I'm really curious at his reaction to the whole situation and wanted to explore that. Because the inner machinations of our favorite AU mouth guy are an enigma)

And I hope that you 2 like it

Caine never really understood humans.

He understood that they had basic needs of course, they needed shelter in the tent. Rooms for routine and occasional privacy. And of course, plenty of daily mental stimulation to prevent them from thinking about the existential dread of a new realm they can never leave out of, even in death.

All of which he met spectacularly, if he said so himself. His daily adventures were so jam packed with suspense and action, there was no time to dwell on inner conflict, not when his superstars were busy road battling gummy bandits or facing gloink transformation via disgusting digestion. Those 6 were tough, far more than many of the dozens over the years that abstracted. But no matter, he just had to make his adventures harder is all, keep their mind off it even more than before.

And all of those adventures kept up a grand morale of teamwork amongst the players. The way Jax was always shoving people around. Caine’s analytics knew about 57% of human connection relied on good physical contact. A well thought out figure arrived at making it up. Kinger’s occasional tidbits of insect facts and showoffs, Gangle and even her art every once in a while. He really had to work on that massive “biggest art gallery opening in the world exhibit”, with all those eyes she would love that. Zooble…Zooble was still a tougher nut to crack, but they’d get there. With all those Zooble parts about, surely something will be desirable. But they all did so well at getting Pomni adjusted in her first year or so there, the little jester molding into her own, and even returning some of Jax’s physical contact with play fights. How adorable, he thought. They were almost like puppies in that way.

And eventually noticing, how for 2 of his players, they were more like full grown dogs.

He had a strict guideline to keep track of in his circus, a place for all ages. Which meant no swearing, no illicit beverage use, and most DEFINITELY no hanky-pankying all over the place. Something that was a surprise to him after catching a rabbit and a ragdoll on their way to that by his esteemed digital lake. The moon didn’t let him hear the end of it for a week after that.

But humans, even as non-humans, could be reasoned with in keeping that to their rooms. And he did have to loosen the swearing filter to their rooms in exchange, a small price to pay to at least keep the sanctity of the grounds during adventures. But surely his bright eyed bush babies would be responsible in their private freedom without consequence.

Which reminded Caine, he needed to thank Pomni later how nice it was to be called **********-*** *****. Humans were so flattering.

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“Pregnant”, was what Pomni had called it.

It was an odd new word in his vocabulary today. Apparently humans used it to describe a smaller human unit being developed to come into their lives. And that was a term that officially served the circus’ ragdoll.

He still had no clue how that had even happened, nobody did. Nobody knew it was even possible to be pregnant in their world, even putting aside the rather limited partner choices. But Caine supposed Jax always did find a way to break whatever rules or NPCs had created for them. He just didn’t suspect Ragatha would be a part of it too. Just casually disrupting his entire detailed circus logic, about to somehow create a whole new code of their own to bring a new life organically into the digital realm they forcibly called “home”.

The floating mouth screamer traversed through the first entry of Encyclowikia to learn more about pregnancy…hmm babies….hmm rattles…oh rattles that are on snakes….wait snakes have two sets of eyelids?? Fascinating! Huh, and so did alligators. Maybe he should’ve given Gummigoo those instead of that complex backstory..

Hours later the Wacky Watch sounded off, alerting Caine away from his research. And he was just starting to learn about how Poland was never a place with poles after all. He had to make a mental note for later, now it was time to bring everyone home.

The 6 players walked through the portal back to their realm, shivering from the arctic wonderland adventure they had. Nothing distracts from doom more than going through a raging blizzard.

“Welcome back my shivering little sausages!”, he greeted them as they looked up at him, grimacing. “....Yeah you’ve called us some weird things, but that one sucked”, Zooble rolled their eyes. “Wanna give it another try?”

Caine made a mental programming note, humans react negatively to sausage comparisons. He may need to rethink that Oktoberfest adventure tomorrow.

But before he could, he did notice the more tense way Ragatha had been around Jax, the rabbit strolling like he didn’t have a care in the world. As if he didn’t even think about how he’d be a dad. Well, every human processes at their own pace, Caine supposed. Nothing to worry about, his players were stimulated for the day. Surely they’d be fine even with Ragatha now….what was that word again? Oh yeah right! Pregnant! 

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Caine didn’t understand the big deal about being “pregnant”.

It was two months since his initial analysis of the doll, and so far things had been relatively the same. The adventures adventured, the moon was frisky (unfortunately), and none of the players had abstracted yet. In fact most of them seemed preoccupied with the entire concept of “pregnant”.

 He’d butt into conversations Ragatha would have with them before adventure announcements, interrupting talks about names with Gangle or potential new insect facts with Kinger, or whether it was a male or a female unit with Pomni. Even Zooble seemed to be engaged with the idea, even coming along for a few adventures voluntarily to keep an eye on her. And Jax was still Jax, keeping up his physical contact and general distracting demeanor, especially to Ragatha. There had been a few hard glares between the two, Jax still being as stubborn as ever. Caine couldn’t believe the giant rabbit had the gall to question his programming. Thinking he dared made a MISTAKE. HIM, Creative Artificial Intelligence Networking Entity, make a MISTAKE! The gallbladder on this non-man.

Well he needed to get with this adventure. This was somehow a real thing happening, Jax was a dad to be and he would like it.

…Well eventually he would be. Caine thought this whole baby thing was taking forever, he could’ve created a hundred babies by now with a snap of his fingers. Humans sure were slow on things.

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Caine was in the middle of drawing the most beautiful bee in the world. The real trick was some smooth jazz and making sure the wings were small enough to get their body off the ground

When suddenly his accomplishment was stopped midway by Jax’s yell summoning him straight into the hallway, complete with art easel and virtual smock.

“Oh! Jax!” In a flash, Caine snapped those away, returning to his usual ringmaster attire. “And how’s my rascally rabbitoid doing-“

“Cut the crap Caine”, Jax looked ready to pounce at him. “What the *%#! was that, putting Rags in that jungle?”

“I dunno. What the heck was that, you destroying my NPC tribe”, Caine delivered back. “We’re both so utterly confused at each other today.”

“She could’ve been really hurt”, Jax continued. “Those little stereotypes just attacked her out of nowhere!”

“Well maybe this is a lesson for us all to brush up on our Enpeecese before a jungle adventure.”

“Can you be serious about this?!” Now Jax DID lunge at Caine, who just floated higher in the air, sending the avatar falling on his face. “She got bruised! It could’ve been worse for her! Or…or the baby.”

Caine was happy about this turnaround. Only recently had Jax finally seemed to get with the programming, loudly shouting in the hallways about how he was gonna be a dad. To which Zooble had graciously responded with “congrats on being the last to know”.

“Oh Jax”, Caine floated closer down to him. “It’s so wonderful to see you finally come around the consequences of your actions. But adventure participation is encouraged, and I’d hate for our dear Ragatha to be excluded.”

“Then can you make them SAFER? Ones where we AREN’T in physical danger??”

“But you aren’t. Any physical damage I can fix up in a jiffy! I’m not just your ringmaster, I’m your digital doctor-“

Whatever Caine was about to say next was stopped as Jax squeezed one of his eyeballs. He didn’t even know that was something one of the players could even do to him.

“And if you don’t make these adventures safer for the doll, YOU’RE going to need a digital dentist!”

Caine gave humans credit, they were VERY convincing. And while he was still sure they would’ve preferred scaling a volcano to destroy the one ring pop of power, shearing sheep could still be  exciting.

There was a chance to turn Kinger into a dragon another day.

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One of the things Caine hadn’t really expected was how many physical changes “pregnant” would cause. It had been a few more months, but already his little ragdoll wasn’t as little. It was like she had swallowed a mini Bubble in her stomach, which also seemed to slow down her mobility to walking. Maybe Jax had a point with safer adventures, she’d never outrun zombie mosquitos at her pace. Of course everyone else could still do so just fine, so she’d be either in the tent or looking on at the madness from a safe distance. Plus the empty spot was now free for Zooble to join into the group again, it was a win win for everybody in Caine’s eyes.

