#you have to draw robots when drawing robots

[revelboo]

For your fated mate series, I'm really intrigued to see how it would go for Optimus to find his mate on his next outing after witnessing B's try to escape. Maybe his human would have some angst about finding that sense of belonging in someone they'd have to give up their old life for, or maybe they'd be so damned jazzed to finally feel like everything is falling right into place because they've never felt like they belonged anywhere. (Maybe they're already into the idea of fucking an alien robot and they hit on him first, who knows?(wait that kinda happened with your idw OP, now that I think about it...))

At any rate, keep up the great work, stay rested and hydrated, and have a beautiful day.

Poor guy realizes how unhappy Bee’s human is, so he’d be horrified to end up drawn to his own human. Knows he should interfere with Bee, but also really wants it to work out and for his friend to be happy, so he’s turning a blind optic to what’s going on

Don’t Give Up On Me

TFO Optimus x Reader

• Venting as he watches Bee carry his human back to his habsuite while fussing over them, Optimus’s servos flex. Knowing he should say something. Put a stop to this obsession the other bot has, but at the same time, he remembers when he first met Bee. Abandoned and thrown away, isolated from everyone. And he thinks about how lonely that must have been. That he doesn’t want Bee to ever be alone like that again. So he stays silent with his guilt for letting this happen.

• Can feel the optics of the other Autobots that had witnessed everything on him and they turn away when he looks their way. Pretending they didn’t see anything. And it’s too much suddenly. “Going on patrol,” he growls stalking past them. Out of the suddenly claustrophobic Ark and he transforms, falling forward into his new vehicle mode taken from this world. Just needs some space.

• And there it is. No amount of pleading is coaxing your old sedan another mile or so as the engine sputters. You’d been coasting on fumes and prayers for miles, hoping there’d be a gas station around the next bend in the road. Rolling onto the side of the lonely stretch of road to come to a slow stop, your head thumps against the steering wheel. You’re not even really sure where you are, your phone had died miles ago. This was supposed to be a fresh start. A second chance. This isn’t how you envisioned it beginning at all.

• Rolling down the highway, he sees the car on the side of the road. Doesn’t even pay it any attention. Until he draws closer and it hits him unexpectedly. Spark aching as he slams on his brakes. Because he thought Bee had exaggerated the feeling. But it’s got him by the throat, longing and a sense of familiarity. Of home that he needs so bad it hurts. And he sees you startle at the screech of his brakes, sticking your head out the window to stare. You’re his. Knows it. Feels it spark deep, like he already knows you. That he’s always known you.

• Staring at the red and blue semi, you inhale. Good Samaritan or axe murderer, place your bets, you think as you cast about for anything even remotely resembling a weapon and come up with nothing. And the truck’s just sitting there in the middle of the road. Like the driver isn’t sure he actually wants to help, cranking your anxiety higher. Staring as the semi shudders right before the thing comes apart, your mouth falling open as it stands up. And stares down at you with strange blue optics that somehow feel so familiar.

• You’re right there. So small and precious, something he needs more than energon, more than life. Loving you the moment he be meets your eyes. Can you feel it, too? Do you know him? Have you been waiting your whole life for him like he’s waited for you? He smiles down at you, crouching and reaching. Right as you’re throwing open a door and running away from him. There’s no conscious decision, he’s moving to catch you out of reflex. Because he has to. Can’t let you get away now that he’s found you even as he’s horrified by the visceral need to catch you, hold you. Keep you.

I wanted to go to the kickoff party tonight, but whatever I did has me FUBARed pretty good lol. Can’t stop sweating and walking feels like I’m on a trampoline.

[elexuscal]

Welcome to the Murderbot Diaries Fandom!

Hello, hello! Our favorite anxious half robot, half-human security construct has made it to streaming, introducing it to a whole new audience! While that leaves the temptation to put on our helmets and hide in the corner, I'm putting my best foot forward to mimic Dr. Mensah and welcome you all to our hab!

My intention with this post is to give a little bit of a guide to newcomers to get them situated, and generally just say hi.

What's Murderbot?

Murderbot is the titular character of The Murderbot Diaries, a book series by Martha Wells. Book 1, All Systems Red, is currently being adapted by a new streaming series on Apple TV. The (two) series follow a rogue ‘SecurityUnit’ as it befriends humans and robots alike, steals its freedom, and does what it can against the hyper-capitalist companies that rule much of the galaxy.

Spoilers Abound!

As far as we can tell, the (presumed first) season of the Murderbot show will cover only book 1 of what is currently a six-book series (with two additional short stories, and two more entries planned).

As such, there will be spoilers lurking in the tags! This includes future events, reveals, and characters.

If you're new and don't want to be spoiled, stick to the tags #Murderbot Show and #Murderbot TV. It's also a courtesy of fans of the book series to keep TV show discussion in that tag as opposed to the book tags #Murderbot Diaries and #TMBD. (Though I'm going to be honest, there's like a bazillion tags at this point so this might be a losing battle. Oh well, we try!)

Sharing Spaces

The fundamental themes are Murderbot are about the power of kindness and compassion, and the importance of respecting those different from you. Those are ideals I hope we can continue to foster as our little fandom grows.

What does that mean?

