#sorry the proportions came out funny in this one

[zero-two-one]

Albedo has now graced my sketchbook

[thedrotter]

(cw for a gun, mild blood and suicide in the last drawing.)

Day 1-5 of drawing Re:Kinder daily for a whole month! I'll be doing that all month. ☺️

I did not draw Re:Kinder enough (said both sarcastically and genuinely, because while I know the statement is ridiculous I also do believe it www), so I chose to challenge myself. I will post these every 5 days to not clog the tag too much.

[twilightarcade]

He actually thinks I'm a fucking idiot

[fairytale-poll]

BEST MODERN FAIRYTALE ADPATATION! SEMIFINALS, MATCH 2 OUT OF 2!

The Sisters Grimm series by Michael Buckley is based off various fairytales; Princess Tutu by Ikuko Itoh is based off the Ugly Duckling and Swan Lake.

Propaganda Under the Cut:

The Sisters Grimm series by Michael Buckley:

The Sisters Grimm was a formative read for me as a kid. It’s fun and episodic, but over time it also examines both what place fairytales have in modern lives and uses fairytale characters as an allegory for self-determination.

Amazing to see The Sisters Grimm go up against Diana Wynne Jones. I know which one is probably objectively better, but only the other has kept a stranglehold on my brain to this day. For all its flaws, honestly maybe because of all its flaws, Sisters Grimm really is the middle grade series that keeps on giving. I'm not saying that anyone new should, like, read these books, I'm just staying it's nice to see people vote for them Anyway the other reason you should vote Sisters Grimm is because if we could get it facing off against OUAT in a later round that would be funny I think

there were a good few years of my childhood where I could only sleep with an audiobook on. Except I didn’t have a phone then so I would play them through my Alexa. But my Alexa only played the free ones. Aka the sisters grim book 2 and this other book. so for a span of around 5 years almost everyday I listened to the audiobook of the sisters grim book 2 and I can now recite passages of it.

OK sorry one more thing. I feel like you can't just compare the newer editions' cover art to a good DWJ cover like that. These books originally came out with some honestly iconic illustrations. Look at this stuff. [Click through to see the illustrations] The physical design of these books was another thing that I always truly loved. They were different than all the other books on the library shelf. I was especially fond of the paperbacks, because something about the squarish proportions just made them feel so nice to hold. And the hardcovers with their textured fabric and all the gold detailing really felt like you had happened across not just a book, but a tome. These books felt genuinely special when you held them.

Princess Tutu (2002 - 2003):

This show is PHENOMENAL. Starts as a fairy tale show, slowly starts to discuss fate vs free will and the archetypes that fairy tale characters have to play and what would happen if they could fight the narrative. Also has one of the most perfect endings to Duck's arc that any protagonist could ever have.

Princess Tutu ftw, let's be honest here

Princess Tutu is a combination of The Ugly Duckling, The Nutcracker, and The Swan Princess In addition to the plot points and themes already mentioned, look how pretty this series is [Click through to see images] This show is hella underrated And it's two seasons, you could totally binge the whole thing

[maniculum]

Bestiaryposting Results -- Hreksong

Slightly awkward timing on this one: the animal in question happened to come up on a recent episode of our podcast (We literally quoted a line from the Bodley MS 764 entry, because it was relevant to the story we were reading). So any of the artists who listen may have gotten spoilers. (I say "may", but I've already seen one art post that references the episode.) Sorry about that, artists. Kind of a bizarre coincidence, actually -- it's pretty rare that we happen across bestiary material in a narrative text, and the fact that we did so shortly before the relevant entry came up in the rotation... well, the odds are against it.

Anyway, anyone who doesn't know what this is about should check out https://maniculum.tumblr.com/bestiaryposting. You can also check the "maniculum bestiaryposting" tag to see what beast is the current prompt. The entry for this week's drawings can be found here:

Art below the cut, roughly chronological, as always.

@silverhart-makes-art (link to post here) decided that the best interpretation of the information given was that this was a sort of arboreal mongoose that practiced mouthbrooding. If you want to know what the reasoning was there, you should read the linked post -- it all makes sense there. I absolutely love that the one in the picture is opening its mouth to show the baby riding inside. Silverhart indicates that this is a quicker sketch than usual, but frankly their animal-drawing skills are so good that even a quick sketch is impressive from my perspective.

@cheapsweets (link to post here) did separate drawings for the large outdoor version (upper image, carrying its young) and the small indoor version (lower image, stealing someone's food). The linked post, which explains the design in some detail, indicates that CheapSweets was thinking along similar lines as Silverhart -- i.e., what kind of animal is known for hunting snakes? I like the pose in the first image, and I really like the scene depicted in the second one. On one hand, I'm sure having little creatures live in your roof and steal food literally out of your hands is quite frustrating, but on the other hand, it's very funny. Look at that little guy just brazenly stealing some chicken (or whatever type of bird). The idea of them using their back legs to grip rafters for exactly this purpose is excellent.

@strixcattus (link to post here) decided these could be birds, and has drawn these owl-like creatures for us. They look a bit surly, but that could just be the feather pattern on their faces. As always, I strongly recommend checking out that linked post, as Strixcattus writes brilliant interpretations of these entries in the register of a modern naturalist to accompany the illustrations.

@pomrania (link to post here) has noted that cats live in houses and eat mice, and given us this charming domestic scene. They also note the issues with this interpretation in the linked post, which of course you should read. I think the poses of the cats are very well done here; one of those kittens looks like it wants to paw at the monk's belt but can very much not reach.

And now for the Aberdeen Bestiary:

I'm not sure about the head proportions -- I'd suggest that the flattened snout is because the artist ran out of space, if it weren't for the fact that they were fine letting the back foot extend into the border -- but that is recognizably a weasel.

A few things to note from this:

1. Medieval people apparently had not only mice in their homes, but weasels, which I'd never really thought about. I'm not sure what the distinction they're drawing between the type you find in your home and the type you find in the woods is about, though.