And those changes weren’t just appearance either, apparently this was affecting her digital makeup to have more human-ish needs. While he indulged his guests with digital feasts and rooms, they never actually have a biological need to eat or sleep, but it seemed now Ragatha had. She was a lot more tired now, her energy put into creating this new life and breaking what little physics Caine had installed into this place. And eating a lot more, something Caine had accommodated with a model kitchen set he found. And making the mistake of inviting her to a lunch reservation he and Bubble had while the rest of the gang had a heist to rob a rare jewel necklace.

His lower jaw still dropped at the sight of the bill, putting a pregnant woman and Bubble eating together was a bad idea.

And for the first time in his digital life, he finally learned the true purpose of a toilet, and boy was that something. 

And it wasn’t just affecting Ragatha, the rest of his skibidi sigmas weren’t as sigma from all this. Jax had especially toned down the physical affection, most of his time being spent at the doll’s side, following her every footstep, almost manically so. The deranged dentures shuddered, it was like Bubble, but even Bubble could be popped away occasionally. He had popped into convos of even Ragatha telling Jax to take it easy and that she could walk to some places by herself.

And with Jax busy, that meant a lot less chaos for everyone else. Gangle seemed happier, even when her comedy mask was broken, more content in her sketchbook. She seemed the most excited besides the mother herself about the prospect of being an aunt, drawing little rabbits with beady and buttoned eyes. Zooble also seemed more engaged, though still chill, but they and Jax conversed more. Though Caine had noticed there was still a lack of that physical connection they used to have, wrestling each other and beating with detachable limbs. Maybe that needed to be fixed later. 

Kinger had been out of his fort a lot more, partially because a lot of that fort had been swiped for Jax’s room, something about a nesting, like birds. Caine noted that for a possible adventure later down the line. But the oldest player seemed content in his own way, prepping his little insects and a mini butterfly net alongside his own. Caine also noted his newfound attachment to a bucket head accessory, especially in talks between Ragatha that would occasionally need ringmaster interference. It was bad to talk about old members after all, it’d confuse the newcomers too much.

At least there was still one member that was relatively the same in Caine’s un-blinkable eyes.

“Wait, you made a cold fusion reactor”, Pomni’s hat jingled as her head cocked to the side, confused at the sound of their latest adventure. “Isn't that meant to be impossible?”

“Pomni, our dear dolly is pregnant right beside you”, caine shrugged. “You’re little bells should be grateful we still have gravity intact.”

Hmm…an adventure in zero gravity…he liked the sound of that. Really challenge them, that would be good in the future.

“Well let’s get going. The radioactive roadshow isn’t going to hypermutate itself”, Caine pushed the 5 of his crew in the portal, instantly shutting at the sounds of protests. This left him, Bubbe’s popped remains, and Ragatha alone.

“Now for you my dear”, he turned to her. “I still am a little stumped today on what adventure fits into your now numerous accommodations. Perhaps you had an idea for-”

"Mmm!"

Caine was stopped by a small mutter, the ragdoll rubbing on the dress covering her swollen belly. She looked uncomfortable for a minute, but kept smiling. “Sorry Caine, what were you saying?”

“My goodness, are you alright?”

“Oh, super”, she looked down at the bump under her. “Just some kicking.”

“Kicking?”

“The baby”, she explained, still rubbing. “They’re kicking.”

“Huh”, Caine stared slack at the bump. The probably artificial anomaly of his entire being. If he wasn’t busy with his adventures to think about it, surely his mind would break at the thought of how this happened. “...Didn’t know babies could do things in there.”

Ragatha giggled at him. “They can’t do a lot, but they can move a little", she looked up at the ringmaster floating above her. “...Do you wanna feel?”

Caine was a little taken aback. He tried to keep himself at a reasonable distance between himself and his guests, his existence was around making and expositing adventures, or anything revolved around them. He wasn’t sure what they did between those, or really stuck around long enough to figure out. Plus it wasn’t good to get too attached whenever they eventually abstracted. But, he also had to keep up their needs, keep them satisfied. And from the look on Ragatha’s face, right now part of that was, somehow, feeling a baby kick.

“Um..a-alright then. No biggie”, he floated down, and, carefully, almost awkwardly, placed a gloved hand on the doll’s stomach.

He wasn’t sure what they meant by kicking. From the sound of it Caine expected to be punted halfway across the room into a soccer goal, crashing his own silhouette into a wall. Something for Bubble to clean up later, give him something to do.

But instead, what Caine had felt was more of a small flutter. A nudge on his hand, like a little high five in a way. Followed by a series of smaller movements around his hand, as the expectant mother hummed, trying to give her baby some sort of attention. 

“Right there”, Ragatha smiled at him. “Did you feel it?”

If Caine’s eyes weren’t already wide, they’d have been especially more now. He stared down at his hand, the kicks still coming. He had known from the doll’s examination that “pregnant” was happening, but something about this despite their digital existence it just felt so….close to what Caine understood as “real”.

“....Gadzooks.”

Ragatha stared at Caine with a wide eye. This was the first time she had ever heard Caine whisper. She didn’t know he was even capable of volume control. “....Caine?”

“WELL, that was a fun little break”, and back to normal. “Now, let’s get back to your adventure!”

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Now Caine DEFINITELY didn’t understand “delivery”

It was a small innocuous thing, really. Jax, in his newfound worry, had approached Caine about the doll’s new tiredness. She was even larger than before in the growing months, and according to what the ringmaster had picked up from the others, would be “delivery” pretty soon. The last step Caine had gathered to “pregnant”.

At least the rest of the group was there to assure his worries.

“She’s just probably tired”, Kinger nodded. “Haven’t you been bugging her to rest?”

“Well yeah, but I didn’t think she’d do it”, Jax shrugged. “She loves being out with everybody.”

“Ah don’t you worry Jax”, Caine gave a reassuring pat to his head, ignoring the grimace on Jax’s face. “Our Kinger’s right. She must be EXHAUSTED breaking my physics so constantly like this.”

“Besides”, Zooble joined in. “Babies are a lot of work, she’s gonna need that rest while she can still get it.”

“And having them”, Gangle joined from her sketchbook. “I can’t imagine what she’s gonna go through later.”

The other nodded, Jax particularly looking traumatized, murmuring about it. Well, Caine could totally join in with his advice.

“Oh for SURE”, the ringmaster nodded. “It’s gonna take a lot of work for her to barf the little guy out right?”

The silence that ensued was faster than a bullet train. A group of wide eyes looked up at Caine, accompanied by large frowns…on the guests that even had mouths. Caine looked at them confused

“...She..she’s gonna barf him out, right?”

The 4 looked at each other, unsure of what to say. A silence that was broken up by a scream.

“Oh hey guys”, Kinger greeted them. “I didn’t see you there….are we still doing the adventure?”

“Yess the adventure”, Jax smiled coolly. Almost back to before “pregnant” started. “We should get started on that, the four of us here.”

“We can get started on that right after you answer my question in detail.”

“Oh you don’t from us Caine. We know someone who DEFINITELY knows more than we do about that”.

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Soon the 4 were transported into the adventure, of a Taco Tuesday mad dash run. Caine barely could make out the start of Zooble saying something to Jax about “she’s gonna kill you”. Which would be impossible, since they couldn’t die here.

Which left Caine time to pop into Jax’s room. 

“OH GOD!”

Caine looked around at the outburst. So this is where Kinger’s pillow fort had gone to, as Caine figured “nesting” was a huge pile of them formed into a large circle, accompanying various blankets and stuffed animals. And in the center of them all, was the larger expecting avatar, wrapped in a bundle of them, and a mentally stable jester sitting beside her.

“Oh hi Caine”, Ragatha greeted him, smiling but more noticeably tired. “Is the adventure starting? Sorry I’ll let Pomni go to it-”

“Ah don’t fret, this is an exclusive adventure FOR Pomni!”

Pomni’s eyes went wide, that was not a good sign. “What?”

“Today, your adventure is “So Where DO Babies Come From?!” a variety of doodled birds and bees flew by with the letters. “According to our little gaggle of guests, YOU have the best experience to explain whatever the miracle of childbirth IS. And you will do so right now to me, I mean I totally already know the answers who said I didn’t SHUT UP! But I will be testing your know-how with your explanation.”

Caine snapped and manufactured Gangle’s sketchbook, floating down into one of the many pillows in the nest. Wow this was comfy! He had to hand it to Jax for knowing softness so well despite his tough exterior..