Primarily, it means recognizing that there are going to be different perspectives, and that's okay! Some people are really excited by an adaptation of the books they love; some are skeptical. Plus, of course a whole bunch of folks who have only just been introduced to MB via TV! All are valid! Let's not be rude to those who disagree with our own perspective.

It also means respecting different interpretations of the character and stories. We don't know how much the story of books and show are going to diverge; certainly, even faithful adaptations need to make changes to take advantage of a new medium. And indeed, even when you're reading the same text, people can come away with very different perspectives. We need to make room for all those perspectives to hang out together.

Identity and Representation

The Murderbot of the books is nonbinary, using it/its pronouns. There’s heavy emphasis in the text that Murderbot is wholly uninterested in both sex and romance, and it is therefore very commonly interpreted as asexual and aromantic, not to mention touch-averse and neurodivergent. As such, you'll find many folks from these communities within the fandom. Please try to be kind and respectful of these groups!

As always, the fandom principles of 'Ship and Let Ship' and 'Your Kink Is Not My Kink (And That's Okay)' applies. That said, it's a two way street, and there are ways to approach shipping that recognises why many other fans won't share your interests. Write shippy fic, draw shippy art, just tag appropriately and be respectful of ace and aro-spec identities as you do.

Respecting representation also extends to visual depictions of the characters! With a new show out, it of course follows that many people will be making fanart reflecting its cast! However, the books themselves are often very scant on physical descriptions, reflecting Murderbot's often laconic style. This leaves a bit of a blank canvas for fanart. While we're definitely going to be seeing a lot of fanart representing Skarsgard's Murderbot (as well as the rest of the show's cast), you’re also going to be seeing pieces  taking inspiration from other places, such the official book cover art by Tommy Arnold,  the voice actor of the audiobooks, Kevin R. Free, and artists’ own imagination! This means other interpretations of the characters in terms of racial background, build, and gender presentation. That's awesome! Let's keep enthusiasm for all ways of depicting this awesome universe going!

Fandom Is Fun

Above all, fandom is a place of joy, connection, and creativity. Be kind to others; block those who are bringing you down; share and emphasize the things you love!

If this is your first time finding Murderbot; welcome! I think you've got a real treat ahead of you. I'm glad you're here. 👋

[allthingswhumpyandangsty]

I don't know if this is the right place to vent this, but since this is a writing/fandom blog, I'll give it a try. Apologies in advance if my message feels out of the place.

So... has anyone, like me, ever felt "unwanted" by their fandom?

Context: I write for a small fandom (1,500 works on AO3), and I write there from the beginning and foundation (4 years). The thing is: I don't write in English, I write and post in my first language, so my audience was always been very restricted, even if there were (and still are!) a couple of kind souls who translate with Google my stories and read it. I am the most prolific writer in this fandom. And that's a fact: counting the numbers of words published, I am the one who has written more in the whole section. Despite all of this, I have never gotten the chance to become a "fandom big" because of the language barrier. That's okay, I can survive, and I still write every day to update my ongoing longs. Anyway, since this fandom is very small, we are also thirsty for content. Every time an artist posts a single fan art on Tumblr (good or bad or mid) everyone flocks and reblog, putting nice tags and kind words of support. Every time I update a fic (I'm the only one writing regularly)... radio silence. I know they don't own me anything. And it's okay if they don't want to try to engage with my writing, but still... it breaks my heart. It's like I'm invisible. And what's worse... when people talk about our fandom stories on Tumblr they always refer to old fics, to authors who didn't update their stories in years... it's always like they are excluding me on purpose. And I don't know why. When I try to engage, to leave a nice comment on a fic or on a piece of art... they don't even acknowledge me. They always act super enthusiastic when an artist makes a new drawing... but when I put a new chapter, a new story... nothing.

And what's worst: when a "fandom king" makes a post about a headcanon or something... it's always something that goes against something I've written in one of my stories. As they're trying to say: "Don't read those stories. What the author is trying to say is just rubbish. Don't even acknowledge them. "

I don't even know if I'm just being paranoid because I have always been ostracized as a kid and even in my teen years... so it's like a curse I can't wash off myself, and I see people pushing me aside because I'm still suffering from this.

Sorry for the vent... I just would like to hear another voice about my situation. I don't have friends, and even when I try to make "fandom friends", well... I'm not so lucky, as you can see.

Thank you if you would like to read my message. I send a big hug to anyone who is suffering from this kind of issue.

anon, I fully believe this is a language barrier thing. you can’t expect people to engage with you when they can’t engage with something that’s, I assume, in language they don’t understand. and don’t get me wrong, there is absolutely nothing wrong with writing in other languages that aren’t English. but the thing is that you can’t expect people to engage with something that’s not in the language they know, it’s… just not possible. because even if they want to, they just don’t understand what the work even is about.

and Google translate is actually shit when it comes to actually translating. you only get what the text is about (and even then there’s still a 50/50 chance the translation will be off completely) but not the actual feeling, something that can only be translated by humans and not robots, that’s why most people don’t use google translate to help read fics or books in languages they don’t understand. I also know when most people search for a fic to read, they only search for their language and filter out fics that aren’t in their language altogether. so that’s why. I don’t think they’re trying to exclude you, I just think that it’s impossible for them to engage with your works. and I want to make it clear that I am in no way saying you should only write in English, all I’m saying is if your works are in languages that (some) people don’t speak, then they’re not gonna be able to read your works because google translate sucks at translating and if they don’t even have a glimpse of what the works are about, they’re not gonna bother trying to translate them in the first place.

again, this isn’t to say “oh you should write in English” or “works that are written in English are better” at all. write in the language you’re most comfortable with because at the end of the day you should be writing for you. just, you know, don’t get discouraged if people can’t engage with your works.

