#responding to ask box

[ginnyrules27]

Hey Ginny, any snippets for HaH,StoF, CL and ToF?

Ariel took a small breath as Persephone teleported her and Malionë to Persephone’s portal. Even though the High Queen knew her uncle should know what was going on, it didn’t mean Ariel liked the idea of telling him. 

-Small Twists of Fate (chapter 42, currently 105 words)

Abby got up and leveled a glare at Locklyn and Shayla. The red-haired Angel had yet to answer her question and if Abby was honest, she wasn’t exactly thrilled with the silence. 

-Half and Half (chapter 43, currently 121 words)

Celia shook her head. “Does he think Hadie’s five or something?” 

-Truth or Fiction (chapter 116)

I know she’s my big sister, but to this day I’m honestly surprised she came to be with me, Locklyn thought as she and Liam entered into Facilier’s arcade. Not after what I did, forcing Brooke to join Fred…Freddy’s gang. 

-Choosing Life (chapter 64, currently 1349 words)

[meltedmush]

Another dump of my weekly illustrations!

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

In the world of heavy metals, love is denser than hate!

[legayllyblonde]

Athena drawing would be rad af

hell yeah it would!!

[lethesbeastie]

I showed a few parts of this larger ref while responding to asks yesterday, so might as well post the whole thing akfhskfhskf

Version without texture overlay + character design thoughts and lore under the cut!

I'm gonna start this off by saying that I am not a biologist and that my attempts at speculative biology are operating by "rule of cool" in some parts of this design.

Wraith's design is largely based on cephalopods, with mimic octopus, bobtail squid, and cuttlefish playing a key role as design inspirations. My goal for their design in this form was to keep their anatomy and physiology as close to the typical structure of cephalopods as possible without sacrificing the necessary physical features that would allow them to adapt to life outside of the water. I wanted them to look alien, but still endearing, and to emphasize the fact that they are very much still a child despite their size and strangeness.

A quick note on some terms from the flavor text on the image:

Buccal mass: mouthparts of a cephalopod, including the beak and the musculature that allows it to open and close

Mantle: the main body of a cephalopod that protects and contains all of its major organs

Flavor text:

Arms Vs. Tentacles: on cephalopods, Arms refer to appendages which have suckers along the entire length of the limbs underside, while Tentalces only have suckers at the club-like end

1. Blue of blood shows through in membranes/thinner areas of flesh

2. Primary mouth/buccal mass

3. External gills

4. Siphon

5. Ridges flare when threatened

6. Tentacles and rear arm merge, acts as counterweight to aid in bipedal locomotion

7. Lower anterior arms merge to form legs; lack of proper bones means bipedal locomotion is unsteady

8. Upper arms adapted hands to better manipulate objects

9. The two rear-most appendages are proper tentacles, and are capable of manipulating objects almost as effectively as main hands

10. Two mouths, one form consumption, one for speech*

- 10A. Secondary mouth hidden by barbles, chitin** structure within resembles a fused set of teeth. This mouth can be used to eat, but there's a high risk of choking

- 10B. Resting position of beak in primary mouth, retracted into buccal mass

- 10C. Extended position of beak in primary mouth; capable of breaking down mollusk shells and biting through bone

11. Natural posture when unfurled

12. Defensive stance

13. The skin covering the mantel forms a cavity into which the head can partially withdraw

14. Capable of spitting ink from secondary mouth when in distress

15. Eyes are large with highly reflective pupils; excellent dark vision

16. Nictitating membrane rises to protect the eye when biting, may also rise when distressed

17. Retractable claws inside suckers

Extra design lore and speculative biology:

18. Blood is a deep blue, appears black under water, and turns clear as it dries. Texture is thick and viscous

** in the image I wrote keratin, but research has shown me that a squids beak is actually made of chitin rather than keratin! Keratin may still be present, but it's not the main polymer in the makeup of the beak structure. I know this is a silly fun character design, but I try to remain somewhat accurate with how I engage the biological aspects, so I wanted to correct my mistake

At the current moment of this design, Wraith is 11 years old, and stands at 5 ft 4 in [168 cm] when using their legs. They measure 6 ft [183 cm] long from head to tail when unfurled/in the water. Their height and size relative to their age is above average compared to humans, but is more or less in line with the normal growth rate for deep sea tritons, which are the largest of the triton variants. Their height out of the water is limited by their physiology; Wraith lacks proper bones, so maintaining an upright form requires a lot more effort and energy. They rely heavily on mobility aids (rollator, cane, wheelchair) if they'll be walking or standing for long periods of time in their true form.

The changeling magic that enables their shape-shifting provides a level of structural stability to their body when in disguise that makes life outside of the water easier, but they still require more rest and breaks from standing than other able-bodied children of their own age. The form that provides the most stability is their "default" triton disguise, which they've carefully tailored to be as comfortable as possible so they can have a more active lifestyle. Smaller disguise forms are easier to manage, as the compression of their body makes those forms more stable to hold. Their triton disguise form measures out to only 3 ft 5 in [103 cm] tall which is much easier for them to maintain out of the water.

[badlyblurry]

stan comforting Ford after a nightmare. I love your art it's really amazing💛

half hugs aren’t as good as full hugs, but they’re still pretty effective.

STANCEST SHIPPERS DNI

[lumi-cherries]

shu and mika booba comparison plsplsplsplsplspls (<- on hands and knees)

SHUMIKA BOOBA COMPARISON!!!!!!!