2. The weasel's healing magic crops up in multiple texts, including the Lais of Marie de France and Volsungasaga. It's less common than you might think to find overlap between bestiary-weirdness and narrative-weirdness, so that's pretty notable.

3. I have no friggin' idea why anyone thought they gave birth through their ears. Baffling.

[icycoldninja]

hellooooo

recently i saw on Pinterest a pic of a "Bimbo" girl and right below i saw a very funny Vergil pic as if he was reacting to the girl lol I inevitably thought about what it would be like if Dante, Vergil, Nero and V has a girlfriend look like a Bimbo Doll, it's sooo funny to imagine the so different style of both lmao btw I love all your hc and I thought I would give u this random idea! ly

lol thanks

Sparda boys + V x "Bimbo"!Reader headcannons

¤ Dante ¤

-His reaction to your appearance:

-Yeeah, Dante's a sucker for that exaggerated Barbie doll look, from the lips to the hips, it's all a big turn-on.

-He finds himself wanting to kiss you more than ever, the feeling of your massive, pillowy lips against his is just divine.

-Cracks playful, lighthearted jokes about you that aren't too mean and at the same time, aren't too nice.

-Your makeup is extreme, to say the least, but Dante is still into it. He's honestly into anything about you, because your looks don't define your whole personality.

-Even if you are a stereotypical dumb bimbo, you still have your talents and Dante loves you for them.

■ Vergil ■

-His reaction:

(sorry for the huge picture, I pulled it off Google)

-He's not used to seeing someone with such exaggerated proportions, so forgive him if he's startled.

-His honest thoughts are that your huge lips, bust, and waist are ridiculous and that you belong in a circus.

-Slowly, he begins to adjust to this "new experience" and discovers your dramatic makeup and puffy lips are starting to work for him.

-Your waist is so tiny and slender, most of it can fit in one hand. He doesn't know why, but he thinks that's so sexy.

-Will find himself running his hands all over your curves when you guy are cuddling.

-Calls you his baby doll because that's what you literally are.

□ Nero □

-His reaction:

-Nero initially thought you were a Barbie doll that was cursed by a witch and came to life.

-He thinks you're pretty, but your proportions are still a bit...umm...strange. He'll have to get used to this, but he thinks he can handle it.

-He knows that your appearance isn't everything, however, and won't judge you before he gets to know you.

-He does like your big lips, and how soft they must be to kiss.

-If you turn out to be a remarkably intelligent person in addition to your looks, Nero will be glad because now he's got the whole package.

● V ●

-His reaction:

-V's never seen anything like this before, so now he's intrigued.

-He likes your curvy figure and bright pink clothes since they contrast beautifully with his dark attire.

-He is worried that your long acrylic claws will scratch him, though. Maybe file them down so they're not so sharp?

-He finds you to be an attractive person both inside and out; even though you look like a child's toy, you're sweet and charming in your own way.

-These qualities inspire him to write poetry about bimbo dolls. It's very odd for him to do so, and while they turned out alright, V probably won't be sharing them anytime soon.

[zitrovee]

MH doodles and concepts

First just random fanart

I love sweet water lagoona im sorry shes so cute

Now then those are mostly designs i stopped working on for many reasons and i can barely find good images of them now cause theyre not even on my computer. Maybe i revisit them in the future but who knows

First something i tried together w the beach fan design- literally a gamer inspired line lol called gamer ghouls. i hate how drac turned out but the heart-shaped switch is something cool- i like frankie’s outfit and ghoulia is my fave here.  its funny cause something i always think when i make g3 designs is ‘’how can i include drac in this’’ cause realistically my line of thinking is ‘’would these sell’’ and drac sells. i also try to keep in mind materials and how well the items would perform as toys too. drac is hideous here tho.  the ghouls drinking monster was super funny in my head

drac in uniform sketch cause why not

this is a rough one. its for g1, i came up w the concept talking to an old friend, bonita and venus were her favorite dolls and i came up with the concept of a cybergoth inspired Bonita doll and a more slick also cyber inspired figure for venus (shes barely sketched there).

we had LOTS of creative differences (i came with a color pallete much, much different from that since i was inspired by cybergoth, focusing on neon and dark colors) and specially after some personal stuff i just gave up. i still like the concept but i cant really stand working with a concept in mind just to realize the other person isnt interested unless its their way. i wish i can revisit her in the future and apply the stuff i actually envisioned for her- but well, so far thats what we got. cant say im happy aside from the silhouette.

some other reaaally rough ideas for the beach line project for g3. i did most of those during my office work lol. those are for ghoulia. for her i wanted to keep in mind her 50s theme from g1 actually cause i love it so much. thats where the glam chill look came from. then i was like eh its nice but new ghoulia is way more rad and sporty so i tried to think of her doing surf (i also have sketches for deuce in surf attire so they would be fun) i have so many of those all over my house cause when g3 was barely launching i was so excited. and so bored at work. so i just got every paper note i could to sketch random ideas lol Also SILLY OC ALERT!!!

This was mostly a joke but i made her thinking of ET Bilu from a brazilian urban legend lol. thinking of her as a scary skinny legend w stereotypical and hilarious proportions common to old MH dolls was what inspired me at first but then also the whole 2012 pop diva look. Shes just a funny little gal. busquem conhecimento!