*also wanted to add that you can’t expect people’s headcanon to fit yours either. I mean headcanon don’t even fit canon. it’s all about the creativity and imagination of artists, you can’t expect them to think like you. that’s not how fandoms work. people will have their own hcs / interpretations of the characters, just because they’re different from yours doesn’t mean they’re trying to throw shade at you. even my own friends in the fandom I’m in and write for have headcanons that are the complete opposite of my fics. and it’s fun to see different perspectives from people. you don’t have to agree with them. but I really don’t think they’re insulting you by posting headcanon that go against your fics, I just think they’re just having fun and having their own interpretations of the characters.

[fafnirhumgy]

1: Yuuki Gyensire; {Yuuki <- Yuu <- yuuki == bravery} and {Gyensire <- gyen + sire <- sired through "gyen" (creation via magic) <- sired by the creation of magic <- born from a wish <-? miracle}. The twins called him "Shrimp" before, but upgraded him to "Mantis Shrimp" once they figured out his "Unique Magic". For obvious, very punchy reasons.

2: A bit of Cinderella, but mostly the Imagination Belt. For those not in the know, Disney Japan tends to make tokusatsu promotional toys for their anniversaries, and the latest happened to be an actual henshin belt.

3: 21 years old I guess? He's definitely college age but not college material just yet.

4: Obviously, a Yuu goes into Ramshackle. Though if given the choice, Yuuki would be punted right into Ignihyde.

5: Despite not being in Ignihyde, he still ends up in classes with a lot of them, mostly the background characters though. They honor the timeless compact of quiet students: live and let live. Just another contrast between Yuuki the quiet ace student and Yuuki the fist-wizard of NRC.

6: Tall and awkward, though I wouldn't say he's like a basketball player. Just tall enough to not fit, a giant to most. It's a side effect of his being a Reyvaroid, and you bet young kids picked on him about it, so he slouches a lot to not have it be pointed out too much.

7: His hair is a dark hazel, the same as his eyes. Though his hair tips are a bit red...?

8: Born and raised in Sol Cluster, and he's got the HARVESTASHA ID to prove it! Unfortunately, as a result, he knows as much about Twisted Wonderland as a certain γ-Sublimate...

9: No clubs, but he does like floating in the pool once the swim team is done with it, especially after a long string of both homework and robotics work. He likes the smell of the chlorine, apparently.

10: Would you believe it, a robotics student horrible at math? He can handle instruments okay, but any fine arts electives that require him physically acting gets awkward fast. Really blindsides people when he pumps out detailed sketches or completes instrumental recitals with barely a sweat.

11: Assembling plastic models and making dumb robots. He considers his general deal of being everyone's IT support as a hobby too, but that's just because he's really detached from thinking of it as a job. Oddly enough, he's actually pretty good at drawing, but he doesn't do it often due to not really getting that itch.

12: People denying themselves or others something. It's in Yuuki's motto and catchphrase - "Dare to dream!" - and when someone actively refuses their own desires, it throws him off entirely. Most of the early Overblot victims, especially Riddle and Leona, tick him off enough for his Reyvaroid nature to actively kick in against their magic even without him actively running internal purges.

13: He'll basically eat anything, but he has an odd hatred of pineapple. Not disgust, hatred. There's no deeper meaning behind it, he just has a weird grudge against the fruit for some reason.

14: His already large magical reserves are compounded by his ability to burn through Blot buildup quickly, only surpassed by the Shroud brothers. He's the only one who can keep up with them by sheer prolonged cast time by a notable margin, as well as being handy with magical tech both in Ar Ciel and Twisted Wonderland. Outside of that, however, he does like his plastic models.

15: His Unique Magic, "Dare to Dream" (later "Glass Slipper"), is a bit of geomancy. Extrapolated through the download function every Song Mage has, he can essentially draw magic from the very world itself to perform miracles he can't do alone. However, being a Reyvaroid, this is on practically all the time, necessitating the sacrifice of potency for forms he can control; hence, his creation of the Imagination Belt and Imagination Keys. "With faith, my heart becomes a song. Let it resonate, and join me in chorus. Wake up, Ar Phantasia! [Dare To Dream]!"

16: "I can handle this." Basically his second catchphrase... though at times, it's more to convince himself than anyone else.

17: Golden retriever. Ray of sunshine. Shonen protagonist. Hidden deep within is an inexplicable sorrow and longing for something he doesn't know.

18: "Kinda lonely, but other than that I'd say I've lived a decent life, and leave it at that." An average life, save for how deeply the digs at his odd nature as a male Song Mage got into him compared to other people.

