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[restwellsoon]

REST YOU WATCH YAKUZA FIANCE!?!?!?!

YES!!! I’m obsessed <3 let’s talk about it!!

[palarien]

sketched this out at jury duty actually

[chloesimaginationthings]

Your Cassidy design gives me life, exactly how I envisioned her.

I’m so glad y’all liked my Cassidy design!!

[nothing-impt]

I know this is really late but I didn’t have time before so really late trick or treat?

This is the last one since you asked so nicely! Have this doodle of Poseidon and Athena in the Olympus infirmary >:D

[proxycrit]

What if I redesigned some horses to fit MY favorite narrative trope: fallen gods and forgotten myths of old? Anyways.

Twilight’s mentor is a strange one. In a world of twilit planes forever shrouded in mystery, the older unicorn Lest and her adopted student Twilight are one in many common travelers, migrating the pitted wastelands and eeking survival within settlements that spring up around the glowing meteor shards. Despite living with Lest for the last four years, Twilight can’t help but seek answers to where her brother has gone— and in the process, perhaps dig a bit too deeply into the complexities of gods far older and dangerous then she can truly fathom.

On the otherhand, Celestia “Lest” Sol is having a terrible millenium. Her sister is no longer her sister, her student teleported herself halfway across the continent, and she got herself kidnapped by an old rival trying to attune with the elements of harmony to overthrow the current ruler of Equestria.

At least she gets a toxic yuri moment.

Meanwhile, Chrysalis is having a great time. She’s got kingdoms to conquer and people to feed and a waning god to taunt.

(The Selene Grace hates the sun monarch they deposed five centuries ago as they stay chained to their post, keeping the lunar and solar bodies from crashing into each other. Luna misses her sister, and the easier world where they haven’t hurt each other beyond reparation. Nightmare Moon misses their monstrosity, trapped in a host who’s grief has poisoned them with empathy.

Things are bound to tip. The celestial bodies are not bodies, but prisons, and the amalgamations we call alicorns the key. And something desperately wants to be freed…)

Anyways:

My mane 6 redesign here!

And my luna and celestia redesigns here!

[cutie-lumi]

Cosmic 💐🌟

[bixels]

(guy who sent in the original i thought you were a lesbian ask) i just wanted to say i still find you just as attractive with the knowledge that you are a man, apologies if i made you feel uncomfortable or like you're less handsome for not being a hot butch. you're still plenty hot regardless and i'm sorry for inflicting tony hawk's sapphic nightmare on you

Tony Hawk’s Sapphic Nightmare is very funny, I would photoshop something if I could right now. Thank you.

[superabnormal]

season 1 was a comedy

[huggywuggysuppy]

Has Pearl Really Betrayed Gem?

Inspired by (this) recent transcript of Pearl talking about siding with Scar in SL and not believing she betrayed Gem at all.

It's interesting how Pearl always saw Murder Camel as a fun but temporary thing -- it was never a real alliance to her -- while EVERYONE ELSE clearly thought it meant something more. We're talking the Mounders discussing moving in with Gem & the Scotts level serious. Gem /definitely/ thought it was something more. Even in WL Scott was like "and you were like three steps away from betraying us and being your own thing with Pearl" (also him stressing that "no matter your other alliances, THIS is the top one" in SL). There's definitely something unequal here. And why is that?

Gem murdered Pearl. Like, twice. The second time while Pearl was actively BEGGING her to stop. For that red task to hit until she blocked with a shield.

So of course Pearl didn't see it as a real alliance. Both times she joined Gem were after Gem killed her! And to the other players who are veterans and used to self-sacrifice and murder, it's not that big a deal. But Pearl very rarely sacrifices herself -- off the top of my head she's only given lives to BigB back in Limited, which was much lower-stakes -- and definitely not by force. Pearl never really chose to ally with her. Working with Gem in the final session was almost entirely tactical: it was just a bonus that they got along.

And Gem? Gem doesn't notice. As far as she knows, sacrifice is not only normal but expected of a strong alliance. Thanks to Scott's immense self-sacrifice issues and Impulse's "yes and" tactical mind, she's literally responsible for two deaths apiece on her allies. Why wouldn't she lump Pearl in with that, who she's also taken two lives from? (Whew, does Gem murder a lot of people. love her). When she'd turned Pearl red, Pearl was angry and hurt, but Gem apologized. "I can't believe you still wanna be friends with me after this." Gem had said, and Pearl replied, "I can't believe it either. But I guess here we are."