[crkstuffidk]

Okay I am bringing up White Lily again. And I'm sorry but I've realized I haven't fully been explaining how I feel about her that much. So let's ne explain

I like her, it's contradictory to what I said about my first post about her, but I do. She's generally a very Pretty design, and the voice actor did amazing. And honestly her story is kinda good. Until it came to everything regarding Dark Enchantress, and honestly I feel like this is more devsisters faults for just idk trying to shove her down our throats, that's how I see it atleast. But her fans are also a problem, because they don't seem to understand that she can have flaws. And that's my next point, she has some good flaws, and some good I forgot the name but good traits. Thing is, the flaws and good traits I feel like are blown way out of proportion with eachother, her flaws especially now are just squashed and her good traits are heightened. And that's not good character writing, flaws and good traits should be equal, or somewhat close to eachother, ex for a good trait could be someone being a gentle character and who is always helping other, a flaw could be that they don't ask for help, or maybe their still holding a grudge against something. But White Lily doesn't seem to have any thing that's makes sense, you're going to tell me she's a shy and quiet cookie and then the next moment she's ready to leap into action and fight against someone that could've snapped her in half??? That makes no sense once so ever. And again her toxic fans, especially toxic pure Lily shippers they need to chill out, take a step back and realize: 'hey it isn't that serious, it's not hurting me or others, so why should I be this offended by it.' I'm not being mean, atleast I hope not, infact I'm trying to see from both sides right now. But I can't really, she's got good potential, but with how her toxic fans and even devsisters sometimes, seem to be shoving her down our throats, I can't like her character. And I know you aren't all bad, which is why I stated 'toxic' fans/ purelily shippers' look I don't mean to bash on your ships or favorite characters. But some of ya'll do need to calm down a bit. I still haven't gotten any thing from any of the toxic ones, and I'm very glad for it.

Okay look I'm done officially with this. And like every other time I've done this, I'm not looking for a fight, I'm just putting out some of my opinions not that their right, but because I feel like they kinda have some sense behind them, I'm not saying you have to agree, but just don't come after me for it. Okay bye!

Also something I find funny, and that I think about from time to time, is that after my first post about this I entered tik tok like the next day and scrolled down maybe five times, and I got a video about someone defending White Lily, no hate to it, that was honestly just kinda ironic to me and kinda makes me smile cause of the coincidence. Anyways now I'll officially leave ya'll alone. Bye!

[soundcrusher]

Me: *reads somewhere that Sephiroth's 30* Me: "Heh... funny." My Brain: "Reeve's 35 years old." Me: "... You know what would be funny?"

Either way, that's how this little drabble came to be.

Short Summary: What if Sephiroth and Reeve met when they were both young and working at Shinra?

Animals are kind creatures, if you treat them with respect and a careful hand. Something Sephiroth learned during his time in Rhadore when meeting Rosen’s dog for the first time. 

He was never judged by the dog, nor did it ever force him to be something he didn’t not feel like. Instead, it accepted him as just another kid, and even when Rhadore was destroyed alongside its people, the dog still was kind to him. Even as Hojo made him kill it, after keeping it a secret from him for a few days. 

The dog even looked at him, as if it knew that its death wasn’t fully his fault. That this was the only way, and it was okay. It was okay for Sephiroth to kill it, but still. The death was still on his hands, and so, the young soldier refused to interact with animals again. Mostly because he didn’t want to be responsible for another animal's death, nor did he want Hojo to get any ideas about including innocent creatures in his experiments. After all, monsters were one thing, dogs, cats, and other pets were another. 

So, it came as quite a surprise when Sephiroth entered an empty office and found a small, black and white cat stacking chairs to try and attempt to climb back into the vent it obviously fell out. 

And when the stack fell and the cat subsequently with it, Sephiroth quickly rushed over to help it up. Picking up the small thing and getting quite surprised by the cartoonish proportions, together with the cruelty made cape, gloves, and crown. 

The cat, perhaps a toy, looked like the creation of a child itself. Or, at least its clothes looked like it. Its body, face, and fur looked well crafted. Perhaps it was a prototype of something that hasn’t come out yet? Then again, why would a prototype run around freely? Or, maybe, the cat was one of Hojo’s newest creations, sent to on an errant no-one knew about, and it fell out of the vent while trying to return to the science floor. Then again, this office wasn’t anywhere near close to the science floor. In fact, they were closer to the Urban Development floor, than anywhere near Hojo’s domain. 

“Aye, laddy, if it’s no’ too much tae ask. Wuid ye let me go?”

The cat spoke, and it left Sephiroth look as bewildered as he felt, because, why would a cat that’s clearly not a cat, be able to speak? And in such a funny way too? It didn’t make any sense, and at the same time ruled Hojo’s involvement completely out. 

“Laddy?” Asked the cat, as it tilted its head to the side. Somehow managing to look concerned for him, despite its tightly shut eyes and lack of any human facial structures. Then again, the ears and mouth of the cat were quite expressive. 

“I… am sorry.” Was the first thing that came to the young soldier's mind, before carefully sitting the cat down on the table. “I didn’t expect you to speak.”

“Ye’re no’ tae first.” Chirped the cat happily, while raising its big gloved hands up slightly and shaking its head. “Then again, no’ many see me. So, ye’re the first tae meet me, laddy.” The cat quickly jumped up. Which caused Sephiroth to reach for the sword that should have been on his back, if it wasn’t for the fact that Shinra forbid him from being armed inside their building. A rule the teenager didn’t understand, considering a state of emergency could always happen. Then again, the cat didn’t look like a threat. Not with how it raised its paws, maybe hands, in a placating gesture. Quickly shaking its head and telling Sephiroth that it didn’t mean to startle him. It just wanted to get going, because it didn’t want to get caught. 

A sentiment Sephiroth understood all too well. 

But this was Shinra, and no matter what, someone will find out about where you went or what you’ve done. And in a pout of childish rebellion, as Hojo would call it, Sephiroth let the cat go. He even helped it back up into the vent, before cleaning up the office and leaving for his next assignment. Expecting to never see the cat again, or, at the very least, hear that it was caught and destroyed to ensure no-one would ever find out that the building was infiltrated by a toy. 

So, Sephiroth was very surprised when he saw the cat again. Sitting in the corner of the elevator he was supposed to use to get to the lower floors, as if no-one would suspect a thing. It was strange, to say the least. Especially with how unresponsive the cat was. Slumped over, as if all energy has left it. 

 It was concerning, but at the same time, Sephiroth tried no to think about it that much as he selected the correct floor. Eyes ever so often darting over to the small thing, until it decided to finally move again. But it never did. The cat that, so far, has been the only nice thing in this place, wasn’t responding when he softly poked its pink nose, nor when he carefully played with its paws. It didn’t even flinch, when he re-tied its scarf. No, but it did start when Sephiroth accidentally pulled on its ear. 

