#left and right themes

[saphssapphire]

my favourite cryptonloids yay :D

[bruhstation]

I was thinking about Big Mac and Warrior’s unfinished designs for Fortezza Big City. Are they outdated or they are still the same?

you remembered them! their designs from more than a year ago were made on a whim to get the idea of how they'd look like down. obviously, I wasn't very satisfied, so here they are in their fully colored glory

even though big mac acknowledges warrior's capability, he always felt a strong urge to keep an eye out for him, like a big brother or mentor of some sort (good thing warrior doesn't mind it). either because he's considered the klutz of the star fleet, or because of something much more personal...

[mage-ical-character-person]

Why does he tell the player this. AND NOT HIS BIZZZYBOYS?? His boys are so scared…

Spoilers. And rambling

Shouldn’t it be the other way around if he wants us to “leave it to the professionals”? Wouldn’t it be better if he let us be afraid and not his boys?

Why does he tell the Godpoke at all? Isn’t sowing seeds of doubt and distrust the whole point of what he’s doing? He wants the player to stay out of his way and telling them stuff like this seems counterproductive. He could’ve not told us that without looking suspicious, he’s definitely got the plausible deniability on this one. No one’s seen Cobigail in years. Even she doesn’t remember for certain if she eats people or not.

SHE DOESN’T REMEMBER! Gosh, just… her genuine self-doubt over this. She’s pretty sure she doesn’t eat people… but what if they’re right, what if she is a monster? This bit breaks my heart, poor Cobi

I wonder if having her question herself that way was part of the plan.

ANYWAY! Inspekta could’ve easily told the player he doesn’t know if the blood sacrifice stuff is true or not, but considering the other letters it’s probably part of “King’s” plan, and that he and his boys are looking into it and the Godpoke should stay out of it until they know things are safe.

Again. Cobigail is not doing herself any favors. And again, Inspekta has the plausible deniability, and isn’t creating distrust towards the other gods the whole point of his plan?

She is NOT helping her case.

MA’AM!! I love you so much but you are making yourself look very guilty as far as the whole blood sacrifice thing goes. I AM TRYING TO CLEAR YOUR NAME RIGHT NOW MA’AM AND. YOU’RE REALLY NOT HELPING

Like

She even says it’s an understandable mistake to make. (After all the trouble that lie caused her… Cobi, how are you so sweet and understanding?) Inspekta could’ve played dumb. I guess his pride wouldn’t allow that, and he just couldn’t pass up the opportunity to make King look bad.

Or maybe a part of him recognized that he went a little too far with that one. Cobigail isn’t really a threat to him the way he perceives the other gods to be. And accusing her of blood sacrifice when she’s already been isolated for 20 years is disproportionately harsh compared to like… forging a breakup letter and sabotaging a roundabout love confession. (If you could even call it that. Those two probably would've went at least another century without admitting their feelings without Inspekta's meddling prompting the Godpoke to slap Clicky in the face with it)

Anyway now I’m imagining Hector apologizing to her after the events of the game and her responding with a similar “I can see how you would get that confused” and uh Hector saying like, “No, Cobbie, I new yew we-aren’t a blood drink-her. I lied ‘bout yew”

and Cobigail just going like: Oh…. Oh! That was a good one, then! You even had me going for a bit there! and then she does her scary face at him and tells him to never do that again or she’ll barbecue him. And then she says she’s just messing around but seriously dial it back next time.

And I dunno something like how she responds to you throwing her own jumpscare prank back at her.

Wanna draw that now. But alas I have other projects on my plate at the moment

[tekatonic]

a special treat : big MS Paint Guy Collection to end the year !

plus bonus uncompressed ms-paint colored sonic sticker

[carpp]

thinking about possible mnestia designs...

[saintvainglorious]

Fics I Enjoyed in January - DC Comics Fic Rec List Part 2

I am still neck-deep in DC fandom this month and the fics have been so so good. Unlike last time, I am too tired to write mini summaries/reviews, so I'm going to feature my favorite quote from each fic instead.

My first DC Comics fic rec list is here!

