#LOVE THIS ART AAAAAHHHHHH

[melonmortis]

Chat I’m so fucking normal rn

#Caesar card that doesn’t make him look totally ridiculous acquired #VERNONICA AND CASS LOOK SO GOOD AAAAAHHHHHH #Lanius reminds me of those badass skeletons memes so he’s got that going for him #Nick and Preston are also lovely as always #fnv #fallout new vegas #edward sallow #caesar fnv #veronica santangelo #rose of sharon cassidy #nick valentine #preston garvey #mtg art

[tw1nkee28]

I MADE ART FOR ATE ALIBI <3 + mini comic of my social anxiety 👍 (@questionablealibi )

aoughh, I panic when I talk to cool ppl... (Usually end up panicking and staying silent lmao) BUT I sorta like how both this and the art work came out. (Also forgive me if I got the back hair wrong ;-;)

Mahal kita ate Alibi <3 /p

+ Ate Birdy (birdify) on their shoulder lmao

I love your Sona so much, it looks so cool and AGHH- Even though I'm not the best at drawing it and I struggled immensely, it's gorgeous. <3

#sona tag #my sona #others sonas #persona art #EEE ALIBI'S SO COOL ATAGFSGSVW #i love their sona so much #and their art UWAAA #AOUGH #ATE ALIBI <3 #Birdy and i were freaking out while i was drawing #ehehe lob sona #IT LOOKS SO COOL #AND LIKE #AAAAAHHHHHH WORDS #its a nightmare for me to draw tho #I KEPT FORGETTING STUFF WHILE I WAS DRAWING AND IT TOOK ME 2 WHOLE EXTRA HOURS TO GET DONE #AAAGHHHH #BUT I THINK IT TURNED OUT ALRIGHT #and heres to hoping i didnt forget anything #houghh #i hope you like it ateee #fanart #cool person #my social anxiety goes brrrrr #i fear talking to cool ppl... #i panic... quickly....

[cinnamoncoffees]

Very excited to show you this gorgeous art that my gorgeous friend north.of.art did for my Young Royals fic series Cinnamon Coffee - chapter 27, karaoke night. I love them so much!! Thank you Meeyah, you’re the actual best 💜😘

#young royals #young royals fanfic #young royals fic #🌈 wilmon #karaoke boys #cinnamon coffee au #aaaaahhhhhh 🥰 #I love art friends #everyone should have art friends #and then pay them to art for you #it’s the best ☺️

[fallingtfallingyay]

I just opened an Etsy shop! For now all prints are 8.5 by 11 or smaller, because that’s the size envelopes I have. The shop link is:

artprintsfromkay.Etsy.com

Here are the prints I have now:

#Art #painting #art Prints #small bussiness #etsy #selling art #buying art #Etsy store #the pieces are called: #Alien emotions #Echos of home #Love #blue is the color of love #Dancing lights #im doing this #aaaaahhhhhh

[capturecharlesau]

i need to make a list of my favorite Henry stickmin artists and you’re gonna be on it

I LOVE YOUR STYLE I WANT TO EAT IT. I WANT A HENRY STICKMIN CARTOON AND I WANT IT IN YOUR STYLE I NEED IT IN YOUR STYLE I NEEEEEEEED ITTTTTTTTT

(From: @crown-of-roses-thsc because tumblr is stupid and won’t let us send in asks from side blogs-)

NSNDJJDND OOOH MY GOD THIS COMMENT MADE MY DAY YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW MUCH THIS MEANS TO ME AAAAAHHHHHH 💕 COMING FROM YOU IT MEANS SO MUCH I WOULD LOVE IMAGINING A THSC WAS LIKE IN MY STYLE BROOOO THE EXPRESSIONS THO—!! I WOULD DIE OF HAPPINESS :’D

IT’S OK I KNOW WHO YOU ARE BESTIE :D LOL YOUR ART IS FANTASTIC :’D I WANNA EAT IT UP TOOOO NDBDHDJ

#thsc #the henry stickmin collection #henry stickmin collection #danny felizima

[morn1e]

Sorry for being weird or anything, I LOVE ur oc. She's perfect and I love ur art of her and Dude. she reminds me a bit of my own lil daydreams of a self insert I had with Dude 🤭 👉👈 yea. Love the art with her and everything and ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

not weird whatsoever!&AAAAARGH! AAAAAHHHHHH!!!!!thank u so much 4 liking marnie!it means the absolute world there r ppl who like her&do not see her too ooc when it comes 2 her&dude lol.it makes me happy ppl like seeing her as much as i do!