19: /:LOST FILE ???:/ ...hm? is this on? okay. no ooooone listening in... all in my pri-va-cyyyyyy... hooookay. marmalade said even just recording something and not showing it to anyone would help a bit, so... here i am. confessing something stupid. ... ...phhhhwww... okay. hells. alright. just- say the thing- leona is incredibly attractive. like, unreasonably so. is it the lion stuff? the devil-may-care attitude? his soft side that he shows to ruggie when he thinks he can get away with it? i don't know, i just... hhhhhhhhh- alright. shutting this off. this was stupid. why do i /:END:/

20: {rre revm anw hopb gyen ieeya, ware slepir slep}

GET TO KNOW YOUR TWST OCs (and their relationships)

(Or how I make up excuses to blabber about my OC lol. Most of the "who" questions are aimed at the twst cast, but feel free to include other twst OCs as well!)

Name: What does your twst OC's name mean? Why does Rook/Floyd call them [insert nickname]?

Inspiration: Is your twst OC inspired by any villains? Concepts? Anything Disney-related?

Age/Birthday: How old is your twst OC? When is their birthday? Whose birthday (among the cast) is closest to your twst OC's? Does the horoscope lie or do they get along well?

Dorm: Which dorm is your twst OC in? Why? Which qualities they have make them suitable for said dorm? Do they have a roommate and how is their relationship?

Class: Who are your twst OC's classmate? How would you describe their relationship? Did they have different classmates in previous year and did they get along?

Height: How tall is your twst OC? Are they conscious about their height? Are they close to someone with similar leg length?

Hair/Eye color: What are your twst OC's hair and eye color? Whose got the closest/opposite palette to them?

Homeland: Where is your twst OC from? Do they know anyone from the same hometown in the cast prior to NRC?

Club: Which club does your twst OC join and why? Is there anything memorable about the club fair day/their first day at the club? Which clubmate is their favorite?

Subject: What is your twst OC's best subject? Worst? Do they study with another whose excels at the same subject? Do they ask anyone for help with the subject they are bad at?

Hobby: What are your twst OC's hobbies? Who among the cast will they possibly ask to join in their pastime?

Pet peeves: What are your twst OC's pet peeves and which one in the cast accidentally (or not) commit to it? How will your twst OC deal with that person?

Food: What is your twst OC's favorite and least favorite food? Why (optional)? Is there anyone they can share their favorite food? Is there anyone they can count on to take over the food they dislike?

Talent: What is your twst OC's talent and who can properly appreciate that talent?

Unique Magic/Signature spell: What is your twst OC's UM (if applicable)? What can they do? What is the incantation? Is there any weaknesses/loopholes and who can exploit those?

Quote: Give me something your twst OC will say. Either something they always say or something iconic they said. Something that helps solve the problems or something that is a catalyst to even more issues.

(Ok I'm kinda running out of ideas here) Personality: Give me 3 adjectives to describe your twst OC. Or an essay. Whichever works. Whose personality among the cast is closest to your twst OC and do they get along?

Backstory: Tell me anything about your twst OC's backstory. Their childhood, their parents, their siblings etc. Does their backstory affect how they are as a character now and how they interact with the cast?

Pick only one: Let your twst OC pick only one and explain the reasons: only one favorite from each dorm, only one favorite housewarden/vice housewarden, only one favorite first/second/third year etc.

(For my beloved yume shippers) Partner: Who do you ship your twst OC with? Are they in a relationship? If yes, how did it start/end? If no, why?

[saythatuwill]

android!vessel ♡ hcs/thoughts . . .

now playing: always, everytime // the wrecks

hello my friends! thanks for bearing with me for the past few days, WE ARE SO FUCKING BACK!!!! isn't it like a little crazy that i began posting about android!vessel literally ONE WEEK before the line "i was your robot companion"? thank u to everyone who msged me like SHERRY!!!!! SHERRYYYYY!!!!!! LOOOOOK /silly

oh and THANK U to @astronoids for helping me come up with one of these!! ^w^ and for their general support of this au, i just felt like they needed the love for it.

if there is anything you're curious about when it comes to android!vess, my asks are always open! these are sorta misc hcs so i'm down to elaborate or share even more.

tags: @concretejunglefm, @fadingangelwisp, @chey-h, @xmads-omensx (if you're on this list SPECIFICALLY for noah content, i'm sorry! i need to sort everything out again!!!)

♡ vessel is a HUGE daydreamer, maybe to the extent of maladaptive daydreaming? 

♡ i like to think that because sleep was constantly messing with androids, changing their parts, adding new features they shouldn't have etc, vessel ended up getting a projection system. android!noah has this too, but while his works correctly, vessel's doesn't.

♡ it was added to be able to project images and videos directly before vessel's eyes and of course, in his "mind". it was used as psychological torture when it came to the cult, but now that vessel is free, it's not used the same way. (unless it glitches, sometimes it flashes unwanted things at him.)

♡ he is a very natural storyteller because of this, he can vividly see ideas and images in his mind, and sometimes he'll pace around the house or in the backyard for hours.

♡ sometimes he can trigger it himself, other times it sorta just happens, like if he hears music or other sounds, or maybe he sees something that just sorta awakens him.

♡ he struggles with snapping out of it on his own at times, but whenever he does he usually tries to write it down, or he starts drawing or painting whatever it is he saw.

♡ speaking of that, vessel is quite the artist and writer! he enjoys visual art, poetry, and writing stories (fiction, usually fantasy-based).