Floor Plans by @oh-mother-of-darkness (Teen & Up, 1k, 2016) “I really didn’t want to die,” he finished. “I was kind of hoping if I laid here long enough, I would remember what that felt like.”

Losing two brothers in six months takes an emotional toll.

almost right by @bitimdrake (Teen & Up, 3k, 2020) He desperately wishes that he didn’t know what Dick’s cheekbone feels like under a gauntleted fist.

Bruce sucks in a breath, hand raising to fix the cowl. Dick flinches back.

but more with love by @danishsweethearts (Teen & Up, 3k, 2022) Dick wakes up one morning, groggy from a dream that he thinks might’ve been about the circus and also about his favourite car and also about how lonely he is, and realizes that he can’t remember what his mother’s voice sounds like anymore.

O Robin, Robin, wherefore art thou Robin?

The Mechanics of a Hug by @sohotthateveryonedied (General Audiences, 4k, 2017) “You know… that crushing sense of depression? Like,” Dick chews his lip. “It’s. A physical weight. Makes it hard to breathe?” “Yeah,” Tim says, soft. He smiles, wryly. “I sort of hoped you didn’t, though.”

“So,” Tim ventures. “It's… what, a cuddle pollen?” Bruce just shrugs. “Something like that.”

No Pain, All Gain by @sohotthateveryonedied (General Audiences, 1k, 2020) Tim’s eyes go even wider. “You stole my organs?” “Technically,” Jason chimes in, “the doctors stole your organs. We just gave them permission.”

Bruce checks Tim’s IV. “Are you in any pain? Do you need more morphine?” Tim’s pupils are so wide that only the faintest ring of blue can be seen. He watches Bruce the way a five-year-old watches cartoons. “I’m all good, B-dog. All Gucci, like we cool teens say." His words are slurred almost beyond recognition, but Tim doesn’t seem to notice or care. "I could fight Superman right now.”

The Wind Sits in the Shoulder of Your Sail by @birdchildsnest (Teen & Up, 7k, 2020) “Oh my god. Bruce. I can’t even tell if you’re serious. When everybody finally eats the rich—they’re going to eat you first.”

At least, back then, Tim had barely been a teenager. He could almost forgive his own volatility. And he’d been smart enough (scared enough?) not to tell Jack that he didn’t need him. What was his excuse now? Bruce was his dad (at least, in the legal sense), but (surprise, surprise) it turned out that Tim wasn’t any better at being a son. Or Tim and Bruce still have some things to sort through after the adoption.

I Left My Conscience On Your Front Doorstep by @dustorange (Teen & Up, 21k, 2022) He doesn’t want to be loved if being loved is like this.

"I think I'm leaving," Dick whispers. "I think I'm not coming back."

bad boys bad boys (whatcha gonna do) ♫ by @drakefeathers (Teen & Up, 20k, 2014) "They live their lives thinking they can charge through the city with the right to hurt and kill and destroy as many lives as they want. And they do it all without a shred of remorse." “But—” Damian begins, brow furrowed in confusion. “Isn’t that like you?”

a Jason and Damian as Batman and Robin AU!! featuring a bunch of graffiti, a rival dynamic duo, and Cat Jason (a cat named Jason).

The Biggest Mistake by @oh-mother-of-darkness (General Audiences, 1k, 2016) “I could ground him anyway, if it would make you feel better.” “He only said it because I called him ‘a garbage can so ineffective it actually became garbage.’”

"You know what really needs to be addressed? Bruce's truly terrible treatment of Damian." -Me, on a daily basis

been a number and a name by @wynterstars (Teen & Up, 35k, 2023) “Turns out if you just say ‘spacetime’ until people’s eyes glaze over they don’t really question anything you say. Also, somehow nobody expects me to be able to actually do enough math to explain it.”

On a field trip, Robin has a close encounter with the newest super in Metropolis, only to discover the hard way that Superboy secretly works for Lex Luthor. They agree to work together on a plan to free Superboy from Luthor’s hold, but Robin isn’t sure how far he can trust him—and his developing feelings only make things more complicated.

clean it like you mean it by @wynterstars (Teen & Up, 70k, 2024) "Wait, ugh, you're not my dead dad, right? If I'm getting a dying vision of my dead dad I want a do-over because he suuuuucked."