[shepscapades]

Skibidi toilet

december 14 2023 everybody

[its-a-me-mango]

"are you doctor Mango? oh god. . .thanks god we found you, our daughter SMG5 hasn't stop sneezing, coughing, and she refuses to eat, she just had drink water"

"and she has fever since a few days ago, is all we know"

"we just have a few months we became fathers so we really don't even know what to do. . .please help her"

(wanted join on a doctor visit with SMGP (Swap Puzzles in role of SMG4) and SMG3 with their daughter hhh sorry-)

Well, babies get sick allllllll the time it's kind of what they do, and since they're so young they kind of don't know how to respond to being unwell. Pleeeeeeeenty of rest and fluids should do the trick.

[glitchgh0sty]

PHFT- KEF! You are the reason I am even IN the tf fandom!

You love my art?? Nonono, I love YOUR art XD,, joined for the turtles, stuck around for the bots and learned how to face some of my annoying artsy fears in the process.

This was all your doing and I don’t think I’ve been more joyfully hyperfixated on something in my ever 😤😂 TYSM M8! <33

@keferon

[ginnyrules27]

7, 15, 20 and 30 for the ask game.

30) are there any kids born in the months of January, February, March, July, September in CL? If yes, who?

7. How many ideas for fics do you have right now?

Hehe...how much time do you have? For starters, there's a Coffee Shop AU I've been tinkering with, a fic where Ben has to be elected when Beast retires and Audrey decides to run against him after Ben breaks up with her (no love potion cookie), A Titanic AU Descendants fic, a one shot where Chip breaks into Leah's castle to try to destroy Ben's betrothal contract, a fic where Ben turns evil instead of Audrey in D3 (this would be more canon compliant than Choosing much to my displeasure but alas), an Encanto/Descendants crossover where Mirabel somehow meets Ben after her failed gift ceremony, an Avengers/Descendants crossover that in all honesty got inspired by Steve Rogers' line 'she's a kid' in Civil War and I couldn't get the idea of him yelling 'he's a kid' at Beast when talking about Ben taking over the throne, and to this day I don't know why I wrote this down but...if you're familiar with the Try Guys, there's a moment where Eugene and Keith start singing 'bucket of beef'...yeah just that but with Emir, Akiho, and Ben lol.

Oh, and of course there's the 911/Descendants crossover I keep threatening to write, and possibly a Grey's Anatomy/Enchanted crossover where Derek and Robert are long lost twin brothers...of course now that I'm talking about Grey's, would it work with a Descendants cross...*slaps self* no!

15. How do you come up with titles for your fics/chapters?

Workshopping with @descenderintofantasy! Well except for Watch and Learn...that one was kinda pure laziness lol :D

20. What’s a favorite title for a fic you’ve written?

This might surprise people but it's actually from my early days of writing fanfic: Dementors don't leave bruises. Was it the best written fic I've ever done? Of course not, I was like 15 or so and just a little over three years on FFN but it's still my favorite title lol :D

30. Ask anything!

Yes there are!

January: Chloe Fitzherbert, Percy and Maddie Rose, and Caroline DeVil

Feb: Danielle Klein

March: Li Lei (who has not yet been born, and yes Jay took Lonnie's last name because, let's face it, Lonnie has a last name)

July: No one

September: No one

@descenderintofantasy did I miss anyone?

[mxmarsbars]

pls never stop drawing or positing ab clockduo i am so obsessed w them and how u draw them. u depict them so perfectly it makes me sick (/pos) ...im also just kinda inspired by u whenever i think ab them

aww thank you thank you!! yeah i don’t plan on stopping anytime soon you’ll have to pry those freakin freaks outta my cold dead hands >.<

also that’s so sweet im glad my craziness can be inspiring :,D maybe these doodles will also be inspirational or something. they’re really dumb

i just want them to team up again next life series season so badly and be super mega paranoid together like it’s not even funny. please. the clock duo withdrawals are killing me.

[spookyteeth]

dyde... why is everyone so intimidating i wanna be friends with all my moots and interact with them more but i feel like im just gonna seem super annoying

ANYWAYS

ms paint doodle

[final-milf-ratchet]

Ultra magnus and Wheeljack just contact Bumblebee to babysit their Sparkling Strongarm to look after while They're going to honeymoon together.

Omg that's so cute.... If rid15 was based it would have been about strongarms adventures while her dads are on their honeymoon. Sideswipe is also a kid bumblebee agreed to babysit and he's desperately trying to get them off earth before UM and Wheeljack get back...

OR! strongarm meets bumblebee for the first time rid15 and has a twilight and Candace moment bc that's her FAVORITE babysitter right there.

[batfamhastwitter]

Hey just. Promise you won't make your posts dark mode? 🥺

Like okay yeah light mode is evil blah blah blah BUT! Ui changes are even more evil than light mode

I'm ngl.... I don't really like dark mode very much..... don't come for me, it's just that personally it sometimes makes posts harder for me to read instead of easier! Dw it's not going to be changing anytime soon lol

[theshadowrealmitself]

i love your accidental villain peter parker do you have more

I have one post that I can think of about accidental villain Peter Parker and then I have several posts about Peter accidentally coming across as a villain to people, and then I think someone else added a bit about Peter accidentally becoming a villain to it

So do you mean more accidentally becoming a villain Peter Parker or accidentally makes himself perceived as a villain Peter Parker?

Cause I thought it was the second one since I have more posts on that, but while responding to this it occurred to me you might mean the first one