#tips are appreciated

[artistchamp]

Sakura ogami work in progress. Not the best but better than last time

[green-static]

Dogman fandom making me learn Spanish

[sativiaslover]

dividers from here

🫧Bath Time🧼

summary - you finally get him to bathe.

paring; D.D x M!Reader (can be read as gn tho)

cw: sfw nudity, “i love yous”, two men absolutely head over heels for each other, international lowercase, it’s said that reader is taller than Daryl👍

word count: 1.7k

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time often felt fast in the new world, fast enough for him to not realize how long it really had been since he last showered. since arriving in alexandria Daryl been on edge, especially with everyone besides him getting jobs. even you had a job, and you were with him more times than not. he felt like an outcast all over again.

the day had been going by pretty slow, with Daryl doing his usual routine of going out to hunt for his food —despite being offered food time and time again from people in his group and other residents— you being right by his side closely.

a smell, horrid and absolutely deathly creeped into your nose. after getting to alexandria, you took full advantage of the piping hot showers and soap. however, it was very much clear, your boyfriend did not.

“hey d’?” you spoke up, twig snapping beneath your foot as you walked with him.

“‘mm?”

you thought for a second, trying to figure out how to word your next sentence without sounding crude.

“have..have you thought about utilizing the showers?” your voice came out barely above a whisper, hoping he would catch the memo of telling him he smelled like absolute ass. luckily for you, he happened to be great with hints.

he was silent for a moment, not returning an answer.

“yeah.” was all he let out, his eyes kept on the animal prints he was tracking.

you happened to be terrible when it came to things like tracking, often that led you wondering why he ever took you out with him to hunt. your attention was quick to switch back to the matter at hand.

“why haven’t you?”

“jus’ gon’ get dirty ‘gan”

you hummed, his thought process wasn’t totally unreasonable, but you knew it ran much deeper than just ‘getting dirty again.’

“wh- '' your sentence was cut short as his hand flung up in attempt to silence you, (working very effectively) he raised his cross bow. ahead you could see what appeared to be an elk, beautiful while it lasted, daryl’s arrow shooting through its head faster than light.

—

whilst you and Daryl had been busy with dragging the giant, smelly, god awful stench of a corpse back to the truck bed, a thought suddenly arose in your head.

“D?” you spoke, he grunted in response, letting you know you had his attention despite he wasn’t looking directly at you. “what if i helped you get clean?”

at that, his attention was fully on you, the elk finally getting tossed up and over onto the truck bed.

the look on his face was evident, you had embarrassed him. he knew he didn’t smell the best, hell he smelt it himself, but the fact you had pointed it out only made him slightly more self conscious. ever since arriving in the “safe haven” of alexandria, he’d refused to shower, it’d leave him vulnerable and he needed to be ready for anything at any time.

any other person wouldn’t have batted an eye at his subtle expression, but you weren’t any other person, you were his boyfriend. about to backtrack your words, to give him some closure that it wasn’t the biggest deal ever, something left his mouth that surprised you, regardless of the fact you were the one to bring it up in the first place.

“fine.”

“really?!” you gawked.

“yeah, ‘mean what’s tha’ harm?” he muttered, you’d seen him nude numerous times, ranging from taking care of brutal injuries, to having sex. he’d been vulnerable around you before, and every time you were nothing but sweet to him. he supposed it wouldn’t hurt terribly to be vulnerable one more time, especially for something as heavenly as getting a piping hot shower AND getting scrubbed by you.

—

sounds of hot water rushing into the tub filled the room, the aroma of the space peaceful as the yellow overhead light made it’s usual routine of flicker flicker dim light up, flicker flicker dim light up. you sat atop the toilet, watching the water fill up the tub, making sure it didn’t overflow.

Daryl looked at you with an uncertainty and discomfort, a look you hadn’t seen since he was shoved into the lake at the quarry by Amy. the water pipes made a loud squeakkkkk as you shut the water off, the noise never failed to make you cringe. you looked at Daryl once more before realizing he was already stripping. averting your eyes quickly to not make him uncomfortable — regardless of the fact you’d seen him like this before — you tried to make yourself look busy by putting the soap into the water.

when you hear the final clank of his pants and belt hitting the ground you looked over at him, taking in his vulnerable state with a deep loving smile. the smile that never failed to make Daryl swoon for you.

