#thank you guys so much for being patient

[megueggu]

design piece of Jasper for Youso ✨

[strawberrystepmom]

okay anyway now it's time to pretend i said none of that and everything is fine again LMFAO

[knightfeared]

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[daftpatience]

tentative restock day for the shop is Dec 10th!!!

[the-kr8tor]

*Closes google docs covered in blood and sweat*

AAANNNNDDD IM DONE! Part 3 is done with both endings!! YAYY 😄 still need to edit and proofread this absolute monster but it's definitely done!

Update on Wednesday!!

[tardis--dreams]

Some of those doctors make hating oat milk their entire personality. I hate them. Cannot pretend to find them funny or like i give a shit. Fucking pretentious assholes

[thegoodthebadandtheart]

you’re still here and i’m still here so i guess we’ve (almost) made it through another year. 2022 had weird ups and downs for me but it’s ending on an up so i’m very grateful for that. i drew a lot of art i’m proud of and i hope you guys enjoyed some of it as much as i did :)

thank you for every nice word, comment and tag you’ve ever left on my art! huge shout-out to all my friends who deserve the world <3

[kingspuppet]

I think for the sake of my sanity I need to clean up my drafts/inbox stuff. I'm also thinking about possibly dropping some things (threads, inbox stuff, starter calls, etc.). If I do that I don't think it'll be a whole lot, but it'll just be for if I don't have the muse for it. I'm also very tempted to start utilizing the queue again to help clear out my drafts for both replies and miscellaneous stuff alike. Regardless of what I end up doing though, I gotta clean up things. I'm so behind with replies of every sort IC and OOC that it's practically put me in a place of stasis with how overwhelmed I feel. So I'm gonna do my best to work on that over the next few days alongside hopefully (and I'm desperately crossing my fingers here) having my mental battery charged enough to accomplish replies. But I hope that you've all been well! Remember to drink some water, have a snack, and take some time to rest because you deserve it!! 💙

[golden--doodler]

Here’s a repost of all the rules for Geneuary! :D

We will not be silenced, Tumblr!! We shall persevere 💪🏼

Well, hello there again!

Glad to know everyone seems to enjoy Gene and are excited. 

Here are some guidelines for Geneuary! :D

♦ When posting, be sure to use the tag Geneuary2024, so your work will easily be found! Everyone's work deserves to be seen and appreciated!

♦ Works that contain other characters are accepted, but just make sure to keep it Gene-focused, as it is his month. Ships with Gene are accepted, just make sure they're appropriate.

♦ The way you choose to tackle the prompts is up to you! Be creative and use any medium you so desire. You can draw, write, make moodboards, share headcanons, even just share some of your favorite Gene scenes from the show, and so much more! There are endless possibilities at your disposal, the only limit is your imagination.

♦ A poll for the prompts should be released soon, and the prompts that are picked should be followed to the best of your ability. Of course, there's room for creativity and wiggle room, just be sure to stay true to what the prompts are.

♦ Explicit or mature (NSFW) works will not be accepted for Geneuary, but every other kinds of works will be! Just be sure to adhere to Tumblr's guidelines when it comes to potentially triggering material.

♦ This will be an event geared towards encouraging creativity and positivity! Be sure not to interact with any potential negativity, and don't be a perpetrator of negativity yourself. Just have fun, and enjoy celebrating the wonderful character of Gene! :D

That should be it for now, so have a lovely day everyone!!❣️

[powerfought]

after a nap i’m still feeling drained, so i might just post up the responses to that relationships meme and see how i feel afterwards

[canongf-archive]

i'm still here!!! i've been rlly busy lately with all kinds of good things, i've got a photoshoot tomorrow, i'm going on vacation later this week, and i'm not gonna lie to you!!! i have a good feeling about this real life crush. i don't know what it is or what it'll turn out to be, but i have a good feeling. so i haven't been on much!!! and i might not be on much for a little while!!! i'm still here!!! i'll still be around!!! but my posts and replies will probably be a bit slower than normal!!! and i just wanted to let you know!!! i love you!!!!! 💗

[here-2suffer]

Guess who finally got the next out :^D. Uh, sorry it took so long. I felt bad that it was taking so long and I ended up taking a break from it because of that and then I realized you guys have been waiting forever so I rushed the ending- sorry you had to wait so long for something that isn't even long. Also I promised I'd tag @justaduckarts and @total-fandom-tr45h for this so yeah. These are the people who inspired me to write this, you guys should check them out, they're really cool. Okay, so finally, here it is.