♡ when he first moved into your house he sorta stood around like a statue or followed you around like a lost puppy. you're a busy person! gotta keep him occupied somehow. you don't really need a 6'4 masked android staring you down while you work on your cases. 

♡ one day you came back from work with a bag full of miscellaneous stuff. both from shopping and from some of your friends at work. full of books, sketchpads, paint, notebooks, yarn, couple of sports-related things. threw it into his arms like "you my friend need some fuckin' hobbies."

♡ he didn't do much with it for a while. he has his own bedroom in your house with basic furniture so it was all just kinda on the floor or on his desk.

♡ his bedroom is very much not decorated btw, at least not in the start. you told him he can decorate it, or if he has a vision you'd be down to help him make some of it happen. he looked at you like you were speaking a different language.

♡ he started with trying the sports stuff, generic basketball yknow. he was in the parking lot for like an hour sorta just. bouncing it. throwing it a couple times. holding it awkwardly. was not his thing.

♡ tried the yarn, because y'know, maybe knitting could be his calling. 15 minutes later you check in on him he is somehow tangled in the yarn. 

♡ "how the hell did you manage to do this?"

♡ "... i cannot say for certain."

♡ you had to untangle him, every time he tried to do it himself (because he INSISTED he could get himself out of the predicament) he made it worse

♡ books next, maybe he's into reading! this kickstarted writing for him. he seemed to be very invested in the books you'd gotten, you hardly saw him for DAYS.

♡ by like day 3 you were getting sorta worried about him (you totally did not miss him. no. never.) so you decided to check in. you set up a corkboard for him on his wall in case he wanted to put stuff on it, it is COVERED in papers with ideas and sketches and he is going AT IT. 

♡ whenever he actually finishes something he's working on, he presents it to you like how a kid shares a drawing w their parent. (you think he is so fucking talented)

♡ also, he talks very formally. and he's not very good at understanding expressions. like. shit like "elephant in the room"

♡ "there are no elephants present in this room, (name). an elephant would not be able to fit in this space."

♡ he's gentle giant coded. but if it came down to it... he would absolutely fucking kill for you. he will protect you no questions asked and not just because he is a bodyguard model. you mean a lot to him! scary dog privilege!

♡ vessel, ii, iii, and iv all ended up in different homes after being saved from sleep but they do still hang out! vessel went out of his way to repair all of those friendships from the damage they took during the cult. (vessel blames himself for everything. it is not his fault.)

♡ they like to hang out in your backyard usually, usually they sit in this little circle in the grass and chat. they could talk for hours. or iii, being the bad influence, convinces the rest of them to do some bullshit that leads to you having to sit them down and scold them like children.

♡ he doesn't laugh a whole lot, but when he does it is absolutely infectious. loud, warm, the kind of laugh that could make everyone else in the room laugh with him.

♡ gets nervous when others touch him, especially without permission. PLEASE ASK HIM FIRST or he gets very worked up. he has definitely hit someone on impulse because they touched him unexpectedly.

♡ comes across as a listener, but secretly a yapper. especially if it's about the things he's passionate about.

♡ (will be seen in a later fic) you had to teach him to dance, and ever since, he seems to really like it. you know that cryptid dancing vessel does on stage? yeah, android!vessel does it too. ngl he's pretty fun at parties

♡ come get your freak of an android he's doing things (you set him loose on purpose. he needs enrichment)

♡ oh and before any of you ask. yes, he does pursue music later on! but not initially. this is not directly vessel related but ii was actually the one to pitch the band idea. and for what it's worth, you actually help teach vessel guitar.

[samson-the-whale]

Decided to re draw and re write my psychonauts self insert Saul Pine Winterson

Past Saul:

Info:

-du to bad family history and frostbite he lost his arm. He uses his psychic abilities to form himself an arm but it takes allot of energy

-he is trans and bisexual

-known relatives : Norma and Lizzie (he is there unkel)

-he lives on a boat practicing his psychic abilities (mainly improving on the skill of ⭐umbrakinesis)

-he is very secluded and doesn't really talk to anyone

Saul now:

Info:

-the psychonauts Wer Abel to locate him and Wer fascinating by his ability of umbrakinesis so they recruited him to join the psychonauts

-he works mainly as an agent to be sent in to help calm unstable individuals with his umbrakinesis

-his fanny pack is like a bag of holding and has a whole assortment of things in it.

-he only wears his soot during special events but permanently wears it when in his own mind

-he started to realize how tired he got making his own arm out of psychic energy so he comishond Otto made him a robotic one

-saul is a frightened man having many fears (basically anything that can make you faint plus the dark):

Over time his fears manifested into a sort of sentient construct that hauts him in and out of his mental world

This "shadow" of mental energy is called Winter

⭐ What is umbrakinesis?

Umbrakinesis is the ability to mentally generate and manipulate darkness, shadows, and related effects this can include creating portals, becoming invisible by covering oneself in darkness, forming barriers, and shaping shadows into weapons.

[omgfangirlland]

I think I just fell in love with 🫀 anon. Wanna be friends with them so bad frfr

-🔱

🫀 anon is very nice! And we just got another anon that I think you'll love adding to the Ben10!Reader (:

Sorry, I got distracted with an itch for Sims 4 due to watching a Sims builder make some nice houses and went down a custom content rabbit hole 🫠🫠

There's a reason Bruce is shaking and pale- but let's go back a bit.