“c’mon big boy, in the water you go.” you stated, his body not moving an inch. you contemplated picking him up and putting him in, considering you were much bigger than him — but you know that would just go south completely.

trying to coax him in, you stood. “c’monnnnn D, you said you would.” your voice laced with slight desperation, giving him big ol’ puppy eyes.

“ ‘dun look at me like tha’..” he swayed a little where he stood.

a huff left your mouth as you turned toward the tub, giving

thought how nervous he seemed. an idea suddenly sprung into your head.

“what if i got in with you?” the question left your mouth before you could really consider how it might’ve made him feel, you didn’t want him to feel uncomfortable, especially not in front of you at that.

the question seemed to make his head perk up slightly, a slow nod following his reaction. a small smile formed across your face, standing up and walking towards his shorter form. you planted a soft kiss on his hairline and gently shoved him toward the tub, coaxing him to get in it. he complied with your silent request, a small puff of air leaving his chest as he carefully got in and sank down slowly.

while he was busying himself with the tiny bubbles that formed on the surface of the water, you stripped and made your way in with him. the warm water eased his muscles, your body seemed to tensen them right back up again as you slid in behind him.

“relax Dar..” you whispered to him, as if saying anything louder would break the whole moment and wake you up from this amazing dream.

he let out a soft grunt in response, leaning backwards onto your chest.

��as much as i love holding you baby, you need to get clean.” you chuckled into his ear, he thought he was gonna melt at the heavenly sound he’d grown addicted to.

“mm.”

“scoot,” you commanded, and like always, he complied.

no words were spoken after that, all that could be heard was the soft sounds of water splashing and the overhead light flickering. you were busy running your fingers through your boyfriend's hair, getting rid of the knots and tangles as gently as you could. a soft snore could be heard for a moment and you could’ve sworn he fell asleep for a moment. taking his beautiful brown locks into your hands, you slowly lathered the caramel scented shampoo onto his scalp.

your nails scraped against his head carefully, rough enough to remove the dried blood and dirt, but gentle enough that he found himself dozing off once more. after a good moment or so, you kissed his shoulder and rinsed his hair out with the shower head.

putting the conditioner in his hair, you made your way to work on his body. moving with delicacy, you grabbed the loofa you’d been saving for this moment.

“ can s’crub ma’self, ” he huffed, feeling smaller than he felt he should.

“well,” you started, “i’d love to get your back for you!”

he smiled at that, taking the loofa from your hand to scrub the front half of his body with the lavender body soap. your senses were overloaded with a mix of iron and sweet sugary scents. it reminded you of your first time bathing together (you more so than him..), back when you had just arrived at the quarry and were desperate for a quick rinse off in the lake. he had offered to keep watch after you practically begged around for someone to come with and keep watch, albeit he was very hesitant to leave Merle’s side.

you sat along the bank where it was sandy, scrubbing harshly at your skin to get whatever (or rather whomever's) blood off your body. the smell of honey suckles and iron filled your senses, just like the caramel conditioner and iron did now.

a small cough brought you back from your daydreaming, opening your eyes to see him handing you the loofa again. a grin rose to your face and you kissed the top of his shoulder before taking it from his hand. you softly scrubbed his back and you could’ve sworn you heard him purr, you held in a giggle and continued to softly scrub. you’d never bring it up, though the thought of seeing him flushed and red was exciting.

once you were sure all the grime and blood had been lifted and taken off his body you kissed the crown of his head and wrapped your arms around him.

leaning close to his ear you whispered, “gotta rinse off baby.”

“ ‘mm..” he hummed in protest, regardless of the fact he’d already kicked the drain plug down and stood up to get ready and rinse.

—

the rest of the night was spent cuddling up close to Daryl in bed. he refused to let you do his skincare, saying it was “unnecessary and girly.” so you opted for cuddling up to him and shoving your faces in each other's necks to get closer to each other, if that was even possible.

“hey Dar..?” you mumbled quietly, in case he was asleep.

to absolutely no surprise, he mumbled back, “hmm?”

“i love you.”

“…”

“ love ‘ya too angel.”

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A/N: hiii, so this if my first time writing for Daryl and actually uploading it..so i’m terribly sorry if it’s ooc😞🙏🏽 tips & thoughts r very much appreciated!!