& i hope u consider revisiting ur s/i 1 day! it is always so nice&awesome revisiting things u once used 2 think abt so much. again thank u 4 the very kind words!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

#<3

[mighty-mando]

couldn't help but notice the recent uptick in LOTRO activity 👀 so I gotta ask, the most important question for any lotro player, who is your favorite ranger?

(sorry if that's out of the blue I just get excited when I see new people interact with this lil fandom)

Aaaaahhhhhh yes. I have been subject to a (un?)fortunate combination of an urge to write angsty fan fiction, spare time to play LOTRO, AND a new art tool. This has led me to find out their are dozens of fellow Ranger-stans here 🙊

My favorite Rangers (because who can pick just one?) have always been Lothrandir, Candaith, and Amdir. I'm an old enough LOTRO player to remember when it was Amdir who rescued you from the Blackwolds, and it was Amdir who asked you to gather Kingsfoil to make tea for him, all while slowly fading away and Strider wasn't there to help, so Amdir was my first love. 💔

#Lotro #Rangers #Dunedain rangers #Dunedin #Lothrandir #Amdir #Candaith

[loosesodamarble]

Hi Erika! 💕

I don't know much about otomes, but hey what are the questions for if not to find out ^^

If you could answer for me 15, 22, 23?

Others not knowing is kinda why I made the ask game in the first place! I wanna be able to talk about my dating sims now that I'm opening up about them on this blog!

15) Favorite trope

I'm a sucker for the guy who is stupidly, insanely strong to the point where it's more concerning than reassuring.

Nayuta Yagami... Abraham Van Helsing... Kinji... Ion...

They're all so powerful and it's so much fun~!

Their strength is the source of great fight scenes and also great hilarity. Like Nayuta breaking one of those strength testing games and Abraham...

HE GOT SHOT OUT OF A CANNON! Also it took until the third game in the Code Realize series for the cannon's maker/operator to make it safe for others to use KJHiushgahslrtjasiu! It was just naturally built for Abraham in mind...

But yeah, I like the stupid strong guys.

22) Favorite love interest

AKSJhfiuhashgkjsahiu SAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIIINT~!

He’s so fine and handsome and magical and dangerous and bcjdbchidhchcidbcusownucidwidofnjcw!

Saint Germain is a very special man.

I was kinda put off by his outfit at first but I got used to it the longer I played the common route. And then when I actually got onto Saint's route...

Saint's default is having his eyes closed. But... he opens his eyes and... AND!

KAJSHDFIULAEHTHAETKJHAETIUAEHT!

It's so unfair.

And the story we get in Saint's route! AH! AAAAAHHHHHH! It's so tragic and it hurt so good to play through!

I just can't get enough of romances that come with a lot of trauma and tragedy~!

23) Favorite game art

THIS BABY FROM KARMA'S ROUTE IN CINDERELLA PHENOMENON!

That chivalrous kiss on the hand is kahdifahsiruth! WOOOOO~! Karma baby~!

And the way he calls Lucette a "delightful handful" (not exact phrasing since it's been a while since I played the route, regardless). It's just so charming and really shows how princely he is~!

#questions from the ask box #soda asides #oto-may ask game #sun shiny kalola #there are so many good otome cgs #and i have now used them twice when getting a commission

[cryptidtrashpan]

Hi hello. I would apologize for the huge spam of likes I just gave you, but I'm not sorry cause I think your art is very good and very cool and I just wanted to tell you that.