When Gotham's crooks have to scrub down their lairs, who do they call? Jason Todd, Gotham's first and only underworld crime scene cleaning specialist. He's spent his life dodging the Bat, but after a chance encounter he saves Robin's life. Tim Drake finds himself drawn to the conflicted rogue, and soon Jason becomes Robin's street informant. But they can only stay on opposite sides of the law for so long before something breaks.

3:16 by @wufflesvetinari (Teen & Up, 70k (WIP), 2023) “Try to decouple one thing from the other. I’m proud of you, but ice cream isn’t my grand statement about whether you’ve been good or bad today. Good things are good. Happiness is precious. Sometimes you just want caramel chocolate chip.”

The knife pushes thin along Dick’s carotid artery, cupping the indent between neck and jawline—forcing him to angle his chin. The metal is warm, pulled with execution speed from under Damian’s pillow. “Okay,” Dick says quietly, tracking the intricacies of his own heartbeat—counting the space between breaths. “Guess I did need a shave.” (With faltering steps, Dick and Damian become Batman and Robin.)

wolf-king of rome by @mysterycitrus (Not Rated, 25k, 2024) “You go after Joker, but you don’t kill him, because it’s not about the Joker dying, it’s about Bruce breaking his code for you. It’s about Bruce loving you enough to change himself for the worse. It’s about your idea of grieving.”

Jason doesn’t fear Dick Grayson. Fear itself has changed shape for him, since his return from the Pit - it tastes of dirt in his mouth, of drowning, of fire and blood and laughter, more than a tangible face. Still, he’d be stupid not to be cautious. Dick liked playing on an uneven field, and would do anything to keep him off balance, so he just had to stay focused. That’s the nature of the armistice, both waiting for the other to make a move. It’s like balancing on the head of a pin.

Declensions by @dustorange (Teen & Up, 13k, 2018) “Do not tell them your name. Do as I did to survive. I lied. I have always lied. Make one up. Do not let them have you. Say your name is…is…is…Richard Grayson. Or something. They are going to steal you; do not give them anything to steal.”

“My father,” Dick says, “worked the rope. It cut him. His hands were never clean.”

Passiontide by @bigdvmnhero (Teen & Up, 5k, 2025) Despite its faults, the day had tried to be good. He felt young, like someone's son.

On the 96th day Bruce didn't call, Dick remembered their old game. Three things he knew: 1) In three months, it would be Dick's death anniversary; 2) Bruce was still missing his check-ins; 3) Here Dick was, persisting. Imagine the things I'd survive, Dick thought distantly, if I loved Bruce less. Or: Agent 37 and his various crises of faith, on Day 277 at Spyral, Day 150, and Day -0.

the time you won your town the race by @silverwhittlingknife (Teen & Up, 4k (WIP), 2022) Tim. Tim is Dick’s. Death sharpens, clarifies these things. Who will receive the body, decide on the funeral, receive condolences, make all the decisions that matter. No one has questioned it, not even Tim’s friends. There’s a terrible clarity about death. If Dick said, let’s burn everything he owned, Alfred would do it.

He doesn’t know exactly what Tim would say. But he knows what Tim would do. Tim dies. Dick doesn’t take death for an answer. A Red Robin 12 AU.

door, opening by @cowboysorceror (Mature, 70k (WIP), 2024) Dick, with the keys to every locked door Jason has ever tried to open, tucked inside the cradle of his skull; all of that, snuffed out like a candle.

It’s barely audible, but he knows what he heard. A short, four-note whistle, chirping down – E, C#, then jumping up to A, F#, a little trill on the finish. He waits a moment, head turned slightly towards the dim shapes of storage containers between him and the ramp, eyes straining against the blackness. Long, stretching seconds. There it is again. His gloved hand, prickling with cold, closes into a fist. It’s a wood thrush. A small North American songbird that doesn’t sing at night, doesn’t live in the city. He knows what it means. It means hold, steady, not yet. It means wait for me, I’m behind you.