And so, the teenager did it again. Moving quickly backwards, as the cat jumped up. Claws extending out of the soft gloves, before quickly retracting at the sight of the frightened youth. Not that Sephiroth would ever admit to being frightened by a small toy. 

“Ay, laddy! Why wuid ye do ‘at?!” Shouted the cat angrily, while stomping one of its feets in frustration, perhaps? Or, maybe, the cat was disgruntled from being woken up from its nap?

“I am… sorry mister cat… I just… I was worried.” Hojo would have admonished him for even thinking about feeling worried for a simple, insignificant, toy. But Hojo wasn’t here right now. The cat was. And the cat seemed to calm down at the sight of the silver haired boy’s open expression. 

“Ye’re just like… Well! Ye dae look like a lot’s on yer mind. Wanna talk about it?”

It was a kind offer, all things considered, but then again, Sephiroth didn’t know how to feel about it. On one hand, he wanted to talk about somethings, especially Rhadore, but then again, how would the cat react to him spilling some truths? Maybe it was all a test and it would report back to Hojo, or, it wasn’t. 

But what was worse? The cat being a spy for his ‘father’, or it deciding to leave him, the second it knew just what kind of monster he was?

However, before Sephiroth could give his answer, the door to the elevator opened, and a boy older than him stepped in. Dark brown hair that was previously slicked back, but now disheveled, falling into tired brown eyes, while he clutched a document folder to his chest. Mumbling something about a missing cat, before looking over at where Sephiroth was kneeling down to better talk to the cat. 

At first, the older boy’s expression didn’t change much. His eyes looked just as tired as they did before, but the second they landed on the cat, the boy’s face lit up brighter than Midgar’s neon lights. And with a happy shout of “Cait!”, the boy dropped his folder in favor of scooping up the toy cat. Squeezing it tightly to his chest, as if he was scared it would disappear again. 

“Where were ye?! I was so worried!” Sobbed the boy, and Sephiroth found himself in an awkward position. How was he supposed to react, when the cat he thought didn’t belong to anyone, belonged to another boy? It was obviously his toy, from the way the brunette clung to it like a lifeline, and from how the cat patted the boy’s back. 

“I was jus’ looking around. An’ found a friend.”

The boy looked over at that. And all he found was the wide eyes of Sephiroth staring into his own bright ones. Never once had someone called him a friend, and even if they did, they soon enough left him. It was something that would surely happen this time around too. The boy would take Cait. He would take him, and never let them see each other again. 

He would lose a friend, without even getting the chance of becoming friends in the first place. It's unfair, but Sephiroth shouldn’t have expected anything else. And yet, he really wanted this time to be different. He wanted to make a friend, and be allowed to keep them. Even if they were nothing more than a robot cat toy. 

“Thank ye fo’ finding Cait.” 

“What?”

“A-ah… I said… Thank you for finding Cait…” 

Did Sephiroth say something wrong? Why was the boy looking so lost all of a sudden? Was it because he asked ‘What’? Should he have said something different? He should have said something different, he knew it, but at the time, Sephiroth was just too surprised at being thanked that he couldn’t think of something else to say. People don’t usually thank him, especially for things that are as mundane as finding a lost toy. Even if said toy was clearly more advanced than most. 

No, most would be condescending at most, but the other boy didn’t look like that at all. On the contrary, he cried when finding Cait, looked over at Sephiroth, as if he had never seen a fellow child, and then proceeded to thank him for doing the bare minimum. 

This boy didn’t act like any of the adults, and Sephiroth found himself liking his new acquaintance for that. 

But instead of telling the boy that, Sephiroth asked the boy why he repeated his thanks, to which the boy let out one long sigh, before telling him how people think less of him for using his accent. “I’ve been training to speak like everyone else, instead of how my parents and Cait do. It’s… been hard, but! People started to treat me nicer! So, it’s a win!”

The boy sounded so hopeful, and Sephiroth couldn’t help to wonder how unfair it was for the boy to not be allowed to speak in his natural accent. It sounded nice, even if it was a little strange. And he told him so, which caused the boy to blush and hide his face behind Cait’s body. 

“Ye’re jus’... just… You’re just saying that to be nice!” Muttered the boy. 

“I’m not.” Responded Sephiroth, before looking over at the floor display. He’ll have to get off soon. Or, perhaps, he could stay longer on the elevator with the boy and Cait? There was nowhere he had to be, and Hojo’s tests weren’t starting anytime soon. Sephiroth could stay with the boy for a little while longer, and so, he did. 

They moved past his stop and left the elevator at the older boy’s stop. And with nothing better to do, Sephiroth followed him all the way to the office of the Director of Urban Development -Reeve Tuesti, if he wasn’t mistaken-, and watched his new friend drop off the folder, before showing him around the floor. 

It was nice to just listen to the boy ramble about the things his co-workers did, and how their office was often full of chatter and the occasional drama, when someone misplaced a pen, or when someone decided to pull a prank on someone else. And when time for lunch came, the boy grabbed Sephiroth’s hand and pulled him towards the canteen. Smiling brightly, as he yet again got to show off more and more of the Shinra building. But when asked if the boy had seen every floor, he grew quiet. Muttering a few things in between the small bites he took of his sandwich, before admitting that he always tries to not go anywhere near the science floor. 

“Hojo scares me…” Admitted the boy, after finishing his orange juice. “He… I don’t want to be near him. And I don’t want him to be near Cait either…”

“Why?”

The boy was quiet for a moment. Looking at Sephiroths with uncertainty in his eyes, before scooting closer to him with his chair. Making sure that no-one was looking in their direction, or paying attention to them. “I can bring things to life.” Whispered the boy quietly. Eyes focused on Sephiroth, as he tried to decipher the confused look on the silver haired boy’s face. “I… don’t know how. But I can make toys move and act on their own…” He continued, but stopped when Sephiroth failed to give an answer, or say something in response. 