After you left, Martha and Thomas were sure soon enough someone would notice, maybe not Bruce, maybe not even Alfred, but surely a kid would. The kid did- true- but they just thought you moved out, after all, it wasn't like Bruce was out and proud of you- hell, the man didn't even rectify the rumor that you were dead.

And Martha and Thomas started acting out. They're ghosts, flashes of what they were once upon a time, they're holding on out of desperation and anger, and all they felt right now was that. Desperation and anger.

It starts small, things they knew they could do without exhausting themselves, right? Moving that, drawing that with ketchup, flickering the lights. But the more they do that, the more powerful they get. Rattling all the furniture in the bed, letting them hear their cries and words, appearing in reflections for seconds.

Around this time, Martha goes after the man they hired, and Alfred becomes robotic in his duties, disassociating, as he realizes the scream he heard that day wasn't your mother realizing what she was doing, it was Martha. He thinks of how lucky you were that day, but the thought of checking on you doesn't even cross his mind.

And when Thomas appears in Bruce's dreams, bloody and choking as he cries, Bruce breaks. "How could you? She was just a baby!" Bruce wakes up, barely breathing while he stumbles out of his room, the room seemingly spinning and closing in as he trips over his feet towards your room. And then he stops, and so do the walls. He doesn't know where your room is.

Chaos ensues as the man goes to Alfred and then his other kids, asking them for help in finding you- Bruce almost collapsed when half of his kids don't even know who you are- and then he calls John. For an exorcism and a tracking spell.

As your name leaves Bruce's and his mom's lips, it takes a while for John to finally connect the dots. Jaw-dropping, realizing you lied to him about having no ties to Bruce Wayne. He should have know better by the way you had paled and your boytoys straightened.

John immediately refuses, saying that you were in- he choked on his words- good hands, protected by an actual angel, the biblical kind, and friendly with the current king of hell. Thomas Wayne wasn't having it tho'.

Now, your siblings, to various degrees, feel some kind of guilt, while the ones who didn't even know of your existence are furious. By everything they know, your mom is insane, tried to kill you, and then Bruce proceeded to ignore you like you didn't just exit the newborn stage. Damian felt that anger- due to Bruce marrying your mom and not his, due to not actually being the firstborn, due to there not even being a sign of your existence.

And after Constantine gave up fighting, Damian started. Yelling, throwing tantrums, being the emotionally unstable kid he is. Dick and Jason were quick to restrain him and move him away, letting Bruce and John carry on while they did everything in their powers to keep him quiet, and away from a staby incident.

Of course, John passes on every word of disappointment, anger, and even disgust the two dead Waynes have, even throwing in some of his own opinions and simply shrugging at the dead woman's glare. Due to Bruce, he'll have to grovel for a long while to get Sam and Dean to trust him again. If he wants to call Bruce a few choice words, he will.

I don't know how Reader would interact with the siblings, mainly due to me seeing her as someone who'll just teleport to another country at a glimpse of a thought of her "family" after being forced to interact with Bruce and Alfred.

You know what would fuck Bruce up, extra hard? Reader having a baby or toddler, specifically a boy that looks like him. Faints on the spot. (I'm not writing that btw, it's a cute thing to imagine Dean being an anxious dad, but I'm terrified of pregnancy and the idea alone makes me nauseous... But, yk, just throwing out the idea)

Martha and Thomas are just happy to see you again... even tho Martha is judging Dean hard.

[stellylee]

Don't worry, if that ever happens, you won't even have to ask! I'll just be right there with you making sure that we fight back every step of the way against the robot overlords. I'd prefer we keep our jobs. I have a feeling the robots wouldn't be as personable, anyway, and that's a big part of the draw for us, right? So maybe we have that going for us, until they develop personalities. Too many people want to act like assholes and then get mad when people treat them like assholes, at least own who you are, if you're going to put the effort into acting like that, y'know? I'd rather they be, that way I can know not to waste time on them if it doesn't match mine, or I know that it's not going to bring anything good or worthwhile to my life. That's normally what I do, too, emphasis on side eyeing. Gotta keep the town clean somehow!

Okay first off, if robots start bartending and doing photography with their creepy little lens-eyes, I’m starting a resistance movement and I fully expect you to join. We'll call it “The Human Hands Society”. The entry fee is a callus and a sarcastic sense of humor. I think that owning the fact you are being an asshole is a power move. I mean, it’s guaranteed to shut someone up who is trying to get an argument. Own it and walk away, leave them to ponder it. It’s honestly okay to not be nice all the time. I personally love when people are straight forward about their agenda. It makes it much easier to get by. I do love the margaritas. I literally ate so much chips and salsa. I think it's 70% oopsie, 30% “someone else’ll get it.” Either way, I’m gonna keep picking up the junk and side-eyeing people from behind my sunglasses. Glass half full, but keep an eye on who's spilling it.