[simptasia]

LOST: Season One

[wizardsisananimal]

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there's also a discord community, minecraft server, and monthly streams for folks in the sticker tier <|:•)✌️

[coquettesinclair]

what do you guys call this genre of character? and why do they all have the same fucking bang-style

[darkdragon768]

Looking up the different routes on the deltarune wiki and... yeeaa I would have never discovered the snowgrave route on my own.

[hotcinnamonsunset]

the nutcracker ballet but make it knitwear💜🩰

[beautifulterriblequeen]

Do you have any observations about which hand Runaan uses? You mentioned it in a post, and now I'm curious about it since I haven't noticed anything about that myself :3

Runaan's hands, you say 👀 Right this way please because I sure do!

My theory is that Runaan is a sort of mix between right-handed and left-handed, that isn't just being ambidextrous. I'm sure he is, as a trained assassin, but there's more weight to it than that. Which hand he uses first seems to have meaning to him, so he reaches with intent.

Let's start with this image from S6E9, which sums up Runaan's hand preferences:

Right hand on Ethari's pendant, left hand on his sword. He's had a split in his hand preferences since S1.

He uses his right hand first when he's doing something soft, like bringing his husband in for a kiss, or hugging Rayla after she saved his life.

And he uses his left hand first when he's doing something hard, like killing humans, or trying to kill his own daughter.

I think Rayla knows this secret assassin hand language, because when she reaches for Runaan to bring him back, she takes his left hand - the one he commits crimes with - in her right. She accepts all of him, even the stabby dark parts that literally tried to kill her, because she loves him unconditionally.

Most of the time, Runaan's swinging both swords equally. It's his fighting style. But when he chooses to use only one hand by itself, these are the patterns I've noticed.

This seems to be wholly separate from his hand stimming, which he just seems to use to regulate his emotions. And then there's the way he cries little tears all the time (seriously he has tears in his eyes/on his cheeks in so many different scenes) and pretends he isn't (sir we see you having Feelings).

Runaan is a character who's full of things to say, but they're all silent and only readable if you look really closely. He's a book in small print!

Thanks for the chance to infodump about my blorbo!

[transusopp]

you ain't ever have to lie to me, i'm everything that i've strived to be! so do i look like him...? i don't look like him! (no text under cut)

i'm predictable. all i do is draw this man suffering during wci. sorry sanji

[averlym]

litany of the martyrs (click for better resolution!)

[everythingwasnormalhere]

if anyone wanna help me and make art to announce @southparktober ? thatd be great (jst if yall want ofc)

youd get credits and all

and itd be you pickin what to draw n all

i just wanna someone to make stuff like the ones for kyle week like "3 days left" etc etc

its yalls choice but ya XD if anyone wants to pls tell :3

[oddly-casual]

Puzzlematsu Another One Overanalysis (Pt.2)

Im back with the rest of the brothers! If you want the breakdown of the three eldest you can read that here.

ESP Kitty is always with Ichimatsu and I love him for that. I also love how ESP Kitty just hangs there like a sock full of peanut butter, look at him.

As for the location, I’m not sure why Ichimatsu is on the balcony. I can’t think of any distinct call backs that have Ichimatsu on the balcony- except maybe Campaign, but Ichimatsu slept on the roof, not the balcony.

My educated guess is that Ichimatsu can people watch and be invested in other people while comfortably staying in his home.

We see Ichimatsu watch people from afar and wait around like he’s waiting to be invited, but will jump away like an alley cat the minute they get close to him

We also see this in the Angel & Devil set, where Ichimatsu watches from a distance while other people have fun. So it makes sense that a time of self reflection would pop up when he’s just people watching.

Off rip, I love how the cracks in the shadow’s mask look like cat whiskers. They stay giving Ichimatsu every cat theme ever and I think its adorable. Everything in this final image is cat related and it just proves that Ichimatsu really is just a simple creature.

On a real, I love how ESP Kitty was ready to throw hands with the shadow self until he realized they were cool. The inner self is actively happier and has the most in tact mask.