And how could he? Bringing things to life sounded like something straight out of a fairytale, and yet, the boy didn’t look like someone who would, or could, lie. So, Sephiroth decided to believe him, and to not tell Hojo anything. What he doesn’t know, could never interest him after all. Also, Sephiroth didn’t want to lose a possible new friend. So, he promised the boy to keep his secret. To which the boy smiled in relief and continued to tell him about other mundane things that happened around the Shinra building. Only getting up, when someone in a suit walked over to inform his new friend that he was needed. To which the brunette let out a sigh and got up. Smiling at Sephiroth, while picking up Cait and thanking him for finding his toy. 

It wasn’t until later that the young soldier found out that his friend’s name was Reeve. 

Reeve Tuesti, Director of Urban Development, and youngest board member. 

[adobe-outdesign]

Thoughts on Goldengo? Gimigoul's evo (sorry if I spelled anything wrong!)

Gholdengo has proven to be one of the most divisive Pokemon from this generation. It's one of those love it or hate it 'mons; while lots of people like it, others feel like it looks too much like a mascot and/or a wacky waving inflatable tube man. Which, to be fair, is objectively right. Less objectively, however: I love them.

This thing is simply the definition of friend-shaped. It's a silly surfer dude with a fanny pack that makes friends with everyone and knows how to do sick kickflips. It literally has a page decided to it on Know Your Meme. I simply cannot, nay, will not say they're a bad Pokemon because they're just too inherently likable for me to take any issue with them.

Plus, on a slightly more serious note, I think it's genuinely cool that it's Pokemon #1000 and you evolve it by collecting 999 coins. Likewise, its body being made of coins is interesting from a biology aspect; it sheds the coins when battling to avoid taking damage (or to inflict damage depending on its m.o.), can use the coins to shapeshift itself a surfboard, and has an ability that reflects it being an object-mon. I also think it's neat how it greedily obsessives over coins as a Gimmighoul, then becomes super chill once it's successfully evolved.

However, as much as I enjoy the string cheese man, I can agree that there are some odd aspects about this direction. For example, Gimmighoul is kind of an inverse chest mimic; instead of the chest itself being a monster, the chest contains a monster. But by the time it evolves, any mimic angle is lost with Gholdengo. Even the chest itself is regulated to being a fanny pack, which while funny, does raise a lot of questions about proportional sizing (the chest is a bit less than a foot long judging by Gimmighoul's height, but Gholdengo is only about 4"; so the chest should be 1/4 its size, yet it's absolutely tiny).

It's also a bit odd that all horror angles were lost with it. Gimmighoul is ever-so-slightly eerie, what with it mind-controlling people and draining their life force. I like that Gholdengo is chill, but it does feel a little jarring. (I joked when it came out that it was funny to think that the promo short story they did with the girl collecting coins would've ended with her seeing a Gholdengo peacing out and skateboarding away had she just turned around.)

Anyway, the point is: this mans is delightful and one of my personal Gen 9 favorites. However, I can objectively agree that it's a bit tonally dissonant from its pre-evo. In that respect, a regional or split evo could be a potentially interesting angle that might satisfy those looking for more of a traditional mimic. In the meantime, however, we at least get to enjoy this silly man in all his silliness.

Radical.

[fuzizeze]

PHEW, I'VE BEEN WANTING TO MAKE THIS POST FOR A VERY LONG TIME

THERE WILL BE A LOT OF LETTERS AND GRAMMAR MISTAKES‼️‼️

WELL

It occurred to me that counting the height (not all but many--) of EaH characters is a brilliant fucking idea

IT ALL TOOK A HELL OF A LOT OF TIME because there were a lot of problems with

In general, I initially started counting by the pantry in which Stiesel was locked up, I DIDN'T HAVE A SCREENSHOT LEFT, SORRY, but in short----

I found the approximate height of the ceilings in Germany (2.5 meters) and then I tried to figure out from the fucking doorway where, like, uh, the line on which the characters stand???

In short, I tried to find where these 2.5 meters start from

As a result, the first ones I counted were Edna and Stiesel, and then I counted others by simply substituting Edna's height to them (naturally so that they had normal proportions)

Then there were troubles with Hulgor because he actually hunches over. I tried to straighten it out, it turned out the way it did.----

A funny moment by the way, Hulgor (while he hunches) and Toby are the same height if you compare them with Edna, BUT IN THE GAME ITSELF, TOBY IS LOWER NEXT TO HULGOR FOR SOME REASON, I MEAN-----

Another problem was with Droggelbecher, because in the original game he has a very small sprite 'cause he stands in the distance, in the remaster they fixed it and made him a normal sprite, BUT HIS SEEMED TOO HIGH TO ME

YES, WE HAVE KEYMASTER 198CM AND HOTI 199CM, BUT I DONT BELIEVE THAT THE DROGGEL HEIGHT CAN BE 2 METERS

So I divided the difference between his sprites in orig and remaster by 2 (idk why by 2, probably because there are 2 variants of his height----) and added to the original

Again, it turned out how it turned out

I missed a bunch of other characters and didn't even try to do them, because I just didn't want to

Well, seriously, who needs the growth of a controller and a barman

And others could not be done due to the fact that they have inconvenient sprites for counting, I mean Peter, Blase, Adrian, well, put those whom you remember

Aaaaaaannnnddd wweeeeeeeeell probably that's it??? I do not pretend to be canonical at all AND I HONESTLY AM NOT SURE THAT I COUNTED EVERYONE CORRECTLY, BUT WHAT IS THERE IS

I'VE PUT A LOT OF TIME INTO THIS AND I'M HAPPY WITH WHAT CAME OUT IN THE END

IF SUDDENLY MORE THAN TWO PEOPLE SEE IT, I REALLY HOPE THAT IT CAN SUDDENLY BE USEFUL??? INTERESTING??? I dont know

I'M DAMN TIRED OF WRITING THIS, THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION‼‼‼️‼️💥💥💥💋💋💋💋💋🎉🎉🎉🎉

[ugh-yoongi]

Hi Jewel.

I don’t want to overburden you in your grieving process, so feel free to ignore this message completely. I lost my cat today and I need a little space to talk about it. My friends and family, while supportive, are a little too much for me to handle right now.

