#tursgud

[burnin0akleaves]

hi hi hi hi hi this is fanmail im an unhinged fanhuman and i love your art so much hello would put in my mouth without hesitation every time, 10/10

may,,, may i possibly request a Blahaj? with any character of your choice! i feel like every single one of ra/bb characters all deserve the loving squish of a Shark Plushie. also i can't stop envisioning a blahaj in your art style bc the edibility is unreal and i would be so privileged to no longer have to imagine it but instead Witness It <33

Alright first of all Lychee you are literally so fucking nice, thank you so much for your kind words. OF COURSE I'll draw a blahaj for you. There is just oneeee small problem though...

Sharks stick together.

(I wanted to draw Hal get beat up and the second my brain made the blajah = shark = the sharks brotherband connection it was over)

Under the cut for separate images and rambles

Okay so I had to come up with a design for Tursgud on the go and I'm both happy and unhappy with it. I think he has the right amount of mean jock energy but he didnt exactly come out how I pictured him in my head? I was trying to give his hair a shark silhouette which clearly didn't work out but I think his hair texture is shark-y enough? It reminds me of shark fins circling around and I hope that got across somehow.

Also he doesn't deserve a nose bridge in my opinion, it just looks like he has one here because its twisted. Be assured that he doesn't have a cool nose in his usual design.

Ummmm this post is literally nothing next to what Lychee drew for me so please go check that out. I really wanted to color this comic but I realized very quickly that it was not working out so I hope evil blahaj is enough? Again, I love you sm thank you for the request

[thelastranger]

So tonight I've learned from the Edvin prompt that depsite having read these books for over a decade and been a part of this fandom for a bit, the name is in fact Tursgud and not Tursgurd. I've been gaslighting myself this whole time

[brotherbandchronicles]

concept if you happen to be after inspiration: moodboard for the race scene? yes fine i'm predictable

as ever no pressure!

"Assessment!" he [Sigurd] announced. "Footrace! Ten minutes!" The racetrack had been laid out the night before, while they slept. It was marked by flags on slender willow poles and led from the training ground down the hill, through the town of Hallasholm, around the harbor and back uphill to the training ground. "Select your runners," Sigurd ordered. (The Outcasts)

... "I think Henjak is gaining," Stefan said. Stig glanced sidealong at him. "It's not over yet," he said. "Jesper can still catch him." "Even second would be good," Ulf said, earning himself a glare from Stig. "Blast second! He can still win! Come on, Jesper!"

[twofoursixohjuan]

74 or 81, Tursgud, Stefan, Jesper

ooh you know my weakness for weather metaphors

81. we're in the middle of a storm and you want to stop and feel the rain?

Slaves of Socorro, just after Nightwolf goes down:

Stefan's always been...aware of Tursgud. As an enemy, as a threat, then later as a guilt, a magnetism, a fire that whispers touch me, it'll hurt. It's nothing to how he feels for Jesper, but Stefan and Tursgud have been whirling in each other's orbits for a long time, and that kind of fascination doesn't die easily.

But Tursgud does, as it turns out.

Stefan watches Nightwolf go down with a sort of detached horror. Part of him wants to dive overboard, try to swim for survivors (there will be none). Another part, a much larger part, thinks callously, Good.

But he still can't move from the rail.

The Heron lurches wildly under his feet, and there's a thud beside him as Jesper loses his footing and stumbles against the bulwark, setting the shields rattling. It takes Stefan a long moment to look up.

"Stef, the sails," says Jesper, voice fast and tight, and Stefan blinks at him for a long moment as the ship lurches again, spray from the boulder that just missed them stinging his face. The port sail is up but fluttering against the mast, and Jesper can't raise the starboard yardarm on his own.

"He's just—" he manages, but that's as far as he gets before Jesper catches his shoulder and shakes it.

"Not now, Stef," he says. "This is the storm. Get through this and feel the rain later."

A stray arrow fired from the bank whips past Jesper's shoulder, and Stefan's brain kicks back into gear. He fights past the urge to shove Jesper to the deck and stand over him and defend him because he's not losing anyone else today—

(What does it mean, that Tursgud's death makes him feel like this?)

Instead, he nods once, grateful, and dives for the starboard lines.

[swordanddreamcatcher]

Tursgud: HOW ARE YOU STILL ALIVE?!

Edvin: (red, coughing and low-key looking like shit) Getting choked has become a regular thing.

Tursgud:

Edvin: Plus you've got small hands-

Tursgud: I CAN'T TAKE THIS BULLSHIT ANYMORE!

Edvin' Look buddy you choked me

[reine-du-sourire]

Hey, kids, let's learn about Herons!