Fish Tales chapter 2

It's been a while now, you've stayed on this ship the whole time. Your tail is fully healed now (sadly it still has some scars), and it didn't even take as long as it normally does. Though that's probably because of whatever Solaris and Lucien said they were using. Magol, was it? No, that doesn't feel right.

It's morning, you're out on the dock looking at the sky as the sun rises, coloring the sky in beautiful yellows and oranges and reds and blues that reflect on the sea. It's an amazing view. You never really saw sunrises or sunsets before you were on this ship.

Solaris comes up behind you and hugs you. "Goooood morning sunshine!" He's taken a liking to calling you 'sunshine' the same way Lucien calls you 'starfish'. You look at him and smile. "Morning Solar." Lucien comes with breakfast and sets it down on the table. "Good morning starfish." "Morning Lucien."

The morning goes by like all the others, you eat breakfast, talk about random things, and occasionally Solaris or Lucien 'accidentally' brush their hand against yours. It gives you a weird feeling in your stomach, you don't know what it is.

Solaris and Lucien check your tail before any work can get done on the ship, that's usually how they decide which places you can and can't go to depending on whether it can hurt your scars. "Well, would you look at that! Looks like your tail is fully healed!" Solaris' voice is as cheery as usual. He keeps his hand on your tail and Lucien sits next to you, putting his arm around your shoulder.

You look at your tail and at the sea, then back at the boys. "Does mean I can left now?" The boys' smile faded in an instant.

"You're not leaving." Lucien sighed. "Why no?" You raise an eyebrow at him. Lucien pulled you a little closer. "Because I don't want you to." "Lucien!" And then Solaris started scolding him again.

Solaris sighs and turns to you. "He's right though, you can't leave... rrright noww." He adds that last part looking to the side, like a child who's been caught doing something but still tries to deny it.

"Why no?" You ask again. He looks up, seemingly making excuses in his head. "W-Well… Oh! There's a storm coming! A very bad one too, so it would be safer for you to stay here on the ship. If you go now, it would be very dangerous for you all alone in the sea!" He nods with his hands on his hips, as if confirming his own words.

Luckily, you have a valid argument against that. "Wrong." Solaris furrows his brows, his confusion is written all over his face. Lucien still holds you close, as if you would run off as soon as he let's go. His arms are now wrapped around your waist.

"Sea is my home. I lived through many storms before, I'm okay. Storm can break this ship, that danger." You say in a matter-of-fact manner. Solaris' confidence visibly deflates, he turns away and crosses his arms. "You know what, I'm going back to steering before we all crash and die." And just like that, he leaves for the wheelhouse.

You look at Lucien, though you have to lean back so your faces don't touch. "Let me go?" He looks at you for a couple of seconds before deciding to do the exact opposite and hold you closer. "Nah."

That day went by just like the first day you were here, you were under supervision the whole time. There was no way you could escape during the day. Guess you'll just have to try at night.

In the middle of the day, Solaris took you up to the wheelhouse with him as Lucien was going to take a nap (again). He isn't mad or even annoyed with you, that definitely surprised you. You thought he ran off earlier because he was upset you wanted to leave.

"Sorry I left so suddenly earlier, I had to take a breather after that." Ah, so he was upset you wanted to leave. His voice is so soft and gentle though, it almost made you want to stay. Almost. "Please don't leave… Not right now. I-It's too dangerous out there right now, we're getting closer to the storm and-"

"I survive storm." You're not going to repeat the conversation, maybe argument, from earlier, are you? Solaris sighs. "I know… Lucien and I both know you'll most likely survive the storm. But even if you do, you might end up hurt again, and I hate the thought of you being hurt like you were when we found you..."

He wasn't even looking at you, he kept his eyes out to the sea. You knew he didn't need to look in order to keep the ship going in the right direction, he always looked at you while steering. But now he wasn't.

Why... Why does it hurt?

…

You sit there in silence as Solaris steers. He quietly sighs, you don't think you were supposed to hear it, but with how silent it is, it was clear as day.

It stayed that way until Solaris eventually started talking about where they're going. They're visiting someone. "Who?" You tilt your head slightly to the side. Solaris looks at you with that soft smile of his that you've been growing fond of. "Someone very special to us."