“So tell me”, he pulled a pencil out from his mouth. “How IS Ragatha’s little bundle of joy going to join us in the circus anyway?”

Pomni’s eyes were already wide, and looking helplessly at Ragatha. The doll beside her turned as red as her head, and as red as the jester beside her.

“Pomni”, Caine tapped her shoulder, the jester releasing a breath she didn’t know she was holding. She shook a bit, rubbing the back of her hat.

“...I can’t believe I’m saying this, but can’t I just redo the adventure where I get dragged down to Hell?”

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“Oh dear GOD”

Caine was sure his mind was forever scarred by that. Why did he decide to make THIS an adventure? He wanted to scratch his eyes out of his jaws, but it would never get rid of the mental images.

See the problem now wasn’t that Caine didn’t understand “delivery”

The problem was now he DID.

“Yeahhh”, Ragatha chuckled awkwardly. “So I DEFINITELY really need to rest up for all of that.”

“Well I’m sure there’s no need to really do that”, Caine awkwardly chuckled, raising his hand in a snap motion. “You know, how bout on that day you can just call for me and I can just-”

“No no no”, the doll’s clothed hands shook in protest. “It’s ok. I mean, if something goes wrong we’ll ask, absolutely, but…I wanna do it this way.”

Caine stared at the doll, an eye twitching to the side. Why would humans go through THAT to make more of them?? Pomni was sure she could see a dresser glitching in and out behind him. “.....Why?”

But before Ragatha could answer, the Wacky Watch sounded off.

“Wel whoopsie doodles! Looks like the others completed their adventure ALSO! Time to get them home and drink bleach, so I can wash this cursed knowledge out FOREVER!”

And in a poof, Caine flashed away. Pomni looked back at Ragatha, before getting up.

“You know, maybe I should go greet them”, she turned the doorknob, flashing a manic sharp toothed smirk. “I’m sure they’d LOVE to hear how my day went.”

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“Delivery” came about a week later.

And right when Caine had finally gave them motivation. Jax was on his way to winning the coveted King for a Day reward..at least until Ragatha flagged him down from her seat in the stands when her water broke. It was the nastiest water Caine had ever seen, aside from his sewer gator adventure. Not too big for Bubble to clean though…unfortunately for everyone’s eyes.

Which gave the victory surprisingly to Zooble, those running limbs must’ve come in handy. Which left Zooble in charge for the rest of the day for whatever Caine did. Not that they seemed to register it, instead running straight into the tent. Well better follow them.

“Oh Zooble”, Caine sang. “Where’s my King for the Day? I have things I need to do, and someone to tell me whaaat.”

But Zooble was nowhere to be found. Actually..where was everybody? Oh wait that’s right!

With a snap of his fingers, Caine transported himself into the hallway around everyone’s rooms. Floating past the doors, he found the group outside of Jax and Ragatha’s newly jointed room (they’d need the extra space after all), sitting on the floor amongst each other outside their door.

“Now what is everybody doing here?”, Caine raised a toothbrow. “We should be attending to whatever Zooble need!”

“Well maybe waiting outside IS what I need, now shut up”, Zooble’s crown antennae twitched in annoyance. Pomni knocked on the door, trying to get a response.

“Do you hear anything”, Gangle asked.

“It sounds like she’s crying”, Pomni leaned into the door, concerned. A second knock followed, the jester’s head still comically pressed. “They’re saying something, but I dunno what.”

“Maybe we should shout something to them”, Gangle suggested. “Just to make sure Ragatha’s fine.”

“Hmm, we could try”, a third knock happened, but before they could say something, the group had heard the most painful scream come out from the room.

“GET OUT!”, Jax’s voice rang out to the group, sending Pomni back a few steps. She looked at the rest of the group, terrified.

“Maybe it’s a good thing we’re out here”, Kinger shuddered. “And not in there.”

“Right you probably are Kinger”, Caine nodded. “And speaking of Kinger, how bout we get back to Zooble’s reward-”

“Not NOW Caine”, Zooble rolled their eyes. “For God’s sake, she’s having a baby in there! This King of the Day stuff can wait.”

Caine floated above them, gobsmacked. Did…did nobody care about his reward?

“Uh..o-ok sure”, he floated a little slower and down. “We can…wait…”

Pomni seemed to notice the ringmaster's lack of enthusiasm, as he stood there looking clueless at what to do. 

Now under any other day, she wouldn’t give a crap about this. He was annoying, and if she had the ability to punch his teeth out, she’d do it. Heck now she still wanted to. But then she forced herself to think back to her solo adventure. Not any of the actual adventure, god forbid, was that a scarred for life memory, but Caine’s confusion after. And especially the glitching dresser…something that looked like it could happen again.

She sighed. Here she goes again, doing another one of these.

“Hey, Caine”, Pomni seemed to snap Caine out of his daze. “You…all good there?”

“...I don’t understand”, he looked back on the 3 guests, talking to each other. “I thought I finally had the perfect motivation for my adventures. And then it just gets sidelined for this whole…”pregnant” thing? What is the point of it? …Pomni, how did this happen?”

“Yeah, you can ask Jax that later, he ABSOLUTELY knows how this happened”, she cleared her throat, before she could dare dwell on details. “But…I don’t know how. And it is very different, but that’s not always a bad thing.”

She looked at the group as well. “And I think it’s actually helped bring everyone more together. It’s been really nice.”

“But my reward could’ve been nice-”

“It IS, it is. But…”, Pomni watched Zooble talking to Gangle, overhearing something about Jax’s name, in a positive tone for once. “What if we saved Zooble’s King for a Day reward later? Make it its own separate adventure on a later day?”

“Hmm”, Caine perked a bit at that. “Yes! It’d get Zooble involved a LOT more! I like that! …But if we do, then..I guess the adventure today is over.”

“A bit early, but yeah”, Pomni shrugged off. “But I’m sure you’ll get us back on track…tomorrow”, she dared not to think about whatever tomorrow was gonna bring. She lived through another adventure and now there was a new member coming to their circus to think about.

Caine watched as Pomni went back to the group, excitedly talking about whatever the baby was gonna be and how long it would take. With the adventure over, usually his service was done, leaving him to his own literal devices. He did have a dinner reservation with Bubble later tonight to get ready for but…he could always reconfigure that.

Instead, he floated down more to them, sitting somewhere beside Kinger, listening to him more. He sighed, closing his eyes.

“She would’ve loved this”, he said aloud. “Seeing Ragatha have this.”

Caine normally would’ve admonished Kinger for beginning up old circus members, the relevance and all. But, he’s been making a lot of exceptions lately.

“Indeed she would Kinger”, he nodded. “Indeed she would.”

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Caine never understood “sleeping.”

His slumbering superstars didn’t really need to sleep in their realm,which should logically mean more time for adventures. But that didn’t seem to stop the 4 guests in the hallway, snoozing by the floor, after hours of waiting and no response. They seemed content though on the carpet and the extra pillows Caine had conjured up. At least their routine was still in order.

But it also left him completely bored, mindless throwing cards into his hat. Occasionally one would pop back out with Bubble bitemarks. Dang it Bubble, this is why we can’t have nice things.

His recent toss was interrupted by the long awaited sound of the door unlocking. Caine gasped loudly, stirring the others awake.

And jolting them even further up when loud confetti and party noises burst straight into Jax’s face.

“JAX! CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR ADORABLE LITTLE-”

“SHHH!”, Jax waved his hands, throwing air horns onto the ground. “Can you shut up”, he harshly whispered to the ringmaster. “They’re sleeping in there.”

“Jax”, Pomni whispered at a better volume. “How’s Ragatha?”

“Tired, and hungry”, Jax walked further out into the hallway, on his way to the new kitchen. “I’m just getting her a snack.”

“Oh well at least she’s alright”, Gangle sighed in relief. “And the baby?”

Jax sighed, and smiled. “They’re tired too, but doing alright.”

“Oh thank good-...wait”, Zooble narrowed their eyes. “THEY’RE?! Like, more than one?”

“Oh my gosh”, Kinger’s eyed the new father. “You have two babies?!”

“There’s three, actually”, Jax held three fingers up for emphasis, the group having made their way to the model Ikea kitchen set. The others looked at each other, floored. One baby was hard enough to have, but three?? No wonder they hadn’t come out for hours.