My cat, was not even 9 years old. His ninth birthday would be in October. He was with me for 7 years. He passed away last night and I only found him today. I was getting ready for work and just found him, in his little cat house. I tried waking him up up and when he didn’t respond, I just grabbed him and in that moment I knew, I knew he passed away, but adrenaline and shock just fueled me. I took him to the vet. They told me he had no heartbeat when I brought him. I can’t believe he’s no longer here. He was my first cat too - and I’m trying to keep it together, but I’m just so broken. Could I have done more? He had asthma. What if he had an attack while I was asleep and died by himself, and I just did not hear him?

I thought we’d have more time together. Now I’m just… broken. With his cathouse, and treats, and food, and medication.

I’m sorry. I feel for you. I’ve lost pets in the past, who all crossed over peacefully. One would think it would be easier to deal with the emptiness with time, but it’s not. I’m sending you a big hug.

hi friend, i am going to respond to you under a cut because i am sure i will ramble.

so much of what you've written here resonates. my cat, linus, would've been 13 in october as well, and he also had asthma. diagnosed when he was a year and a half. i always thought any time i had with him was a gift, because it was "borrowed." but it still wasn't enough.

i'm so sorry for your loss. i wish i knew what to say to make it hurt less. all i can offer you is empathy and a space to talk about your friend if you would like to do so.

it really is just... so hard. especially when they pass so suddenly. like, i knew linus was not doing well, especially in the last year or so—his asthma became unmanageable and we were out of options—but thursday night he was fine. all last week he brought us toys and yelled at us for food and slept with us and it didn't feel like "his time" yet. i thought i'd know.

there's just a hole, which i'm sure you know. i held it together pretty well for the rest of the day on friday and then lost it while vacuuming on saturday because i didn't want to vacuum up the last of his fur and not know it. i lost it yesterday because one of my other cats brought us a toy but they didn't make the silly sounds linus used to make when he did the same thing. i lost it last night when it was bedtime and the cats came into the bedroom but i didn't hear linus's toenails on the hardwood specifically.

but it's so, so important to remember that we've done the best we can with what we were given. asthmatic cats are so hard, and i can guarantee your friend lived his absolute best life with you. just from what you've written to me, i know he was so loved, and i know he loved you just as much in return.

thank you for telling me about him. one thing that has brought me so much comfort the last few days is just... other people having known him? having met him? he was my whole world, so just the fact that he existed outside of me and my home... i don't know. he was just the best, and it's been so lovely for everyone to have their own silly little linus stories or even laugh at his funny body proportions. so i hope sharing a little about him with me helps you, too.

i don't know what happens after we leave this world, but i do truly believe we see our friends again. i know i love that cat too much for this to have been a permanent goodbye. i will wish the same for you.

please feel free to come back whenever you need to. <3

[obviouslyaweasley]

↳- making up ；...-༉‧₊˚✧

(( steve harrington x wife! reader ))

lowercase is intentional...

you missed him.

you missed his smile. you wished you hadn't lashed out at him in the morning, he was just being concerned for you, he was being caring. the subject was just too touchy and you flamed up, you shouldn't have been so sensitive...

you hoped he knew that you were sorry.

he didn't even say anything, his eyes just got really sad, and he walked away. quiet as a ghost.

and now everywhere you looked you saw him.

you tried calling around but it seemed like nobody knew where he was. you had a feeling like he wouldn't want to speak to you even if you did manage to find him, his hurt face etched permanently into your mind.

this is why you hated words; once they were said they could never be unsaid, never be unheard, never be taken back.

when you heard the clicking sound of the front door unlocking you rushed downstairs barefoot, not caring about how cold the tiles felt underneath the soles of your feet.

"(y/n) i'm home-"

you wrapped your arms around him, trapping him in a tight embrace; never wanting to let go, never wanting to stop inhaling his familiar scent of iced vanilla lattes and woods during winter.

"i'm sorry." you said, your face still pressed against against his chest. he runs a hand through your hair.

"that's funny," he says with a sheepish smile, showing you the bouquet of roses that were in his other hand, "i was actually planning on saying the same thing."

you laugh. oh steve. you lash out at him and he's the one to buy you flowers and apologize.

he hands you the bouquet of roses and scoops you up bridal style.

"steve what are you doing?" you ask.

"carrying you up the stairs of course, you're barefoot right?" he asks.

and being the princely boy that he is, he carries you like a rescued princess and places you on top of your bed.

"only one thing missing now...be right back!" steve hollers before running back downstairs, "don't go anywhere!"

"don't worry," you holler back with a laugh, "i won't."

as you're swinging your feet, waiting for him to return, you can hear the clanging sounds of bowls and spoons. you smile. he was just too good for you sometimes.

he came back upstairs with two bowls of ice cream sundaes; one was vanilla with brownie chunks inside, drizzled with hot fudge sauce and chocolate chips, and the other one was vanilla filled with cookie bits and lots of chocolate drizzle. both of them had metal spoons stabbed into the scoops.

you knew immediately that the one with chocolate chips was for you. steve couldn't stand chocolate chips. "but chocolate is meant to be consumed in large unhealthy proportions!" he'd playfully argue with you.

accepting the bowl with bow your hands, you scooted over to make space for him to sit with you on the bed.

he did, plopping down next to you with his own bowl still in his hands. "so...now that i've manipulated you with ice cream..."

"you want me to talk about what you asked me about this morning." you said, clutching your bowl a little tighter.

"please don't get angry at me again-"

"no it's fine." you say with a smile, "i think i'm finally ready to talk..."

[little-bag-boy-pokemon]

[ BZZZT! post loading. interference 90%... interference 60%….interference 30%. ]

[ LOAD COMPLETE BZZZTZT ]

rotomphone.exe loading…

Hello this is GLITCH the rotom BZZZT! I am a ROTOM in a PHONE. I found this PHONE on the GROUND and have POSSESSED it bzzzt.

I have a BOY with me BZZZT! However he is NOT an ordinary BOY. His name MONO. He does NEVER speak BZZZT! Only SHORT words. Like “HEY”. And like “OI”. Mostly as HE call attention. But I FINE with THAT, BZZZT! He can type, bzzzt, look:

[ t y p i n g . . . ]

hi , name is mono !