I think his inner self is someone Ichimatsu is aware of and has accepted, but often refuses to show. Ichimatsu has admitted before that he wants a ton of friends, and to lie about doing fun and adventurous stuff for the attention- and he didn't sound so ashamed of it from season 2 onwards.

I like how the background is split in terms of color. The Inner self has more warm tones and an open field, where as the Ichimatsu we know has cooler tones with the background bending around him like its trying to protect him- which is very Ichimatsu.

(and maybe I’m rustling my straight jacket with this one, but the upper right corner suspiciously looks like Karamatsu’s shattered glasses. Which could mean any number of things, but I think it’s just suspiciously shaped crystal breaks-What would I know)

They keep referencing Homra but they wont give her back to us.

Jyushimatsu being by the same beach he met Homura in would be prime for some self reflection. It also hints that he thinks about her more often than not. So she was definitely more than just another person to him. Not much I can say about the first two panels.

It’s pretty self explanatory, and I think Jyushimatsu’s inner self just walking next to him is such a Jyushimatsu thing to do.

This final image is full of so much playful and weird imagery and it is so very in character. Its basically a collage of references, so speed round!

It has his favorite sport, baseball. Which of course his inner self would like.

Jyushimatsu’s is also the only set that has his ego inside of it. The bubble he sits in that is so far away from earth- which is also why I think the earth is in there at all. It’s related to his weirdness and his out of this world energy, which I feel is an important part of his character.

As for why Saturn is also there, Saturn as a planet represents responsibility, structure, the passage of time, limitations, etc. So the reason as to why its the only broken planet by something Jyushimatsu loves, is probably because he wants to destroy those expectations.

There is also the daisies. Representing innocence, freedom, youth, cheerfulness, and happiness. All of which feel like they would belong to someone like Jyushimatsu.

The crescent moon to me just feels like a nice aesthetic choice, a nod to the sleeping moon in children’s books. While crescent moons are representative of new beginnings and change, there’s nothing else inside the image that I feel would really tie into that meaning.

His background is also the most warped one. While it still has the rough edges, its smooth and wavy on its sides. Which remind me a lot of Jyushimatsu’s tentacle arms.

Jyushimatsu and his inner self sitting back to back feels like a vocaloid cover, but I feel it also shows that they do live in co existence. Jyshimatsu doesn’t fully understand his inner self judging by the expression on his face- but he lives with it. Probably even indulges in it the most.

Todomatsu is very about the times…kind of. I feel like a lot of Todomatsu’s wants come in the form of what will elevate him in social standing. It affects a lot of aspects of his character. Him getting a part time job was to be close to women and posting on social media to gain attention, are a few examples- but the biggest one comes in the form of how he dresses.

I bet your ass he’s never even been to New York, he just struts the tote around because its trendy. He drinks a white girl Starbucks, and shops at the most trendy stores.

Much like Karamatsu, Todomatsu’s shadow comes at a time of literal reflection. The shadow self reaches through the glass like a horror movie. One that reached directly for Todomatsu, instead of offering a hand or even just not touching him at all.

All the inner selves have some sort of contact, but Todomatsu’s just looks like pure curiosity. The kind you see in paintings when two other worldly concepts come together to understand one another. Todomatsu actively listens to his inner self, and doesn’t try doesn’t try to force it away.

There’s not a lot I can pick apart from the mask, just that it could be the way his inner self is. Happy despite all the social pressure he puts on himself.

The background is interesting to me, mostly because I cant really figure out what it means or what it’s referring to.

I think the phone being shattered definitely means something. It is most likely where Todomatsu gets most of his attention and validation from, as well as how he connects with most people. It being shattered means he only has himself to look to, and look for that validation.

Everything else? It feels like an inner fun land. Like a party or a street parade. It could be a celebration of the self, or the want to have fun in a more innocent time. There is also a lot of pink and more of a feminine lean with the pink bows, but that’s more standard with Todomatsu since he is the Matsu most featured in a feminine lens.

This has been super fun for me, and maybe if I missed something or someone has a different interpretation of the set I’d love to hear it.