[neogatn]

OK SO..LET ME EXPLAIN FINALLY MY SUPER DUPER BRAWL STARS AU

I'll try to explain all of this stuff in english even if my translation is extremely bad bc i have my explanation in spanish right next to me

my au's theme is about the "gem's mutation." i guess you guys know about the brawl stars lore, right? my au is based on the original lore (the little piece of brawl star's lore we have). well in my au, this "mutation" has 4 levels of infection. i have this cringy ass drawing explaining these levels, but I'll try to be more specific (btw i updated all this information) (some mutated cannot change their bodies, only rests of gemstones if y'all wondering)

level 1: regular gem. the regular gem doesn't affect at all because it rarely has changes in the affected bodies, like poco or lumi. usually, the affected people are aware and they aren't hostile.

level 2: large gem. it affects more than the regular gem. the affected people may be hostile but weak (like totally dumb when attacking). also they can have changes in their body but they are not very visible. they can grow fangs, little gemstones in their body, etc.. examples like edgar, dynamike, jacky.

level 3: big gem. this is more dangerous than the last ones. the affected are aggressive if you fight them, and they can also be mean to you if they want (they are not that mean with their loved ones). they have more changes in their bodies and also have powerful "powers" (basics).

level 4: round gem. this level has 2 types; I type and II type. but what the affected people have in common is that they are extremely aggressive, and also they can be harmless, apparently.. affected people are usually called monsters because of what things they can do. they can destroy their lives and others lives. affected people have the most changes in their bodies. they can change their body size, weight, size of their gemstones, skin color, etc. type I people are aware and can't activate their aggressiveness so easily, only if you provoke them. type II are the opposite of type I.

and lastly, here is a tier list of the mutated people (i have to finish my fichas)

now, let's talk about the federation!

the "federation" is a private organization who is against the mutated people. the federation has scientists, engineers, doctors, etc.. their goal is to eradicate the mutations and cure the affected people, but also take control of them, at least is what piper wants. piper is the leader of the federation. byron is the one who has to find the cure for mutations. for now, they are looking for new ways to improve their treatments but not in a legal way. gray is piper's teammate. he knows a lot about being a detective like piper. but gray has a little big secret that piper doesn't have to know about. (it's not that big tho).

also piper doesn't like colt and shelly's job. she says that they are like a joke to the federation, that's why shelly has a big deal with piper but also is in a very hard situation with her job. the federation reworked some robots with pam's help and now they look like real humans.

idk what else to say maybe I'll update this soon heheheh hope you liked my au if you are reading this, love you:3!!

here is a doodle about the federation

[missust3l3vision]

Chess Queen Part 2

Description: Y/n and Arthur play chess. Too bad they're both too shy to really do much.

As the screen came to life Y/n let out a deep breath. She had done all her usual pre-stream rituals and yet she felt more nervous than ever.

She was about to play chess with Arthur in front of thousands of fans. She took a deep breath and pressed call. He was quick to pick up.

“Hey Y/n!” he chirped happily, it helped ease her nerves slightly. “I’m just setting up my camera right now, it will be ready in a second.”

“Yeah no rush,” she said as she booted up the stream on twitch, not quite opening it yet “You’ll go easy on me right?” she asked half jokingly.

She knew from watching the others in the group that Arthur played chess a lot and took it seriously.

“I would never.” he said chuckling, they were both equally nervous but desperately hid it from the other. It was both very effective and also not.

She could hear the cracks in his voice and he noticed she was quieter than usual. Rather than say something they powered through.

“Hey guys! It's me Y/n and my special guest Arthur TV!” she introduced, it was like a switch flipped and as soon as she had the camera on the worries washed away. Arthur took a little longer to catch on.

“Hello, thank you for having me.” he smiled at the camera, something that Y/n blushed at, her chat noticing quickly.

Many fans are spamming about the small looks the two had shared on the past video they were on and now this.

Rather than read them aloud like she usually did, Y/n jumped right into the chess game. She gave commentary and chatted with the non shipping fans while Arthur went quiet during his turns, focused as a lazer.

“Oh what hoodie am I wearing?” Y/n responded to a fan “It’s a Roots hoodie, I think my ex got me it” she said showing it off.

As she did Arthur finally played his turn, looking to the monitor he was caught off guard by seeing her take off the hoodie.

A small bit of midriff showing as she stretched the piece of clothing off her body.

Just as soon as he turned to her a donation was made, the robotic voice speaking over the background lofi music

“Damn Arthur stop staring” instantly the man was pink. Y/n had finally gotten the hoodie off when she heard it and turned to her monitor

“I don’t mind you staring,” she said with a wink. “I’m sure you were just doing it to get a better look into my mind to try and figure out my next move. Nice try Mister.” The chat was far from convinced by this.

As the game went on, it ended in a draw. This both surprised the chat and had them spamming it with hearts. Multiple people saying how perfectly matched the two were.

A few rounds later and they continued to end up at a draw, that was until Arthur finally secured a win. It was light out when they began to stream, but now the sun had been long gone and replaced by a half crescent moon.

"Wow, it's already 1 in the morning." Y/n said, a yawn escaping her as she stretched. Arthur agreeing that the time flew by.

The chat had dwindled down to only a few hundred, all them more taking in the moment rather than actually chatting.

"I reckon we will need to do this again." He spoke to Y/n with a soft voice, a lot softer than usual.

"Definitely, maybe next time you could come over for it? I prefer sharing one camera." She posed, a small lie but if it meant he'd come over it was worth it.

"I'd like that," He said "Send me your address in the dms and we'll set that up." He answered before getting another donation.