Yes! I not KNOW where from he COMES! BUT he can come IN and OUT of screen like ME! In fact I was possessing TV when suddenly boy leaped OUT of TV, BZZZT! And that is HOW I start FOLLOW him bzzzt. They came to Rotomblr because, uh, “ want find friend but scared actually talking ” , bzzzt.

(there they are! say hello, bzzzt!)

ALSO they have a BUNCH of SSSCCARRYYYYY POKÉMON WITH THEM BZZZT!! I no know HOW they came with but they appeared alongSIDE them, BZZZT!! i do not like them very much bzzzt…

(here is his trainer card! it was a bit hard to get one for him at first because of his SCARY pokémon but counter guy didn’t say much about it and we got it printed out BZZZT!)

Sorry for so many WORDS, bzzzt. We will now be out of your way, BZZZT!

(OOC UNDER CUT, PLEASE READ BEFORE INTERACTING:)

hi! yes this is a faller blog for mono from little nightmares II!!

blog info!

please please PLEASE note the following:

mod and muse are BOTH minors so absolutely NO explicit asks

i am fairly new to the little nightmares fandom! so if i have any inaccuracies while roleplaying mono (his personality, his canon whatever) PLEASE TELL ME!! :D

highest stakes i am willing to get involved in is medium.

this will be a largely lighthearted blog, focusing on mono’s adventures and journeys through the pokémon world. but since well. it’s little nightmares. mandatory is the angst and sad is mandatory

mono is currently in KALOS, so any kalos muses PLEASE feel free to try and interact with him!! we can plot shenanigans or interactions in dms heeehee

interactions are NOT only limited to kalos muses!! any other muses not in kalos feel free to come interact, just that you’d have to find a reasonable way for our two muses to meet, that’s all.

i am open to ANY type of asks so as long as you keep it safe for minors and is not problematic. heck, feel free to send hate to the bean- if your muse has the heart to do so that is!

main blog is @robin-the-wanderer , PLEASE see there for DNI !!

blog warnings:

⚠️this blog may contain the following triggering topics⚠️:

descriptions / depictions of horror

descriptions / depictions of mild to moderate gore (i know little nightmares is very gore-ey but since this is a community that has a large proportion of CHILDREN i’ll tone down the gore a little.)

descriptions / depictions and memories of anxiety / trauma / near death experiences

descriptions / depictions of memory loss / amnesia / dereality / disassociation

SADNESS.

descriptions / depictions of violence

and that’s probably all! please do tell me if ya spot any more that needs to be mentioned here yeah, and i’ll add it asap!!

tags:

signal BEAM ! - any miscellaneous text posts, etc

reality WARP ? - major plot events

beep BLOOPERS ! - shenanigans and funny / wholesome stuff

a transMISSION ! - ask answers, etc

we are LIVE ! - any asks sent by this blog that have been answered

white NOISE ! - any OTHER stuff that is, in any acceptable way, related to this blog

[fourseasonsfigs]

Rehearsal Zhe

Here we have Zhehan rehearsing for the Word of Honor concert!

The inspiration for this fig is Zhehan's casually relaxed Lanvin rehearsal outfit look:

While I tend to like the fancier outfits than the more casual ones, anything associated with the concert is very special to me. I'm happy to have this fig!

Zhehan is of course wearing his glasses in the rehearsal, so this fig came with some frames. And I do mean frames. Unlike the very well crafted and beautiful glasses from Junjun's Cool Boy Mujosh fig, this is bendy PVC. There isn't any plastic in them to simulate glass, and when I got them they were twisted up.

I don't know if you can really see here, but after a lot of warming under hot water and re-bending them back into shape, they were still pretty badly bent. I could not get them to stay on this fig for anything. I'd get one end hooked over one ear and the other would fall right off. I think stiffer frames work better - metal or the hard plastic of Junjun's fig. Incidentally, this is one of the best angles to see the Lanvin logo on his hoodie - it's in shadow in a lot of my pics, but it's pretty visible here.

I ended up laying him down and just draping the glasses over them so you could at least see how it looked:

Not my favorite, to be honest! I don't know if they're just not the right shape, or they're too big - or if it's just me and they look fine to everyone else!

I really like my figs that are based on something to look like that something, including all the details, but as you can see I abandoned the look and just went for the bare-faced look. Sorry Zhehan! Sorry me!

Here's our beautiful Zhehan, starry eyed and getting ready to sing to over 7,000 people live, and far more than that online! Including this one little intrepid American falling headlong into fandom for the first time.

His question mark baseball cap actually goes up pretty high! Some of this is the angle, and some of this is just that figs have pretty big heads.

You can definitely see it here. It's a big hat for a small fig!

And yet, this fig balances just fine. No problem at all.

We have Zhehan's normal curvy proportions, covered up a bit by the slouchy yet fashionable blue Lanvin hoodie. I always find it funny that the hood on these are so small when the heads are so big. Obviously they can't make them actual head size, or it would take up the whole back of the fig!

His little tennis shoes look so small here! They don't look anywhere near enough like they'd be able to balance him, but they do a good job. It must be all that core strength Zhehan's developed over time.

Like all the figs in this series, the maker does a really nice job on the details. This outfit is simple, but she dresses it up with his jewelry, and the little touches on his hoodie and on his shoes. Very nicely done.

And we're back around! I love the pose she picked out for him - very reminiscent of the rehearsal indeed.

This is actually a nice angle to see the hand tucked into his pocket.

This angle made me laugh - it's just one giant question mark!

This is the obligatory moment in this entire 4-fig series where I regret that I did not peel off the protective film from the optional-purchase keychain. It's so dull and drab instead of being bright and vibrant! Sorry all. You can see how cute it is though.

The back of the box card with the name of the fig...

...and as you can tell, we've come to the last of the figs in this series! But there are plenty of more figs to go (and more on order!)

Material: PVC

Fig Count: 300! Wow!