Also I think the daily sketches you do are awesome cause I know I could not keep up with that lmao

That's all. I just wanted to tell you that you're awesome, your art is awesome, your brain is awesome. I hope you have a really good day (:

Here's a picture of my cat sitting in the bathtub if you ever need cheering up

AAAAAHHHHHH you made my day with how sweet this is!!

i hope you are having a great day and i love your cat give smooch on head for me~

#ask panda

[eleheba]

Oh my gosh I love your art so much. Jacob, wrestling with the angel honestly made me tear up a little. I'm going through your shop trying to decide what to buy and aaaaahhhhhh!!! Just. AAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!! Anyway, I love your work. Absolutely gorgeous.

Thank you so much!! I’m so grateful @ jurassicash commissioned it WAH I’ve been dying for more religious art comms!🥺🌹

If you want a print of Jacob Wrestling with the Angel I uploaded it on inprnt!

#ask

[creek-ink]

HI I WANTED TO LYK URE SINGLEHANDEDLY DRAGGING ME BACK INTO CREEPYPASTA I LOVE UR DRAWINGS SOSOSOOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOOSOS MUCH u made all of em pretty asn so oahdkshdks AAAAAA IM SCREAMING ABT UR ART TO MY FRIENDS. Your art is amazing and ur stories and headcanons and everything ohfkshdksbdkdh

WHAT WHAT WHAT WHAT !!!

NO BC IM GOING FERAL RN!!!

THE FACT UR BACK IN THE FANDOM BC OF ME?? U LIKE MY DUMB FUCKING HCS?? W H A T ??

YOU'RE SHOWING OTHER PPL MY ART

W H A T AAAAAHHHHHH

I HOPE U HAVE AN AMAZING LIFE YOU'LL NEVER KNOW HOW MUCH SUPPORT LIKE URS KEEPS ME GOING!!! AND I HOPE I CONTINUE TO BE THE SILLY LITTLE GUY IN UR PHONE THAT MAKES U HAPPY!!

@jazzy-bear-saur

#no bc the way i saw this while taking a shit #flipping shit this makes me so happy!! #have a pretty tough day so this is so appreciated ;-; #i kiss u!! #muah! #muAH! #asks

[bunnimew]

Pitch and Jack's dynamic has a lot of potential: the lair scene was so interesting to watch again after years. It kind of makes me want to try writing them. I love their parallels as two unbelieved spirits: both getting a power boost after Sandy's "death" 💀, both sabotaging an Easter one year 🥚, both seemingly being defeated and tossed down a hole 🕳️...

👏 SO 👏 MUCH 👏 POTENTIAL! 👏

The lair scene is amazing on many levels, not the least of which is just the art of it. Pitch was very, very cool there while also so, so terrible. And some important aspects of Jack's characterization are revealed there too. It might be the most cautious we see Jack in the whole movie.

If you want to, you should totally try writing them!! Their dynamic is a ton of fun to play with and we would love to see what you create! 😭❤ You obviously love their characters and we're sure that would come through in anything you make!

Their parallels are some of the most AAAAAHHHHHH things about them!! They're simultaneously same wave and two sides of the same coin. Opposites attract but also tons of stuff in common??? It's like all the best worlds neatly arranged in a basket with a big sparkly bow.

okay but also lawl tossed down a hole 🤣🤣🤣 what a way to phrase that I bet Jack teases Pitch about it mercilessly

Thank you so much for sending the ask!! We love getting to talk about the boys 😭❤😭❤😭❤

#Ask #rise of the guardians #rotg #jack frost #pitch black

[neonganymede]

if you receive this, you make somebody happy! go on and send this to ten of your followers who makes you happy or somebody you think needs cheering up. if you get one back, even better! ♡

(Hi I love your writing! It’s so soft and lovely, and I love the way you characterize Dazai and Chuuya :D)

Aaaaahhhhhh nooooo, this is such a compliment!! I'm so, so happy you like my writing (especially my characterizations because I STILL get a little stressed about that ><;;;). Thank you <3 I'm only a little flustered now, I promise

And I love your art and writing so much! Your HMC au is an actual work of art, and I'm thoroughly enjoying the journey <33333

#i need to get caught up on your fic #i'm like... several chapters behind #don't even get me started on your art too #it's soooo comforting and always has the type of vibe i try to convey in my fics

[maggiecheungs]

I am extremely late but I am so happy to see someone else who's one the "Murasaki and the Akashi Lady should kiss" boat (the Akashi Lady totally deserved better imo)

YESSSSSSSS MURAKASHI TRUTHERS RISE!!!!!!!!!