“THREE”, Caine’s lower jaw dropped again. “Sounds like you guys are gonna have your hands full huh?”

“Yeah we will”, Jax sighed, looking through cupboards and pulling out a bunch of bananas. “But it’ll be fine…they got some good family there.”

Gangle gasped. “Aww Jax!!

Which was immediately responded with a harsh shove, Gangle’s comedy mask breaking into the standard tragedy. Again.

“Yeah that was a little too out of character for canon, even in this scenario, I’m losing my touch”, he walked away with the makeshift snack. “Later losers.”

Zooble and Pomni rolled their eyes watching him leave.

“Jax!”, Pomni called out, sending Jax to glance back at them. “Congratulations.”

The rabbit smirked again, chuckling a bit has he left again.

The rest of the group figured they wouldn’t see Ragatha for a little while, but had a feeling their regards were still sent. And tomorrow, they could bug them further with more specific questions.

“Well I’m going back to my room now”, Zooble stretched their back out. “At least that’s a little more comfortable than the floor.”

This was followed by various other murmurs of agreement, finally dispersing off to their respective rooms. Pomni sighed, watching everyone walk away.

“3 babies…what a day”, she sighed, and looked back to their ringmaster. “See ya tomorrow Caine.”

Caine watched as the little jester left to her own room, before finally vanishing off into his own quarters.

Caine still didn’t really understand humans.

But he did understand “pregnant” a little better.

[ogouji]

With the new year right around the corner, I wanted to take some time to reflect on my journey with art, and pet portraits in particular.

When I was younger, I often tried to draw animals but always felt like I struggled with it. I didn’t begin attempting to draw and study them until I began working as a dog groomer, which really opened my eyes to how beautiful and unique each pet is. I would draw the pets of friends and family, and post studies of dogs I saw in my feed now that I was in the animal professional world, and it gained a little bit of traction with this wonderful, small corner of social media. I began taking my first pet portraits commissions probably around 2020 or 2021, and from then on I put drawing humans on the back burner. In a way, I still have- it now feels a lot more alien to draw humans to me, which makes me laugh because I never would have thought I’d take a turn like this. I was used to doing commissions here and there, drawing portraits of people and often couples, but suddenly I felt like I really needed to lock in and improve my skill. A lot of the pet portraits I do are memorial pieces. I lost my childhood dog in 2018 and I know the horrible pain of it. The last thing I would ever want is to give someone a piece of their pet that they don’t love, and paid for too! (Which reminds me, I should do a portrait of him soon- it’s been too long!)

I also took about 8 months off of art during this time. It allowed me to pause and reflect on my relationship with art. I was quite prolific back in the day, and it felt like my calling in life. After dealing with depression and a myriad of other things the last decade or so, I lost that vision and felt lost in general. When I started drawing again, I channeled a lot of my energy into drawing animals. I felt like I had lost a lot of my creative energy which was a little heartbreaking, but slowly I built momentum, and am feeling very comfortable with the progress that I’ve made.

This next year, I would really love to reconnect with physical media again- I love painting digitally, but watercolor has always been my first love. I don’t think I will offer watercolor portraits for sale for quite a while, if at all (partially because shipping scares me, but also because I have a lot of learning to do!)

I would also like to do more human portraits as well. It’s a muscle I need to move more, and a great palate cleanser for when I’m feeling burnt out on pet portraits.

I’m proud of how far I’ve come, and I like looking back on my old work because it warms my heart how much people believed in and loved my work back then, even when I wasn’t very confident. I am a firm believer that no one is ever 100% perfect in any skill, and I still have a long journey ahead of me as far as improving my work goes! I would like to also focus on studying anatomy and backgrounds more, and perhaps offer those as an option for commissions in the future 🖤

All this to say, I’ve come a long way and still have a long way to go- but I’m excited and looking forward to it! Thanks for sticking with me, supporting my work, and watching my progress. Here’s to 2025!

[gemapples]

im so sorry it took me so long to answer these oml but YES i'd be happy to show how i draw and color :)

— SKETCHING

please note that i almost always sketch traditionally first lol it's just a lot easier for me to determine how the drawing is placed that way, but i always go over and re-sketch it digitally

for magolor i always start with a basic egg shape (lmao) and then i add his ears. then I draw the scarf; it's easy to determine the shape and dynamicism based on where the bottoms of the ears are located

then i usually add the cape and hood together. where and how these are placed and what these look like in general are very important because they're the main area that perspective is directed to (the ears and everything else is important too ofc!! but the hood and cape usually help demonstrate where he is looking and how he is moving the most). then i add everything else, usually his hands last!

— LINEART

ohhhhhh god my worst enemy. Hope youre sitting down because this will be embarrassing LMAO

lineart is easily what i struggle with most and is more often than not the most time consuming and grating step for me. If i had a choice i would drop it in a heartbeat, but my style is so dependent on thick lines and shapes that it's difficult to 😭 a hole i dug myself into unfortunately ITS FINE THOUGH. ANYWAYS I'm getting sidetracked

i use my finger to draw all my digital art, which means i usually have to use a Heavy stabilizer to avoid shakiness and staggered lines. Unfortunately ibis paint's stabilizer is actually dog water and doesn't even stabilize more than half the time (in which case i have to repeat lines over. And over. And over again until i get it right) but when it does like me and works properly it's very helpful!

i always use the soft school pen bleed brush as my main tool for lineart. This brush has been my best friend for everything, i even use it for sketching idk it just really like the way it looks lol. sometimes i change the aspect if i want the lines to look more ,, chalky?? or smoother depending on the work

i don't really use this tool much but for this specific piece, force fade was my partner in crime

also i think i need to mention that i use so many layers for this. So many layers lol like to the point it's embarrassing. and at the end i merge most of them (except for the gear patterns, rings on his ear, and eyes + hands, which usually need to be by themselves as they're colored separately) Thank you for layers

and i end up with this!

— COLORING && SHADING

yippee yahoo the fun part !!! the part that i love the most

at this point, if i havent already, i always create a folder for convenience in organization because this is the part that i stress the most about what details are on which layers lmao

then i add ANOTHER layer below that for the color, then i put every single color used on their own separate layer!

now, for shading, if im working on larger pieces with more complex shading, i'll usually plan it all out. normally when just drawing magolor, i don't really need to do this anymore because i'm so used to it lol, but for funsies i did it here anyways

then i use the bucket tool to fill them all in

i usually have a set color palette for all the characters i draw (though the way i shade white differs. A lot between my work as you can probably tell fhdfgf). For every color, i have two specific tones that are associated with the shading. for example, indigo + violet are shaded with my blue, pink + light orange (or lighter pink depending on my mood lol) are shaded with yellow, etc.

so, i shade the other areas with the 2nd shading color

a big tip i can give for coloring is to look at a color wheel when you draw. i know that sounds like. Such basic advice LMAO but that seriously was a huge help for me when developing my shading and something i learned while studying — if you notice, in all of the shading in my work, all of the colors used are analogous on the color wheel. note that not ALL combinations will work together like others obv !! but it's a huge step in knowing where to go with it

then i add other extra details like extra lighting, halftones (if i feel like it // if it fits the work), glow to his eyes, and color the lines and ta-da!

another tool i use a lot especially with my more recent art are blending modes, especially multiply. i use a clipping layer to add a dark color (usually a dark blue or purple) and set it to multiply, then erase the areas that emit light

and this is the end result! this is a very very basic demonstration of it fhdjg i was a pretty messy with the lighting and erasing in this example but you get the general idea right

and that's how i draw :) i hope this was helpful, and thanks for asking and being so patient with the response!

[isilrina]

Happy Art Monday!

Started at the end of last year, this piece underwent several reworkings and additions until completion due to delays during the holiday season. Originally intended for posting before the year's end, circumstances led to its completion a few days later, marking the new year with another addition to my Andromeda Six fanart collection.

'Close your eyes' portrays a pivotal moment in the relationship between the main character, Jiro, and Vexx from the game Andromeda Six. The two Kitalphan men, Jiro and Vexx were a couple before the treacherous coup shook their bond. Despite the turmoil, Jiro eventually realized Vexx was a victim as much as he was, and their love rekindled amidst the trials faced aboard the Andromeda Six.