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@jade-of-mourning @burnin0akleaves you know what you must do.

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"Get to your stations!"

"There's only one station on this boat! Ha ha!"

"...Ingvar, throw him over."

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HAL MIKKELSON SPOTTED

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HI THERE INGVAR

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Petition to make Little Blue Heron a derogatory nickname within the crew

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Uh-oh... Kloof...

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"Quick! Someone sound the alarm!"

"FRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAWNK!!!!!"

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Look out, Tursgud.

[birds-of-wax]

WIP Wednesday!

I drew another map/blueprint, so now I have a total of four hand-drawn maps/blueprints for my AU Brotherband story! I've been finding it's helpful to have a visual reminder for where things actually are. And I haven't had a lot of spare time to write, so the current word count is about 63,000 words.

A little background for the AU: It's a modern AU (so cars and phones are a thing), set in the city of Hallasholm (for the most part). The Sharks are a gang led by Tursgud, and Hal and the crew of the Heron are members of the Skandian Criminal Investigations Department, or SCID. So far there's not a lot of sailing/boat related stuff...

[sister-of-the-brotherband]

One thing I like about Flanagan's writing, especially in Brotherband, is that he's not afraid to make characters irredeemable. Like his writing isn't always the best but that's one thing a lot of books made for kids don't do. Flanagan just said fuck it and made Tursgud face the consequences of his actions. Olaf looked like he was going to get an undeserved redemption arc and he didn't. In RA, Ferris kept being a piece of trash and died because of it. It's much more realistic and it adds something so important.

[canofhappy]

Review of The Outcasts

I loved it. Oh my god I loved it. Gonna reread some parts before I borrow The Invaders. Thoughts on Hal: HES a great leader and I found the whole “Wulf has a wope on his wist” very witty. Pardon my further alliteration lmao. The Heron is my favourite character, actually. The love Hal and the crew have for them makes me love her too. And I’m a sucker for a good underdog story. All the assessments were well thought out, though I wished they weren’t so glossed over. Stig learning to control his anger and instead throw it back at Tursgud? UGH! MASTERFUL. And the meeting between the two bros? The river/fishing/stealing scene of a lifetime— I wished they had had a meal together, just the two of them because I think food is the best love language. Thorn’s almost relapse back into alcoholism though??? I thought he’d actually become what everyone was saying about him. The relief I felt when he remembered about Karina. Also Zavac would be a tumblr sexyman. 10/10 book with lots more humor than I was expecting from the brutal opening holy shit.

@mostlyonthefloor

[mostlyonthefloor]

well heeeeyy Tursgud, Jesper and Karina for the character ask please?

Heeeeey :D thanks for the ask!

First up, Tursgurd:

Asshole (begrudgingly affectionate). I don't like him as a person but he's a cool character and serves a great purpose

Next off, Jesper!

Controversially, I don't like Jesper as much as some ... but he's cool. Cool guy great dude I hope he gets therapy and a stable emotional environment

And finally Karina!

Mum!!! I love her dearly

[artanogon]

Tursgud, pointing at Hal: 

[thelastranger]

AITA for giving my friend to a slave prison in a foreign country?

I'm (18M) the skirl of a ship and we're on a mission to stop our former rival turned enemy (let's call him Gursturd 18M) from selling slaves who are citizens of our nation and allied nations. It was a sanctioned mission by two nations (we have a ranger with us) and to get an idea of the layout of the prison, our crew came up with the idea of pretending to sell our biggest guy (call him Ringvar, 18M) to a slave market in Socorro on order to get a glimpse of their security measures with the intent of turning down the offer and walking away with Ringvar in a huff. The plan didn't work and Ringvar actually had to stay in the pen for a few days. We rescued Ringvar and all the others and got them to safety but now Ringvar has been pretty melancholic and avoiding me and the other crewmates for several days. The plan wasn't originally Ringvar's idea but it was his idea to stay in the prison to gain intel. I'm worried that I did something wrong and that something is up with Ringvar because of his time in slave prison. At least one of the crew blames me for Ringvar being in prison and I'm feeling really guilty about it. AITA? And be truthful. Skirls need to receive criticism too.

[brotherbandchronicles]

moodboard request, maybe? Stefan/Tursgud aesthetic, a bad idea for all concerned?

"Did you fall for him before or after you started calling him sunshine and sweetheart to piss him off?" "I didn’t fall for him, he tripped me!" "…" "…" "He’ll break your heart, Tursgud, you know that, right?" "I’ll deal with it when it happens."

[brotherbandarchive]

Stefan singing up a thunderstorm to follow Tursgud wherever he goes all day, relentlessly pouring down buckets of icy rain on him