"Oooo cue date noises." The robotic voice once again spoke, the two chuckling awkwardly.

"See you soon chat, and hopefully I'll be seeing you even sooner Arthur." Y/n said as he signed off. The two logging out but remaining on call.

"Good night Y/n, I had a really nice time today." A beat of silence before she responded.

"Good night Arthur, I did too." And with that the call had ended. Y/n felt a weight lift off her shoulders as she took a deep breath in.

"OH MY GOD HES COMING TO MY APARTMENT." She half screamed half groaned to herself. What did she do to herself.

[nightlysleeper]

Transformers character lineup. I only did four because I could only do four.

[imclou]

can't believe fnaf brought me out of art hibernation man what a turn of events

[local-diavolo-anon]

i'm back!

ok so 2/3 days ago i found this youtube video where op turned Springtrap (or well, William Afton) into a fully build DnD character, and if i say so myself: things got out of hand fast

so here is my take on DnD Springtrap and specifically on that build (adding more infos under the cut for who is interested, i suggest to watch the video first)

starting with saying that unless you're playing in a scifi setting, this build is either not for you or to be modified, since in later levels spells are heavily centered around technomagic and electronic devices; personally when i will play him i will probably tinker around with the chosen spells and cantrips to make him less violently niche and/or more versatile

which kinda saddens me because it takes away not little of the characterization but, given most dnd stories take place in a medieval fantasy or high fantasy setting, a cantrip like On/Off or a spell like Remote Access are NOT particularly useful; so i will go for more psychic damage or necromancy oriented abilities, maybe i might take more than just 4 levels in artificier as well (especially given that again, all of those warlock spells at later levels are all technology oriented) but i need to see what those offer

however it is a kinda tank-y build given that with a shield on you can get up to a 27 of Ac, so even with low damage and not much hp you would not struggle too much to stay alive, and i like that!

as for the character himself, i put too much effort into my interpretation not to share it, so if anyone wants to play this guy as well, i fabricated a possible backstory that might come useful:

The character goes by the name "Dave Miller" (or whatever variant you want to use), and was originally a human artificier who created constructs for a living, mainly with the goal of offering aid to who needed it for whatever reason.

There however he ran into an issue, that being that a robot need a power source, and his own heart and lungs could not sustain a whole robot by themselves.

After losing part of his family to some kind of accident he became terrified of death, so with age he started replacing his own body parts with machinery to delay his last days (which made him a cyborg), until the point where he was very very close to become just a robot.

(This part may or may not involve a pact with a deity of death, this entirely depends on how you want to play him but it would make sense since the build is an artificier/warlock hybrid)

Through particular and very much not illegal experiments tied to necromancy he discovered that the life force of a living being could be shared, and used as a form of fuel. (possibly: age lived of the creature used= amount of extra months you get)

Here comes the second problem: this only worked with intelligent creatures, and more specifically, it worked best with creatures of your own race, which meant that he either went around murdering people or he found another solution. Non same-race creatures worked as well but not as good and there were not easy to find in the middle of a city and with a shop tied to your name.

And here is where and WHY he'd join a party of adventurers: after some time, his reserves or fuel were running VERY thin, and running into a group of adventurers was a god sent because by joining their party he essentially got a free pass to kill whoever he wanted, and reduce them to a dried raisin after sucking some life force out of them. Doing so you learn that the mowe powerful the creature is, the more energy it produces as well.

Your goal, that you as the player are following, when role-ing your character? essentially slay whatever powerful BBEG your Dm throws at you and suck all of that juicy fuel out of them, so that you can return to your little shop in the middle of the capital and return to create and sell whatever weird construct, doll, or robot comes to your mind for another few decades undisturbed.

And this is it. I think this might be a good backstory that could fit pretty much any setting you want to play this guy into, be it classic dnd or some scifi futuristic thing.

of course you don't NEED to use this one line per line, make up your own without looking back if you don't like it lol, dnd is the "make up shit and have fun" game after all!

Edit: also no his outfit makes no sense, i just went with vibes and decided a tanktop dress shirt, a twin tailed gilet and suspenders OVER said gilet was a good choice.

[borrelia]

had a dream there was another scu knuckles show. but this time it was like, normal. knuckles was friends with kids his age and they went on adventures together and they taught him about how to be a kid. normal show. his friends were two girls: the first one got a lot more screentime up front, and I liked her alright, but I can't remember anything about her. because let me tell you, when victoria here came on screen and was introduced as the one knuckles has potential romantic chemistry with, looking like this:

i said NOW HOLD ON A MINUTE....I KNOW HER. and I remember IN the dream getting on tumblr and posting a side-by-side of her and julie-su and asking penosh "how you feel about this? kind of an archie win??"

[fisheito]

Whenever i colour skintones:

Morv and Dante: hello Kings you're lookin vivacious as usual. Have you been spending time in the sun lately, or more indoors? Well, we can adjust for that! Here's a range of colours that will make you distinctly You no matter what i choose. Love that!!

Everyone else: WHICH SHADE OF PALE ARE YOU

[mimiscappinisideblog]

Binge watched Creature Commandos last week

Betcha you can't guess my favorite characters

Wanted to practice with my alcohol markers, love how the colors of the Bride came out