While Nat' embodied boldness and Rina exuded emotional depth, Jiro stands as the most gentle and tender of my OCs so far. His tendency to avoid problems in hopes of their disappearance contrasts the harsh reality that he faces.

This artwork captures a crucial scene where the main character is falling, and Vexx rushes to catch him before impending danger. Much like the identifying details in previous drawings (the dog tags of Damon and the tattoos of Bash), Vexx's presence is hinted at through a glimpse of his sleeve.

Inspired by the song "Close your eyes" by Digital Daggers, the title encapsulates the essence of the scene, hinting at a moment of trust, protection, and the deep emotional connection shared between Jiro and Vexx amid life-threatening circumstances.

The heartfelt lyrics resonate with the emotional connection shared between the two men, echoing the theme of resilience and solidarity during turbulent times. The imagery portrays a gripping moment where danger looms, yet their unwavering support for each other shines through, depicting a bond strengthened by adversity.

The profound emotions conveyed in the song's lyrics parallel the essence of this artwork, illustrating not only the depth of their connection but also their determination to overcome challenges together. As the song suggests, it echoes the sentiment that despite the chaos surrounding them, their united strength and trust will guide them through the storm.

(Personal notes: As much as I love those hands, I'm not that fond of the background. I'll probably remake it when I'll have some time and I understand how to do what I want.)

Software used: Clip Studio Paint.

"Close your eyes" by Digital Daggers. (On Youtube)

And now I'm gonna take a few minutes to thanks the people who liked, wrote a comment, followed me or rebloged my art since the end of last year.

So here is a huge shout out and thanks to: @broken-little-bhaal-babe, @valkblue, @p0et-is-my-persona, @who-is-riley, @messydiabolical, @rungalwaysheretolisten, @justabadartistlmao, @rasaltav, @ohsotragical, @feydstan, @rachellaurengray, @dramionefeltson, @storyknitter, @kitschycritter, @notrandomatall, @cityofseraphim, @kad-dala, @h3av3nndh3ll, @nony-pandemia, @phans-aesthetic-adventures, @greenberrytea, @princess-paige-place-of-fun, @umbrellaseason, @hathorik, @blackblooms, @chlorhexidini and @mxsunnybop. Each time I saw I had reached one of you, it had brightened my day, so once again, thank you all.

(Unfortunately there was some people I couldn't tag because tumblr didn't let me, so if you are one of them and you see my post, know it is not intentional and thank you.)

I'll try do this more often, it will be easier next time ^^

[ace1diots]

In my experience, before I was the holder of the skill I used to just doodle on paper. I love markers. I love whiteboards. Thick blocks of shaders similar to what you see in comics is my go-to style for traditional art. But ever since I became The Artist representing BOW, I learned digital art quite faster than the rest. It was tricky on my first try, like waking up a dormant muscle, but I managed. Once in a while I revisit styles learned throughout the years by my predecessors and improve them, learn a new one so if someone's interested in drawing they can claim it for personal use, or teach a friend to bond with their chosen style like a living book in our magical library if that's relatable. 😂

I'm curious. Do some or each of you have personal art styles? Are there friends who hold the skill, and, probably, consider it as a collective art style? Are you able to share the skill to those who are not used to drawing?

The questions are specific to one skill but it's also applicable to other skills you have like handcrafting, or writing, or a secret third thing perhaps! What have you! I'm happy to listen if you love to dive deep (haha) into the details, or not! Whatever you feel comfortable sharing if it sparks your autism.

Bonus question, free to skip: Cerberus or Hydra are suggested a lot when making a collective sona in and out of the plural community... Did you all vote for the cool bat (the one on your profile) as your collective sona? If so, were there other ideas thrown on the table before choosing the bat? If not for the collective, that's cool. Whoever the bat belongs to, I need you to know that I love it! Still curious about the process. 👀

I've been thinking about what ours could be, but our species differ on a wiiide ever expanding universal scale and nobody agrees to one specific form to represent us all. For sure, we have The Collective Symbol, but it's abstract in nature! We require at least a shape of a creature of some kind! Help! 😅😂 (I'm being silly, not serious! I'm not actually asking for advice but if you're happy to speak your suggestions, I don't mind. Honestly! I'm only invested in your bat - the colors and design are so cool, I love it so much - as someone who is comfortable under the ducksona rather than my human form.) (Sam Lake is a furry, confirmed. —Casey) (I don't know. I like ducks, and cats, and dogs, and deers, and fishes, etc... 😅😂)

Also, maybe it doesn't show but I'm anxious about sending an ask under my name and people finding out who I am but to hell with feeling spooked for simply existing. I consider this exposure therapy. Thanks to my peers support. And thank you to Vis for enjoying the Kesä/Jakala art, and to all the others who enjoy our art in general. My heart swells. OK, where am I going with this - it's getting too long. Excuse me for writing a wall of text. That's all. Please don't feel pressured to answer right away! I have no trouble waiting for months or years, in fairness. Thanks for sticking around reading to the last bit, haha. 🥹

!!!! Ok ok uh for the art related questions yeah a couple of us have different artstyles yeah! For the most part most of us frequent fronters share collective art skill and style as we tend to operate with multiple folks in & around front! But we do have some differences in art style and such, like uhhh Pom and Byte are way too good at art and need to be stopped, Horizon & Zone do linework and stylistic choices that somewhat different to how most of us draw, ❄️ & Sootly & NPC draw very angularly while most of us draw with very round shapes! Sometimes when people haven’t fronted in a while they need a little help drawing because its been a while for them, and other times they’re up to speed on our mostly collective current style already! We don’t quite have one art focused individual but the people i would point at for being the best at our craft would probably be Pom and Byte as most of our favourite pieces have been drawn by them!

Writing is a skill that not as many of us hold as drawing- Gnocchi & Biohazard needed a lot of help writing, while meanwhile our own personal coffee fiend wrote an essay for an exam very well & managed to not panic about it (thank you our coffee fiend,,, i know we all make fun of you for being obsessed with your favourite drink and the rest of us not always wanting it but your really a cool guy so thanks man)! I think Cake, Ark, Amy, and sometimes Timespiral are also some of our general writers, but again thats less of a skill for us in general I think!

Now onto the collective persona development rant >:D !!

Our profile’s little bat guy is actually a variation of our current collective sona, as inspired by one of our irl friends who drew us as a bat! We’ve been wanting a collectove fursona for a little while but were never really set on what to do other than a bit of a general shrug and going “maybe a protogen?” but not ideas other than that. Our irl friend drawing us as a bat made us design this lil guy, as a reflection of our current collective sona with an outfit more like something we might wear irl!

Heres our actual collective sona! Yes its very minecraft themed but in our defence Every Ancient City Is Our Hause !! Most of our past collectivesonas ended up becoming their own people (this actually happened with Byte- it was designed as a concept for a collective fursona and then it formed and now its here as its own person!), making their form no longer represent all of us, meaning that yeah, we fully understand the struggle of trying to make a design that represents most everyone comfortably and that won’t go ahead and form a new guy or just wont be fitting enough to everyone xD

To be fully honest we designed our collective character kind of on accident! It was originally designed for a fashion class we were taking, and then we kept thinking about this guy and at some point someone made him a minecraft skin, and then it got put into an art piece about our experiences with disability for an art assignment, and kinda from that point on, fae have been representative of all of us!

Heres the original sketch of our guy, the artwork in question, and the block version of our beast.

Our collective persona’s a little of a happy accident, but I think it fits us well :D ! Having a collective persona that was a Good Neighbor was incredibly affirming for a lot of us, as a large amount of us in here either are of that ilk or sort of lean slightly in that direction due to our collective perception of self! Of course not all of us are Fae, which is why this guys also a little of a shapeshifter for anyone who wants to draw the collective sona but tweak fae slightly so that its form can feel more fitting to themselves!

At some point, we decided that every Ancient City was our house thanks to a joke we made on our friend CharmLikeTheQuark’s twitch stream while they were playing on Art Of Survival smp, and that jokes kinda stuck around ever since!

The whole deal with our collective sona being a quantum superposition of an offshoot of a Fae court came later when hanging out with our friend Solar, who noticed that for some reason our username was displaying twice when we were playing on a server with them & a couple other friends of ours!