(the above ^ is my short response. however, got excited thinking about them and accidentally wrote >1200 words, which are under the cut 😶)

just. AAAAAHHHHHH the (non)relationship between murasaki and the Akashi lady drives me absoLUTELy nuts. Akashi no onkata is, of all of genji’s many conquests, arguably the one whose existence makes murasaki feel most insecure. the only others who incite a comparable level of jealously—the third princess, and to a lesser extent, asagao—threaten her more as symbols of power, legitimacy and status (i.e. have a legitimacy of birth that she dies not, and thus would supplant her as genji’s primary wife). The Akashi Lady is probably the only one whom murasaki feels threatened by in this particular way, because she recognises and acknowledges her personhood on a level beyond rank and status. on several occasions throughout the book, despite being quite vocal about her jealouy, she compliments her new rival's taste, refinement, skills, personality...

And then, as if that wasn't enough, Akashi no onkata bears Genji a child, the one thing that murasaki has always wanted more than anything--and not only is this daughter wonderful in herself, she also is the key to Genji securing his ultimate life ambitions. But then, in one of the tale's many cosmic ironies, this child is taken from her birth mother and given to Murasaki to raise. she is, in a very real way, the daughter of both of these women; without the combined efforts of her birth mother and her adoptive mother, Genji's daughter would never become the deliriously happy Akashi Empress and fulfill her ~fated destiny~. which just adds another layer to their intense and silent relationship!! The two of them live in the same house for decades without really meeting face to face or spending time together, but their lives and loves are so inextricably tangled; they are bound together by their relationship with Genji, and by their love for their daughter, and by something else--a sense of admiration, of mutual respect.*

and it drives me insane because!!! just!!! for me, murasaki’s curse is loneliness. she can never form profound bonds with other women because the presence of the men in her life (mainly Genji) always transforms them from ‘ally’ into ‘competitor’. Genji raised her to be his and his alone, but she is not his only partner, and in the periods when he is off dallying with others she is left without her only real companion. Her unique position within Heian nobility makes it difficult for her to locate social equals--she’s the illegitimate daughter of a high-ranking clan, and is thus shunned by her father’s legal wife and not acknowledged as the equal of many ladies of higher rank, but she was also raised by Genji and held to an incredibly high standard, taught to perceive herself through the lens of all the things he valued (art, refinement, mastery of social etiquette, etc.). coupled with her (in)famous status as his most beloved wife, this effectively cuts her off from forming connections with anyone of slightly lower ranks, too. (which is like!!!! no wonder she is such a perfect match/foil for him--they’re both social oddities, who lead existences somewhat cut off from the typical circuits of rank and power in the aristocracy (which leaves them free to act in certain ways they might not otherwise, but constrained in others--and imo this social incompatability is a *massive* part of the reason that both genji and murasaki are so desperately lonely and given over to existential depression--but THAT is a conversation for another day skjhjkfhk . sorry for getting off track))

ANYWAY, back to the topic at hand: aka all the reasons why i think her (non)relationship with the akashi lady is so interesting. in terms of rank, akashi no onkata is no match for murasaki, but her beauty and intelligence and refinement offset the disadvantages of her birth (much as murasaki’s own charm made genji marry her without caring about her illegitimacy). Murasaki’s fear and hostility is born out of a genuine respect, and i think she knows that, rank aside, the akashi lady is the closest anyone would ever come to being her equal. if genji wasn’t in the picture, i truly believe that the akashi lady could become a companion and confidant that would alleviate Murasaki’s awful, claustrophobic loneliness. i truly believe that they could have been so much to each other. genuine human connection is the much-fantasised gold at the end of the rainbow in the tale of genji, but so few characters actually get to experience, or keep, it. but i desperately want to believe that Murasaki and Akashi no onkata could have. because you're right: they deserved better.

but of course, without genji, neither of the two women would have been lifted out of their humble beginnings; they never would have met. their daughter would never have been born and would never have become empress, and they wouldn’t have been able to derive joy from her happiness and successes. so essentially: their respective happy endings are also their own personal tragedies--which is ultimately one of the primary themes of the tale of genji, i think.