You cross your arms. "No answer to question." He looked amused by your reaction. "Don't worry, you'll get a proper introduction when we get there."

From then, you and Solaris talked about things. Nothing in particular, just things. Eventually, Solaris started asking you questions. "Sunshine, how's the chest? Is it too small? Is it giving you splinters?" You raised an eyebrow at that, but he didn't seem to notice. "Chest a little small, but can still fit in good." He smiled. "That's good. When we stop Lucien can get you a bigger chest."

You wanted to ask why Lucien would buy you a bigger chest, but before you could, he asked another question. "Do you like the food here? I know it's mostly fish but you're probably used to that, right?" You nod. "Yes, good food. I eat all the time."

"Is there anything that makes you uncomfortable here?" You could see a glint of worry in his eyes, though he tried to hide it with his smile. "...No water." He turned to you with confusion evident on his face. "Well, what do we do?"

That's when things clicked.

He was trying to fix things and make you more comfortable on the ship so you would stay.

…

"Don't know." You shrug and turn forward to the sea, feeling guilty for wanting to leave now. He sighed and looked forward as well.

You didn't want to hurt them, but you weren't sure whether you wanted to stay on this ship forever. You're a mer, you weren't built for life outside of water. But yet here you were, living out of the water for most of the days.

But you wanted to go back in the sea, you knew you did, so you made up your mind.

You're going to escape tonight.

Or at least that's what you thought. Yeah, turns out life had other plans.

You looked around, the boys was nowhere to be seen, they were probably resting inside their bedroom. You couldn't hear them though, which was weird because they were always talking before switching with each other. But you pushed that thought to the side as you only had one goal in mind.

Escape the ship.

You quickly made you way to the edge of the dock and pulled yourself up, looking down to the sea of freedom just below you. You wasted no time. You leaned forward with hopes that you wouldn't hit your head on the side of the ship as you fell down, but something grabbed your waist before you could feel yourself falling, gasping as it pulled you back.

"And just what do you think you're doing?" Lucien's deep voice sounded from behind you. He pulled you close, practically hugging you. You turn your head to face him. "Sea." He clicked his tongue and furrowed his brows, trying to seem angry, but you could see the hurt in his eyes.

"No." And with that, you were being carried back inside. You thought he would bring you to your room and put you to sleep, but he didn't. Instead, he brought you to the wheelhouse with him, using a spell to keep the ship moving without him having to steer.

"No sleep?" You asked worriedly, maybe he's decided to punish you by keeping you awake. He sighs and holds you closer. "You'll sleep eventually, but you're staying with me." He speaks low, you can't even turn to see his expression because of the distance (or lack thereof) between the both of you, but you could hear something in his voice. It sounded sad. You couldn't hear it well though, so you're not sure.

"Why?" You could just feel his breath on your shoulder. "So you don't leave." There it was, that extra something in his voice. It definitely sounded sad. He leans his head against yours, you've noticed he's been getting more physical with you every day. "But if I in chest to sleep, won't leave." He scoffed. "You could easily leave while I'm not looking. I'm not taking any chances."

You think that's really dumb. He's definitely right, you could easily leave when he isn't looking, and you probably would. But you still think it's dumb.

You say the first thing that comes to your mind. "Could bite you now and leave when you drop me." He pauses for a second then chuckles. You can feel it more than you hear it, and you're not really sure how you feel about that, or how you want to feel about that.

"You used to bite us when you didn't want us in the same room as you before, I'm pretty sure we're used to it by now." He sits you down on the chair next to the wheel and starts steering the ship.

"Thought boat moved by itself?" He put a spell, didn't he? "The boat doesn't move by itself, star. I used a magic spell to put it on autopilot, but only for a minute or two." Magic, right. That's what they used to heal your scars too! "Why not always? Then you never steer." He smiled and shook his head with a sigh. "It doesn't work like that." "Why no?"

"Because." He glanced at you. "If we use too much magic, it wears us out. We'll get very exhausted and faint, and probably die if it's that extreme." Your eyes widened, you did not like the sound of that. "Die?" You tried to make your voice sound less worried than you actually were, but you're not sure it worked. He shrugged. "Probably."

Okay, so, that's a no for spending more time with them. That's fine actually, it would've made it harder to leave the ship anyway. You still didn't like the thought of them dying though.