That's why it's such a betrayal at the end. Gem thought they were okay. Scar's been public enemy #1 for so long, Pearl literally chose him as her target when she turned zombie. Meanwhile, Gem and Pearl have been working together for the past 2-3 sessions (plus or minus a couple times Gem murdered her). Pearl should've turned on Scar.

And that leads us to now. Gem, who was betrayed because she thought she was safe and Pearl was cool with it and was her ally. When the server thought they were so close they would team up together. When really, Pearl had never thought the same, because why should she? Gem had only ever hurt her and her allies. No, Pearl's only crime was not communicating clearly enough and denouncing Gem entirely. But against the whole server, the fandom's gaze too, all insisting Gem and her were in Life, for Life?

5 AM Pearl has a lot to work with.

Thank you so much for reading! I, too, fell into the trap and accused them both of betrayal. But I was blinded by wanting Shinyduo to stay together! I should never doubt you, Pearlescentmoon. Never let us sway you from your path.

[andorerso]

Do you have any fave rebelcaptain fics/ones that you consider like a staple/must read of the fandom?? I haven’t been here very long and don’t really know where to begin 😅 thank you in advance for any recs! 🫶

hello, anon! sorry it took me a while to get back to this but here you go. I don't like the terms staple or must read when it comes to fandom, but here's a non-extensive list of my favorites:

Canon-verse

We've Been Here Before by @angel-deux-writes

tell all the truth (but tell it slant) by @maixela

Euphony by JackofSomeTrades

Asterisms and Finding Home Without a Map (series) by @incognitajones

show a little loving, shine a little light on me by ev0lution

semantics (series) by katsumi

Take Me Home by crystalkei

I've Lived Since Then by scioscribe

Modern (and other) AUs

In the Shadows by StormDancer

A Friendly Agreement by FluffMonster42

PRONTO NOS VEREMOS OTRA VEZ by hotel_raleigh

Soldier's Heart by @rifle-yes

only fools rush in by andromeda3116

All the Broken Hearts in the World Still Beat by @mosylufanfic

have another drink (get lost in us) by franziskas

Poco a poco by canardroublard

[restwellsoon]

Hello friend black 🖤 🐈‍⬛

I wanna read your new fic 👀 with Omota Uramichi but I'm not familiar with him and was wondering if I could get a crash course on him 👀 you're also more than welcome to tell me to fuck off and watch the anime 😂

Hello! Thank you for giving me an excuse to talk about him ♡

Uramichi's a former professional gymnast turned children's show exercise/games host for Together with Maman! (which is kind of like a PBS type of show). He's often forced to wear ridiculous costumes for work that show off his bangin' body. The show runners turned his night terror demon into the show's mascot.

He's depressed. He drinks a lot. He has a mental breakdown nearly every day on set when the kids clown on his single, 31 year old ass. People find it difficult to recognize him on screen vs. in person since he goes from a peppy, outgoing TV host to a burnt out millennial.

But despite it all, he just keeps on trucking.

Beneath his jaded exterior is someone who is kind and often does his best for the sake of others. His self-esteem just isn't high enough to see all of the good qualities that he possesses.

Below are some of my fave screenshots from the manga that summarize him well:

It also doesn't help that the manga-ka (Gaku Kuze) draws the entire cast in AUs and posts them to Twitter. He often draws Uramichi as a tsundere with dom tendencies 🥵

If you get the chance though, I highly recommend watching the anime, especially the dub! It's a pretty chill and funny show.

[ckret2]

It's not flirting until one of them realizes what they're doing. Until then, it's sparkling banter.

[sunshades]

wait. again i dont have anything ready 4 pride month but you guys take my swaggy chart too before i return to work. love and friendship forever....

[writtenbyplato]

can u come back bro i want sum alphacest bro plz bro

hi bro

twas in my drafts 🤍

[catabasis]

David Tennant talking about his Doctor Who group chat with Jodie Whittaker and Ncuti Gatwa (source)

[iliothermia]

Since you said we can ask, do you mind if I ask how you plan your backgrounds? They're so intricate and pretty

I just can't bring myself to draw anything that isn't contained within itself often. It's all about framing and containment for me.

Cultural references, important moments in a character's story, celebrating Tu Bishvat, flowers from my childhood attached to memories- framing is a great place to put things that aren't the focus of the piece but little supporting details about the subject, or you. Framing within framing is also helpful for me, to keep things detailed but also have a balance of not-overwhelming space too. Envisioning the space where things happens helps. After I figure out composition the unplanned rest of it can just fit in those planned spaces of busy-ness.