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* sidenote: as i was typing this paragraph i found myself thinking about about (depictions of) the relationship between Empresses Teishi and Shoshi, whose competative (non)relationship Murasaki Shikibu would have had intimate knowledge of (she joined court as Shoshi’s lady-in-waiting just around the time of Teishi’s death). there are some similarities between them and murasaki/akashi: two refined and accomplished women, wives of the same high-ranking husband, living in the same palace in completely separate wings, their lives very much unfolding in parallel in some ways and diverging widlly in other. portrayals of teishi and shoshi's relationship/feud/power struggle/whatever vary wildly from writer to writer, but i’ve always been haunted by how it is depicted in eiga monogatari (written by murasaki shikibu’s contemporary akazome emon). Eiga isn’t always the most reliable historical document, but it does draw a beautiful portrait of two women placed on either side of an imperial power struggle, who still regard each other with respect as true equals who have earned their privileges and positions. (i have no idea if this was based in fact or purely fictionalised, but it is quite moving regardless.)

obviously, the stakes of the love triangle are slightly lower in the genji than in the eiga, (murasaki no ue and akashi no onkata are not empresses) but interestingly enough, the love triangle between genji/murasaki/akashi does have implications for the imperial line of succession (i won’t get too deeply into the politics of the whole thing, but to briefly summarise: genji betrothes his daughter by the akashi lady to the new emperor, thus ensuring that his grandson will eventually ascend to the throne. this is a calculated move on his part: in marrying his daughter into the imperial line, he is essentially supplanting the fujiwara family from their position as the de-facto power behind the throne and upsetting the centuries-old sekkan system of governance! which is cool.) (what i’m saying is: even though the politics of the tale of genji are rarely super explicit, they are incredibly interesting and intricate, and often have more to do with sexual and marriage politics than you might expect. also i’m a massive nerd about them <3)

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P.S. last but not least: if you're interested in queer relationships in heian literature, may i recommend ariake no wakare / parting at dawn (link); a kamakura monogatari about a nonbinary (afab but raised male) protagonist who lives as both a man and a woman, and has romantic relationships with women and men (seriously, udaisho ariake is such a cool character & i love them). it’s not fully translated but the bulk of it is, and is available for free online. also shoutout to torikaebaya monogatari / the changelings, another queer-themed gender-bending kamakura monogatari (it's probably more famous than ariake no wakare, but conversely harder to source in english translation, so i still haven’t read it myself)

#ask response #mandatory 'sorry for the late reply i was on hiatus' #anonymous #genji monogatari #the tale of genji #ellis reads #murakashi #wlw #classical japanese literature #ty for giving me the opportunity to nerd out about the tale of genji #it's literally my favourite thing to do #🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰 #also this is probably a mess because i'm posting it without even rereading it jfgdskjfgdkjgh

[justaboot]

AAAAHHHHH!!!! THE ART IS SOOOO GOOD! I LOVE IT! Got it cued up! Can't wait to read more of your stuff so I won't request anything even though AAAAAHHHHHH!!!!! 😍😍😍😍😍

Ahh, I’m so glad you like it!!! (Also not in an egomaniacal way but if there’s any other moments you come across while reading that you want illustrated, I had SO MUCH FUN with this 🤣, so let me know!!!)

#ask box #!!!!

[himbohargreeves]

Your last post made me think...Grace (mom) has a wall of paintings she likes to look at. She would LOVE to go to an art gallery. Imagine Diego taking Grace (mom) and Grace (daughter) to a gallery. Having a fun day out with his two Graces!!

AAAAAHHHHHH they would have such a fun time 🥺

#Diego takes mommy and daughter around the gallery while Lila steals rocks from the gift shop #tua3 #anonymous