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[starberry-skies]

As someone whose friends haven't heard of his hyperfixations half the time,

SPEAK, MY SON

LMAO that post is abt typography and i have no idea how to communicate my thoughts on it. it's just. so cool. actually i'm gonna go through some fun facts even tho it's veryyyyy unlikely anyone would. idk gain smth from it but anyway !!!

ok so comic sans. we all know it,, probably the most infamous font out there. so one of the reasons it looks so bad was bc it was drawn with a computer mouse and not a tablet. you can see the wobbliness of the letters esp on the legs of the m and n, and at the top of the c:

so in the 90s/early 2000s, apple made its own version of comic sans called "chalkboard". this was actually drawn with a tablet, so it looks much better:

like look at that. it's night and day. still not a great font, but its at least tolerable.

ok so !! another font that u might be familiar with is futura !!

like the screenshot says, it's extremely geometric. Every letter is based off of a circle or a straight line. everything is so beautifully angular i love it sm. but it's kind of awkward to read bc this is a display font. ok if there is one (1) thing i want ppl to walk away from this post knowing is the difference between display and text fonts. futura's a bit of an in-between example, but it's generally best for display. a display font is exaggerated, bold, and eye-catching. like for shop signs, newspaper headers, and website titles. a text font is easy and pleasant to read at small sizes. some examples !!

this might be obvious to some, but i stilllll see this mistake all the time. even in big operations (cough avatar subtitles cough cough) people mistake a font for "looks good everywhere" when it's actually "looks good as a store sign". there isn't really one way to tell whether or not a font is for display, besides just... looking at it. shrink the font down, smaller than what it'll print as if you do print it. time how long it takes to read it against a basic font, like helvetica or arial. if it takes much more time to read whatever font you're testing, then yeah maybe not great. oh also pleaseeee use fontjoy.com to decide on a font set it's literally such a lifesaver.

ok there issss more but that's most of my fun facts w/o getting too technical ! ik typography is a bit of an unconventional hyfix but man it's so cool to me lol,, tysm for inviting me to infodump (even tho idk how coherent this was lmao ToT)

edit: wait i forgot to mention !!!! most of this info comes from linus boman on youtube plsssss check his channel out it's been feeding my graphic design spinterest for a month lmao

[mothmxwhump]

Can I get an uhhh.. Left For Dead Tarron?

Fandom: Original Characters (Collared Prince Series)

Characters: Tarron Choris, Solace, Linari Crumrae (mentioned), Nym Crumrae

Note: this is a WIP AU, not cannon. Solace is the god to which Linari prays, who takes particular interest in Tarron after he takes the throne. In this AU, Dubfort never invaded and Tarron’s mother stepped down from the throne.

Solace is the goddess of light and the sun, as well as illusions and lies.

Content Warnings: transgender male whumpee, religious whump, god/divine whumper, female whumper, abandonment, self-sacrifice, left for dead trope, hurt/no comfort, creepy whumper, illusions/unreality used to manipulate whumpee, cliffhanger ending, fake death

The palace was burning. It was like an anthill under a magnifying glass. Tarron hadn’t stayed in the upper levels that night, too absorbed into his work and falling asleep in his study. He was ripped awake by the stinging heat against his face. Nym was asleep behind him, unaware of the peril. He shook them awake, frantically dragging them to their feet and towards the door. A beam of blazing wood fell from above as the monarchs raced down the hall. When they finally reached the large doors to the main courtyard, Tarron rushed into the chilly night air.

As he turned to look for Nym, he saw they had fallen before reaching the door.

He rushed back to their side, desperately attempting to help them up, only to be hit by a falling beam as they stood.

“Fuck—fuck, hold on, please—“

“Don’t. Please—please go.” Tarron croaked out, voice hoarse from the thick smoke.

“Tarron—“

“I love you.” He whispered, and kicked out at the doors to slam them shut in their face.

Just as the flames collapsed on him, the entire room faded away.

Tarron looked around desperately, searching for some explanation. He wasn’t in his study at all, or his bedroom. Rather, he was chained by the wrists in a grand throne room. It appeared to be built out of marble and pale gold, the throne itself the only real furniture other than the bronze brazers keeping the room illuminated with a shimmering pale light. Not fire.

The figure atop the throne seemed vaguely familiar. Their long, pale blonde hair seemed to shift in color as they moved. They smiled at him, sharp white fangs glistening in the bright light.

“Hello, your majesty,”

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[mothmxwhump]

Sup, could you do a snowed in Tarron perchance?

Xxx

(Using green to indicate WIP)

Fandom: OC

Cws: uhhh sickeningly sweet fluff, traumatized caretaker, mentions of/implied chronic pain, military titles, very vague mention of drinking

A/n: this takes place before collared Prince’s main storyline b/c I had a cute idea lol

Nym sighed, their aching knee crackling as they sat down. They massaged it as their employer entered the room, practically cocooned in a soft blanket and holding two steaming mugs.

Tarron smiled at them, “How are you settling in?”

“Fine, your highness. I really would have been fine in the servants quarters…”

“I’m perfectly happy to share my own quarters, captain. Besides, this way you can hear if I call for help.”

Nym huffed out a laugh. “I suppose.”

“Do you enjoy chamomile?” Tarron asked, gently pushing one of the warm mugs into their hands.

They looked down at the drink, a tea with cream and what smelled like honey. “Oh, uh, I shouldn’t. Cream on the job isn’t the brightest idea for me…”

“I used a fake creamer. So you could have some,” Tarron took a sip of his own tea, leaving a white mustache as he set down the cup.

“…that was very thoughtful of you…” Nym smiled softly, taking a sip of the drink. It warmed them practically instantly, the last chill of the snowy balcony leaving them. “Thank you, sir.”

“Tarron. You can just call me Tarron.”

“Then… thank you, Tarron.”

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