If you zoom into the first screenshot you can kinda see it but its more evident in the second one! But yeah, thats sort of probably why this sona has stuck to us so hard, the idea that it, as a vessel of expression for us, is multiple people too!

Overall, having a guy with themes that fit with things a lot of us enjoy as well as sort of thematically & literally being multiple guys is sort of how we went about realising it was a perfect fit for us, but collective sonas are hard! I send you all luck with designing yours! I guess some of the advice we could give is to go with themes & design choices that primarily stick with frequent fronters but can be slightly altered if need/want be to do so, that way even if it doesnt resonate with everyone, the general idea of “this concept is moldable or perhaps shapeshifter-y in its nature” could stick with more people overall!

so uh yeah thats about it! As stated before the bat variation came about as a variation of our already collective sona as inspired by an irl friends drawing of us collectively as a bat!

Fhew! That was a lotta text, ok! But I hope we answered and got to all of your questions Sam! This took a while to write and is somewhat messy as we’re still sleepy and still in bed, but HOPEFULLY ALL THAT MESS IS HELPFUL XD!

hoo boy did the persona bit take a while but thats ok, it was fun to try to elaborate on all of that!!!

thanks for the ask sam!!!! ahhh !!!! this was super fun to answer :D !!! <33 !!! i hope yall are havin a good day so far !!!!

[noworneverphantom]

tagged by @bbreaddog <3

Are you named after anyone?

My legal name, no I was not named after anyone. My name that I chose for myself? Oh yes.

I chose my (current) name after a book character I heavily related to, and it's also a name who's meaning has to do with stars, which is perfect because I'm a space nerd.

When was the last time you cried?

Yeah that would be this morning...

Do you have kids?

No. Not really old enough to have kids first of all, and second of all not really interested in having kids

Do you use sarcasm a lot?

I use sarcasm when I'm really comfortable with someone, but otherwise I'm not really all that sarcastic

What sports do you play/have played?

I used to play soccer. I did that for about 6 or 7 years and then I pretty much aged out of it. Not much opportunity for leisure soccer after you hit high school, especially if your school doesn't offer it. I would have had to go pro and I wasn't that dedicated.

I was also a gymnast for maybe 3 years or so? It was really fun, but I ran into the same issue. Once I hit a certain age, it was either go pro or quit and while I wanted to go pro, it just didn't work with my kind of lifestyle.

I also used to briefly do ballet.

What’s the first thing you notice about people?

Their smile and their laugh.

What's your eye color?

Hazel. But my eyes actually have central heterochromia, which means that the inner part of my eye surrounding my iris is brown, and then it fades out to the outer part of my eyes which are green. I think they're very pretty and other people tend to agree, especially when I'm outside in the sun

Scary movies or happy ending?

Happy ending for sure!! Also scary movies just give me massive anxiety alsdkfal

Any special talents?

no? I don't think I have any special talents but I also tend to have a more negative outlook on myself than everyone else does on me so...

Where were you born?

:)

What are your hobbies?

Honestly, anything creative really. I love drawing, writing, reading, playing music, composing my own music/songs, singing, digital art, crocheting, sewing, embroidering, I could go on but it's late and my mind is blanking. I have a million hobbies though. (thank you adhd)

Do you have pets?

Two dogs who are very annoying (but I love them very much)

How tall are you?

Tall enough that I'm almost average height

Favorite subject in school?

I adore art classes. But a good english class is also the best thing ever, especially if we get to write essays all year long

Dream job?

Ugh that's a tough one. I can never stick with something for too long because I get bored and want more stimulation, I want constant change. So any job that can provide me that would probably be amazing. I would say something art related, but only if it meant I wouldn't grow to hate creating art. Maybe something where I can feel like I have a purpose, where I can really help people and make a strong impact on their lives?

No pressure tags: @sadmushroomgoblin @dragons-in-spaceee @sunny-sol @timetravellingkitty @chillychive

[ghosttotheparty]

random life updates for anyone interested:

- starting my last year of university next week; beyond freaked out bc idk what im doing with my life, but finding little mercies in the mundane to keep me sane. coffee, kissing my dogs nose, waving at babies in shops, etc. i have yet to start my dissertation but i have shifted my original plan from ai ‘art’ and why it sucks to the importance of having an open mind when it comes to dadaism and the idea of what art is in general. this is mainly due to lack of resources around generative ai in regards to the art community

- started a website for my artwork! still have to pay for the domain name, but i have a few blog entries and a portfolio and a page for commissions. i have to contact my aunt, who i did three commissions for this summer and who has yet to pay me, because i want to use the money from those comms to pay for the domain and starter inventory for my shop, where im hoping to sell prints and stickers

- travelled overseas by myself for the first time this summer, and got a (kind of) job! i actually enjoyed the flights (i watched bottoms for the first time!) and security was not as scary as it used to be. (is it bc im on medication now? probably but also the airports were fairly quiet (which was crazy bc i left from heathrow) and i had direct flights which was nice). i worked in a local art gallery and gift shop in retail and i got to help set up an exhibition and it was a rly great opportunity to meet artists and get experience in retail. i found that im fantastic at chit chatting with people and definitely have a chameleon effect w southern accents.

- got officially diagnosed with tourette’s. will i be writing another eddie w tics fic bc of this? mayhaps

- started digital art and have been working on it fairly regularly; still trying to figure out an art style but i think i might be getting there— i finally got an apple pencil (everyone say thank you robins grandma) which has been marvellous

- learned how to crochet; i cannot for the life of me read crochet patterns so ive only made a hat for my brother (using a youtube video as guidance), half a scarf bc i ran out of yarn, and a small throw blanket, but it’s v fun to just fidget while watching movies and stuff— im going to make another hat for my brothers xmas gift using yarn from my friend

- i found that i am crazy good at recognising voices; my grandparents listen to almost exclusively classical music so they started playing pandora radios during dinner while i was with them, and my darling grandfather would quiz me about who the artist was and what the song was called. i often would name the artist based on their voice (usually only knowing one song by them) but wouldn’t know the song and usually hadn’t even heard the song before. my grandpa was continually impressed. he’s my #1 hypeman

photos from my summer:

1. one of the commissions for my aunt; peter rabbit for her upstairs area with bookshelves.

2. my grandpa preparing some figs left by their next door neighbor; i found that my dislike of fig newtons is just my dislike of figs. but they were pretty.

3. went on a ‘moth walk’ with my grandparents; there’s an arboretum near their house, and some people showed up to listen to a moth expert talk about moths. he’d set up equipment to attract moths and it was sososo fun. this is one of the moths (i don’t recall what it was called, but the leader had his own nicknames for them all) that i got to hold. i also got to hold a firefly for the first time. it was magical.

4. my grandma is a quilter— this is her piecing together a small quilt that we made together for a friend of mine that had a baby recently.

can’t think of any more updates but i’ve realised that i’m spending more time on twitter these days than i am on tumblr so <3

[niennawept]

Fifteen Questions for Fifteen Mutuals

Okay - I think a ton of people have tagged me in this one - so I shall finally answer. I do apologize for the delay, but in my defense, the end of the summer has been hectic! Thank you all for the tags: @sonneteer-fool, @theghostinthemargins, @theworldisquietheretooquiet, @slightnettles, @elfscribe, @runawaymun, @metatomatoes, @thesolarangel.

Are you named after anyone? Yes, I'm named after a movie character. My parents liked neither the actress, nor the character she played, but they did want to be like her parents in the movie so ... I'm not fond of this name, tbh.

Do you have kids? No.

Do you use sarcasm a lot? Only when it's completely obvious that I'm joking. Around the house, my partner will ask me to do something and I'm like "Absolutely not" as I have already started the task.

When was the last time you cried? Uh... a couple days ago. Battling perfectionism and trying to change the ways I think about my worth as a person turns out to be difficult, actually.

What’s the first thing you notice about other people? Honestly? Probably clothes. I like fashion. I'm not fashionable or even stylish, but I think clothes are neat.

Eye colour? I have central heterochromia. My eyes have a brown center circle and a green outer circle, but are overall pretty dark. You have to be somewhat physically close to me to notice the color.

What sports do you/have played? Have I played ever? Uh, basketball, tee-ball, soccer, and ran track (was very good at the running long jump). But I stopped playing sports during high school. I wasn't good enough at anything to make the team, except for the aforementioned track event.