[floor-mac-n-cheese]

(Golden wind spoilers) I’ve subjected myself to the hell that is rewatching golden wind :P

[pickinbonesoutside]

HANDS ARE HARD YALL CUT ME SOME SLACK

[spacething666]

Gabriel, the mandela catalogue

Some practice with clothing folds

[lordademus]

Update:

♦️ I have both pieces of Infernal Iron for Karlach, so i’m good there for Act2

♦️ Cleared the Goblin Camp. Went back to the grove and was able to get into the underground vault.

♦️ Also took yalls advice and used the made hand to press the glowing stones for the stone statue to turn off

♦️ I did it again.. I let Shadowheart kill Lae’zel

♦️ Killed the Githyanki at the Mountain Pass & it’s telling me to search all the bodies which i did & the task is not disappearing 🤔

♦️ Going to search the Underdark soon after i find the hidden Goblin Stash

**Section Passed**

[dustydolls]

TIL how to tightline 🫶🏻 getting there. But I already double cleansed and the kohl didn’t move

[chandlermead]

dude, why you have such a nice armpits? you shouldn't show it for free.

Gatekeep my pits 🤔

[frostyblustar]

I really want to make an actual persona/person to be me. I've never been able to, and all the ones I've had have been made on a whim or even by other people. I'm giving it another attempt, but it feels extremely hard to understand what I want to represent myself. Please wish me luck.

[elrohirtheneurodivergent]

The more bored I am the less productive my work becomes. However, if I put on something that's even just a miniscule amount more interesting than the work I'm currently doing, I cannot concentrate. You can imagine how little productive work that means.

[dizzynaramura]

Random doodles as I learn how to draw, pro tip, art tutorials in the background help with both wanting to yell at the screen and appreciate their help ANYWAYS

We got a bunch of stuff! Asaro Abeno from the lovely @danganronpa-a-new-generation !!! She may or may not be one of my two favorites :3

Then we got Karuta Uruwashi from my ongoing Ayakashi Akashi AU fanfic; https://archiveofourown.org/works/53186920 take the art as a hint for chapters to come!

Some misc items like Yoinara’s glasses, Asaro’s tape measure, tiny scribbles of the sillies plus a very scuffed Mono and Six! They will be worked on, for now I’m learning how to actually draw them :)

[bthemistake]

'Is this what it's like to have friends?'

[Image Description: Sat around a cheap yellow plastic table, with matching chairs that were very much made for children, are three stuffed animals and a glum faced human. They are not the age-demographic for the children's tea party they are a part of, instead a young adult sat on the floor with their legs drawn up to their chest.

Their hair is short and dyed a natural red, their clothes dark grey/black, and a simple chain hangs from their glasses, adorned with small pearls. Their skin is pale and weighed down by eyebags, a few stray blemishes around their neck.

They look tired, staring off into the distance, with one of the stuffed animals removed from their seat to be hugged tightly. It is a reddish-brown bear with a big brown nose, with soft fur and floppy arms. The other tea party guests are a white rabbit, with a pink nose and ears, and a light brown teddy bear, slumped over in their seat with their tea cup fallen on the ground.

A scrunched up apple carton and a half-eaten cookie is the only actual food present at the table. The cups and tea pot are very much empty and only there for the stuffed animals.

The lone human looks far away, their mind miles from the plastic tea party they have long outgrown. The only problem is; they are alone with naught but their old soft toys for company.]

[viviettewritesthings]

Sooo I've started writing an original story 🥹🥹

Well, more like several that all connect into one thing I call the ViviVerse. It might sound a little self-absorbed to name it after myself, but like. The alliteration. It just flows, you know?

Anyways, here's the character and story list!

Well, this is what I have so far, but I may or may not add more. I'll probably post about each character with designs for them eventually; I have Mizuki's and Ayaka's designs mostly figured out already!

Aaaand here are some snippets from the first episode of MMR!

Once episode 1 (or I suppose chapter one; I'm referring to them as episodes, especially because they'll probably end up longer then a typical chapter in a book) is finished, I'll post it on here and AO3!!

Hope you guys are interested! 💕

[rainy-wallflower]

Aha, I have discovered Dnd beyond. Time to learn how to DM