He smiled and patted your head. "Don't worry, we don't use a lot of magic, so we won't die from that." Well, that was somehow more comforting than you think it should've been. At least you don't have to worry about them dying from magic though.

The rest of the night, you and Lucien just talked, the subject didn't matter, you talked about everything. He would take every chance he had to ruffle your hair, boop your nose, hug you, and just be physical with you. You didn't really mind, if anything, you really enjoyed it.

You talked for what seemed like 7 hours, but was probably only 3, as sleep was taking over you. Lucien put the ship on autopilot again when he noticed you yawning.

"You tired now?" You tried to blink away the sleepiness, but that only made it worse. "No, brain just slow." You wanted to talk more with him, but you knew you would fall asleep any minute now.

He chuckled and picked you up. "Oh really?" You were too tired to fight back. "Mmyeah." Your eyes closed on their own (traitors) and you couldn't open them no matter how hard you tried. "You sure? Because you seem very tired to me." His voice was closer than before and you felt yourself being put in something. You instantly knew it was your chest, because where else would they put you?

"Goodnight starfish." That was the last thing you heard before you drifted off to sleep.

[foxiams]

alright so i’ve decided to develop an oc because it’s been a while, she’ll def have verses for touchstarved, bloodborne and ffxiv, and rest as i go, but i want her to be a dark fantasy gal 🥺🥺🥺

[shandian-go]

Shandian GO - 2nd Anniversary Celebration!

I can’t believe it’s been two whole years since this group order was created and to celebrate this milestone, I’ve put together some events to thank all the joiners that made this GO possible :D

1) Giveaway

The lovely yuka_cchii has designed some adorable USB cards to commemorate the second anniversary of the GO! There are 5 options available (MDZS, TGCF, SVSSS, SHL and 2ha) and they’re free to order!

The giveaway is open to all registered Shandian GO joiners (past and present). Maximum 1 USB card per joiner, first come first served! 

➥ Link to listing

2) Mid Year Survey

I’m always thinking of ways to improve the GO experience for joiners and would love to get your input about the GO process through the survey. There’s been a number of changes since the last survey and I’d love to hear what worked for you and what didn’t, and also get a sense of what you’d like to see from the GO going forward :)

The survey can be submitted anonymously but if you do want to leave your contact details, I’ll be doing a prize draw for survey participants as a thank you! There will be 6 winners and each winner will receive a $10.00 CAD gift voucher for the GO~

➥ Link to survey (ends July 31, 2022)

3) New Feedback Gifts

The monthly feedback prize draw has been replaced by a new process that will allow all joiners to claim some goodies for posting feedback for their packages :D 

All feedback posts posted after May 31, 2022 are eligible for this new process. 

Joiners who posted feedback before May 31, 2022 and have never won a feedback draw prize will also get a maximum of one (1) roll-forward entry for the new process. This means that when you claim your feedback gift for the first time, you’ll be able to submit one (1) URL link for a post dated before May 31, 2022.

If you have any questions about the new process, feel free to use the Tumblr Askbox :) 

➥ Link to feedback gifts page

Lastly, thank you all so much for your ongoing support for this GO and sticking around through all the ups and downs over these past two years. I'm grateful and humbled by all the trust you've placed in me and will keep working hard to be deserving of that trust. 

I hope the goodies you receive from me continue to bring you joy and if fate allows it, I also hope we’ll be able to celebrate again together a year from now~

- Mel

[lunargrapejuice]

ive got quite a few asks to get through but im just really not feeling good so it might take me a bit to get to them. i promise i’ll get to them soon<3

[kingspuppet]

I just want to once again apologize for not replying to things (IC or IMs). Life has still been extremely stressful, and last night my family lost our eldest cat. He was severely sick for the last month or two, and after losing my dog back in September it’s really taken a toll on me. So dealing with this has added to the lack of activity in the last few months. (And now some of our other animals are having issues with their health which we’re hoping it’s nothing, but life keeps kicking us so it’s scary.) It’s....been a lot to deal with and I’m not really handling it well alongside my usual mental health garbage. I wanna get back to doing things here and messaging friends. It’s still just gonna take me a little bit longer than I’d like. So I’m still gonna be pretty slow, but I’m gonna try to do my best to ease back in to things where I can. Goro Day is also this Saturday so I’d like to be here to do some things as well! So hopefully I can do that. Either way, I hope everyone’s been well. I love and miss ya’ll lots! 💙