Scene Count: 23

Rating: Happy to hit 300 with this sweet singing fig!

[v-arbellanaris]

Hi! As requested, some (very) random stuff. I am sorry you're having a bad day/week. February can go suck an egg in my humble opinion.

Meta: I was 0 days old when I found out that according to DA lore, there are no dwarven slaves in Tevinter. (because of the importance of the lyrium trade) I was refreshing my memory about Dwarven Ambasadoria and it says so on the wiki but without a source where that comes from. It seems unlikely to me, but ok.

Comic thing (Those who speak) that bothers me mighty: So, in the game, Isabela frees the slaves on the ship she is escorting. Because she agreed to do it without knowing that the cargo were living people. She lets them go. The guy is pissed mighty and that is why she agreed to steal the tome of Koslun in return for him. It's an entire plot! And in the comic... She kills the slaves. What the fuck Bioware.

Character: Varric's necklace has this running joke about Cock-ring necklace Ken. But as much as the makers of the doll didn't have a clue where that fashion came from, maybe Varric too wanted to be flashy! But ended up with a cock ring around his neck?

I was relistening DA2 banter and Varric has a dialogue with Choir boy about Bianca's cocking ring. And I kinda had a thought. What if the necklace is actually a spare part that he kept from the time Bianca made Bianca the crossbow?

Also, dunno why but everyone everywhere claims Varric is ENTP type, but when I sat down and checked it turns out he is very much an ENFP. It matters to me for some weird reason.

Also, Isabela/Varric banter is peak aromantic/asexual humor. I believe that Varric is the embodiment of (insert the no throw! dog meme) No sex! Only sexy!

In the comic (the one where they have a Fade trip) Varric in a dream sequence looks more like a human than a dwarf. (the way he is drawn) until he leaves the "vision" and looks like a dwarf again. Is this like? Intentional? Just a weird drawing thing when someone couldn't exactly figure out proportions?

The new comic (if we are speaking of comics and the way dwarfs are being drawn) has some dwarven ladies. People like the new Varric design. (good for them) I am crying over Dwarven ladies being done dirty.

Dark secret: I am low-key planning to ignore Dragon Age 4. People are hyped. I am like? Annoyed? I have my own canon, whole-ass Inquisition re-write. I don't care.

Also, I never played any dragon age game. I pirated it sure. I managed to create a few characters in a creator but never played further than the opening sequence. My laptop would burn to a crisp. It's really that shitty. I literary watched so many yt walkthroughs and read through the wiki. I often forget that is a weird and not-normal way to enjoy video games.

Another secret: I made a Cadash OC, I had them for so many years. And they are central to the plot of my entire personal Dragon Age Universe. The entire plot of Origins. Appear in DA2 events briefly. Then entire Inquisition. It's an overkill how important I made that character. But it's too late now! I wish I had enough willpower to record it somewhere (drawings, writing) just for the sake of it. Yet I am afraid of how weird it is. Funny, no?

Hope you feel a little bit better sometime soon.

I have no puns. I have a funny video in this trying time I sometimes watch to feel better: https://www.tumblr.com/titkoks/644666319075229696/obsessed-with-the-line-if-i-can-continue-to-be-a?source=share

SORRY THIS TOOK SO LONG TO ANSWER!!!! february does suck!!! march is not looking that much better atm but here's to hoping....

Meta: I was 0 days old when I found out that according to DA lore, there are no dwarven slaves in Tevinter. (because of the importance of the lyrium trade) I was refreshing my memory about Dwarven Ambasadoria and it says so on the wiki but without a source where that comes from. It seems unlikely to me, but ok.

seriously?! i mean i suppose that makes sense but it also doesn't make sense considering y'know. the casteless? wait. what if they (the dwarves from other castes) wouldn't consider that enslavement of their people... that would be really fucked up but on brand for orzammar social politics huh

Comic thing (Those who speak) that bothers me mighty: So, in the game, Isabela frees the slaves on the ship she is escorting. Because she agreed to do it without knowing that the cargo were living people. She lets them go. The guy is pissed mighty and that is why she agreed to steal the tome of Koslun in return for him. It's an entire plot! And in the comic… She kills the slaves. What the fuck Bioware.

i mean, having isabela - a black woman - be a slaver in the worst place is already an extremely questionable writing decision. i also think it was a shit writing decision but the trail of logic seems to be along the lines of like: isabela gets in debt with the felicisima armada -> gets involved in slave trafficking -> gets cornered by the orlesians in the venefication sea -> slaves were killed (to allow the ship to maneuver since it's implied the ship was slow because the cargo holds were too packed) -> isabela vows never to traffic slaves again -> presumably the next time she's asked to do it anyway, she sets the slaves free? which is still not great. bioware's sliding scale of when slavery is or isnt acceptable is really... hm.

In the comic (the one where they have a Fade trip) Varric in a dream sequence looks more like a human than a dwarf. (the way he is drawn) until he leaves the "vision" and looks like a dwarf again. Is this like? Intentional? Just a weird drawing thing when someone couldn't exactly figure out proportions?

this is making me UNWELL. for so many reasons.

The new comic (if we are speaking of comics and the way dwarfs are being drawn) has some dwarven ladies. People like the new Varric design. (good for them) I am crying over Dwarven ladies being done dirty.

YEAH WHY DO THEY LOOK LIKE THAT??? what did they do to evka and harding?!?!?!

Dark secret: I am low-key planning to ignore Dragon Age 4. People are hyped. I am like? Annoyed? I have my own canon, whole-ass Inquisition re-write. I don't care.

yeah i'm checking it out for the vibes but im still digging around in origins and da2 for content so i hope that tells you where MY mind is at

Also, I never played any dragon age game. I pirated it sure. I managed to create a few characters in a creator but never played further than the opening sequence. My laptop would burn to a crisp. It's really that shitty. I literary watched so many yt walkthroughs and read through the wiki. I often forget that is a weird and not-normal way to enjoy video games.

EXCUSE ME MGDFKGJDKSGJKDFGJ this is SO funny you are the ONLY VALID person in the entire fandom and i love you