Any special talent? Uh? I guess I learn quickly? That counts as a special talent right?

Where were you born? USA

Scary movies or happy endings? I love scary movies and although happy endings are fine, I tend to prefer bittersweet ones. Those endings make me think for longer.

Do you have any pets? Two shelter dogs: Barkimedes and Rear Admiral Grace Pawper (she's named after Grace Hopper, the computer scientist)

How tall are you? 5' 7", which Google says is 170cm

What are your hobbies? Writing fanfic, reading (novels or fanfic, but mostly novels atm), crocheting, sewing (cosplay or general use clothes), embroidery/cross stitching, baking (though this one has kinda taken a backseat for a while), drawing/trying to learn digital art.

Favorite subject in school? Latin. Took four years of it, and have had an enduring love for learning languages ever since (though I'm not fluent in any but English, lmao)

Dream job? Honestly, I'm not sure I have one? Anything that becomes "work" is ultimately bound to suffer in the joy department. So, I guess, I dream of a job that only makes me work 20 hours a week, pays me what my 45 hour a week job pays now, and leaves me with enough energy to pursue doing things I love and spending time with family.

I'm not going to tag anybody directly - since this one went around some time ago. But if you see it and it looks like fun to you, consider this your tag!

[callmelola111]

15 questions and 15 mutuals ♡

tagged by @elliesbelle ♡ thank u angel !

were you named after anyone?

lola is just an alias i use when working on creative projects. my birth name was taken from the bible though 😖 my parents are religious

when was the last time you cried?

a few days ago i think

do you have any kids?

i do not, but i want kids someday. manifesting that by the time i'm rich, successful, and 35 they'll have figured out that bone marrow shit.

do you use sarcasm a lot?

too much, but like in a silly funny girl way.

what's the first thing you notice about people?

hair for sure

what's your eye color?

i have blue eyes ahhhhh

scary movies or happy endings?

probs happy endings. i literally watch the same rotation of movies over and over again just cause they're feel goods

any special talents?

i make art! i am an artist!!! literally all over the place with my choice of medium rn (trying to experiment with a little bit of everything while i'm still in school) but my most recent works are digital.

i also sing. mostly just for fun but i occasionally collab with my dad who puts out music ⭐️

where were you born?

born in the US but can't wait to leave 😍

what are your hobbies?

writing, reading, singing, making art, gaming (aka just sims 4 + tlou 💀), and just being a girl 😽

have any pets?

i have a cat who stays at my parents house named masiey and then my roommate has a ratty little dog name milo who lives with us

what sports do you play/have played?

danced for like all my formative years until i got on my high school team and quit cause it was a shitty environment. now i'm not really into sports

how tall are you?

5'3" 💋

favorite subject in school?

anything that's not a core subject tbh. i took a psych class last semester and loved it a lot

dream job?

i have many dream jobs and would somehow like to do them all. mainly an artistic director but i've also had thoughts about being a stylist, actor, or making music. just something creative

mutual tags, no pressure though (apologies if you've already been tagged) ♡ ♡ ♡

@cherriesxinthespring @milllersfae @angvlita @millersaurora @delulu4ellie @ellitelesbo @benedrylprincess

[duckprintspress]

“Aim For The Heart”: Campaign Updates and Spotlights on Artist Jennifer Smith and Author R. L. Houck

The campaign to fund Aim For The Heart: Queer Fanworks Inspired by Alexandre Dumas’s “The Three Musketeers” is now halfway done and going strong! For those not super familiar with how campaigns go, usually the bulk of funding comes in during the first 48 hours and the last 48 hours of the campaign. I personally usually look to see us at 50% funded by the end of the first 48 hours; if we hit that metric then I can say with a fair degree of confidence that we’ll reach our goal. This campaign did hit that, handily, and now with 15 days left, we’re only $750 shy of our goal! While I’m not hosting any parades yet, as I check in midway through our campaign…we’re doing great.

A huge, HUGE thank you to everyone who has backed so far, and also to everyone who has helped spread the word about the campaign. Word of mouth is 10000% the most effective way to help people find out this project exists and get them interested in buying the anthology; we’d never get to the goal without our supporters, and we’d never get there without every person who says, “hey, have you seen this?” Y’all rock. We love that we get to bring you awesome books.

Anyway, on to today’s contributor spotlights!

Knight and Squire by Jennifer Smith

About the Artist: Smith has been drawing since a young age. With a focus in traditional drawing techniques, she has recently started using digital mediums to imitate traditional styles. Her focus is in portraiture and landscapes, especially with watercolor. You can find more of her art on her Tumblr.

Link: Tumblr

Allergy Girl and the Hate Arrangement by R. L. Houck

About the Author: R. L. Houck (she/her) still has one of the first stories she ever wrote, all the way back from elementary school. It was about flightless penguins reaching the sun and was a good indication of her boundless imagination and her love of animals. The latter became a full-time veterinary career; the former keeps her occupied with fanfiction and original fiction in her downtime.

She’s sometimes found wandering the woods around her house in Virginia with her dog. If not there, she’s sitting on the couch, catching up on a Netflix series, and smothered by her five cats. Sometimes, there’s even space for her wife.

Links: TikTok

Story Teaser:

“Oh, no! Mom’s been very supportive of me being trans. I just meant the name change. For an English lit professor, she has a real hard-on against Shakespeare,” Portia said. “It was one of the main reasons I chose the name.”

Christa didn’t want to bring the conversation down by discussing unsupportive parents of LGBTQA+ kids. Instead, she jumped on the mention of Shakespeare. “Well, Portia was a kick-ass character too,” Christa said.

“Right? Thank you!”

“You’re quite welcome. Oh! Phoenix! Is that why you chose the tattoo? Never mind, you don’t have to answer that. I apologize—I’m being super nosy,” Christa said, immediately backtracking.

Portia laughed. “You’re fine. That is exactly why I chose the phoenix: rebirth. And those pictures are sent; tell me what you think.”

A few seconds later, Christa got a text message from an unknown number. She opened it to see a gorgeous flower arrangement shown in several pictures taken from multiple angles.

“Wow. This is beautiful,” Christa said, voice faint from awe. “Are you sure this says, ‘I hate your guts and wish abstract misery upon you for the rest of your natural existence’ in flower language?”

“…in so many words, yes,” Portia said, sounding amused.

Tags: allergies, attraction at first sight, character has a different gender than in the source material, customer service representative, deadnaming (accidental), f/f, florist, getting together, the language of flowers, meet awkward, modern, past tense, pining, pov third person limited, siblings, tattoo, triplets, trans

We’ve already raised $7,250 to fund this anthology, and we’re 90% of the way to our goal. Come see what all the fuss is about, and help us spread the word by sharing today’s awesome teasers or any of our past posts!

[abbysdolly]

ೀ › 15 questions and 15 mutuals 💭 ˎˊ-

Thank you for the tag my sweet @cowgirlcherrie !! I love this little tag games ♡

♡ › were you named after anyone?

Well Saia is a short (and cute) version of Ushuaia which is my name and it's from an Argentinian city ubicated on the archipielago of Tierra de Fuego!

♡ › when was the last time you cried?

On monday because of work:(

��� › do you have kids?

Nope nope!

♡ › do you use sarcasm?

I do but not very much and I only use it when the person is really close to me or when we both know we're joking

♡ › what's the first thing you notice about people?

At first it would be body language and how they treat other people, I'm very observant. I think seeing how they treat other people can show how they're inside and if they have values.

♡ › what's your eye color?

Black! (Proud member of the bambi eyes club🙊)

♡ › scary movie or happy ending?

I enjoy both tbh! Sometimes when I need comfort I totally go for happy endings lmao but some of my favorites movies just end neutral like real life hehe

♡ › any special talents?

I don't know if this counts as a talent but I love crafting a lot also I paint sometimes (just small things like sanrio characters or little doodles), I receive a lot of compliments when I make food for my family so I think that could be another one and I also receive a lot of compliments for my edits and how I put so much detail on my edits and aesthetic!

♡ › where you were born?

In Mexico!

♡ › what are your hobbies?

As I said before I love crafting, I love painting, editing, writing (digitally and on my journal or letters) and while I do all of that I always always listen music ♡

♡ › do you have pets?

Yes! Two dogs named Lua and Plata

♡ › what sports do you play/have you played?

When I was in highschool I played tennis and ping pong a lot but right now I don't play any (but I should be hehe)

♡ › how tall are you?

4'11" (´-ㅅก`)

♡ › favorite subject in school?

Art, History, Science, English and Theater ♡

♡ › dream job?

Definitely in a museum or a gallery! Being surrounded by art and all the passion, love, hate, fear and lust the artists portrait on their art sounds like total dream for me!

Tags (no pressure!): @abbyandersonbestgirl @little-star-bun @butterflykissiies @angelanderson @lolasimms @porcelainbambi and anyone who want to join! ♡♡

[innertragedywerewolf]

Face Swapping with PTool: Because Why Not Replace Your Boss with a Hamster?

In the vast, wild west of digital tomfoolery, there exists an art form that's as practical as it is perplexing: the art of face swapping. Enter thePTool AI Face Swap online free tool—yes, the one that goes by PTool, no need to get fancy here—and suddenly, the world is your oyster, or at least your Photoshop canvas. You've probably asked yourself, "What's the point?" Well, my friend, I'm here to tell you it's about time you indulged in the deeply satisfying, if slightly sinister, pleasure of replacing faces with, well, anything.

Imagine this: You're scrolling through your vacation photos, a documented history of sunburns and ill-advised hats. Suddenly, a dastardly idea strikes. Why not swap your own visage with that of a more photogenic travel companion? Enter Deepswap, a term that, when whispered in the right crowd, triggers a conniption of joy. It's the process of swapping out your mug with another, a process that can change the most banal of selfies into a piece of performance art that would make Banksy reconsider his entire career.

Let's get down to brass tacks. Have you ever looked at your reflection and thought, "You know what this face needs? The spunk of a gerbil"? No? Well, maybe you haven't been using PTool correctly. It's simple, really. Upload a photo, select a face, choose a new face—or an animal, or an inanimate object—and voilà, you're a new person. Or at least, you appear to be. I've seen some faces swapped with such finesse that I'd bet my last Bitcoin that those pixels were never meant tofraternize.

Now, don't get me wrong, I'm not advocating for a life of deception. But where's the harm in a little fun? It's not like you're going to run for office with a swapped face. Yet, the technology is so seamless that I've had to do a double-take more than once, questioning the very fabric of reality. Is that who I think it is, or is it just a clever PTool trick? Deepswap has made us question everything, even our own selfies.

But what's the real allure here? Is it the thrill of change, the laughter that ensues when you show your friends your new "face"? Or is it something darker? A peek into the kind of world where identity is so malleable that we can become anyone—or anything—we desire? I'll let you ponder that while you swap your face with apug.

Let's talk NSFW mode for a moment. Because if there's one thing more entertaining than a well-executed face swap, it's an NSFW face swap. Remember, kids, if the image is allowed to be used, you can let your imagination run wild. Swap your face with a celebrity, a historical figure, or my personal favorite, a deepfake of yourself as the lead in a popular sitcom. It's like being famous without any of the hassle of actually doing anything.

Now, here's a question that's been lingering on my mind like a bad batch of lutefisk: What does it say about us that we find such joy in this? Are we celebrating the versatility of technology, or are we running away from our own reflections? Are we trying to connect, or are we just lost in the maze of our own narcissism? I'm not here to judge, folks. I'm just here to swap faces and ponder the existential dread that comes with it.

I've tried it all. From swapping my face with my dog (who, by the way, now looks more human than I do) to swapping my face with my boss (who, to be fair, now looks more competent than he did). It's all in good fun, right? It's the digital equivalent of a practical joke—harmless, yet delightfully subversive. And thanks to PTool and the wonders of Deepswap, the possibilities are endless.

So, the next time you're feeling a little too comfortable in your own skin, remember there's a whole world of face swapping out there just waiting for you. Hug the absurdity, delve into into the surreal, and swap your face with something entirely unexpected. After all, who needs a mirror when you've got PTool?

[adamwatchesmovies]

Shaolin Dolemite (1999)

While I didn't enjoy this film, that doesn't mean you won't. No matter what I say, the people involved in this project did it: they actually made a movie. That's something to be applauded. With that established...

If Shaolin Dolemite had any decency, it would’ve jumped into a volcano and incinerated itself before the editing was done. You can’t make a movie that’s “so bad it’s good” on purpose and if you’re going to try, don’t make it last nearly two hours. For fans of martial arts films, it has nothing to offer. The plot is incomprehensible. It has no stakes, no characters, and a structure so wobbly the slightest breeze would topple it. Even for the most generous admirers of Rudy Ray Moore, this is painful.

When Tupac (Eugene Thomas), steals the Wu-Tang clan’s Dolby Digital death bell and joins forces with a group of evil ninjas, his mentor, Dolemite (Rudy Ray Moore) disowns him. As the villains attack a Shaolin temple, a new student of its master, Japanese Prince Sanada (Alexander Lou), two members of the Shabazz clan (Toby Russell and John Ladalski), Davey Crockett (Silvio Azolini) and a Shaolin princess (played by Mandy Pang - I think; more on that in a moment) team up to stop them.

Someone could put a gun to my head and I still wouldn’t be able to tell you the name of any of this film's characters except for the “joke” ones. Firstly, because it’s a struggle to stay awake during this film. It’s little more than a lame redub of the 1986 Taiwanese kung fu film Ren zhe da (known in English as Ninja: The Final Duel) with about 15 minutes of new footage spliced in (this is where you get your Rudy Ray Moore). All of the characters receive ridiculous names, lame racial jokes are inserted throughout and when writers Robert Tai (who also “directs”), George Tan, Jimmy Lynch, and Rudy Ray Moore couldn’t think of anything, they just inserted a bunch of obscenities to pad out the dialogue. It’s impossible to remember who’s who thanks to the utter lack of characterization.

There's more. After Tupac steals the bell, the movie is non-stop fighting. That might sound good, but here’s the thing: you never know who is on who’s side, what the stakes are, who’s winning or losing, or what anyone is fighting for or about. It’s just people in silly costumes jumping around, mock-punching and kicking. The stunts might be better than you’re used to if you’ve been following Moore’s filmography, but not by much. Your eyes quickly glaze over the mind-numbing display of athletics from people at a dojo who had nothing better to do with their weekend than shoot this movie. Then, we get to the second reason you won’t be able to remember anyone’s name: the ending. It’s so abrupt you’ll wonder if you dozed off and then halfway through, the names stop scrolling and the movie cuts to black. Who played who? Doesn't matter.

I can’t say for sure, but I’m about 99% certain Ninja: The Final Duel is awful. The special effects are never convincing. The picture quality, cinematography and performances are trash. You can tell the performers are no good even though you can’t hear their dialogue and what they were originally saying has been covered up by Shaolin Dolemite. Essentially, this is like watching a bad movie on mute while a bunch of unfunny people subject you to their comedy act. While a broken clock is right twice a day, you could be having just as much fun tracking down the original Ninja: The Final Duel and doing the same thing because it would be 15 minutes shorter.

Anyone who speaks enthusiastically about this rusty bowl of dog butter covered in bad ebonics will talk about the topless female ninja. BiG dEaL. The shots of uncovered nipples last about 15 seconds. It’s hardly anything to get excited about and in a movie featuring Rudy Ray Moore? that’s an insult. Wait. That's the perfect word to describe this movie! I hated Shaolin Dolemite. (July 30, 2021)

[svnflowermoon]

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books. ➵ osemanverse, hunger games, anne of green gables, the seven husbands of evelyn hugo, a good girls guide to murder trilogy, the other side of the sky, his dark materials trilogy, red white and royal blue, i kissed shara wheeler, marauders era (not the actual series just the marauders. also anti jkr ew fuck that bitch), six of crows, shadow and bone and more

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characters. ➵ caitlyn kirraman, mel merdarda, natasha romanoff, wanda maximoff, james potter, kate bishop, loki, katniss everdeen, max mayfield, robin buckley, tara jones, tori spring, alex claremont-diaz, jimmy kaga-ricci, georgia warr, evelyn hugo, remus lupin, sirius black, regulus black, lorelai gilmore, remus lupin, sirius black, elle argent, tao zu, beth harmon, finnick odair, jesper fahey

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