#ascindio

[itlivesforever]

Amalia nation I know we're going through it right now so may I offer you some @oh-so-youre-a-nerd 's Amalia x MC art in these trying times?

#ilw #it lives within #amalia de león #oc eryn ikari #ascindio #I LOVE THEM SO MUCH AND I LOVE THIS ART AND I LOVE

[itlivesproject]

Obsessed with how many fan sequels yall have inspired. The fans are rising up!! (demonBibble)

we will take BACK our fandom!!! we determine our own fates!

#ask #ascindio #mod win

[thosehallowedhalls]

I am shit at coming up with prompts so i pulled a tarot card 😅

5 of cups (reversed) for bloodhound, if you feel so inclined 👀

Ooh, nice. I had the best time writing this one, thanks!

Five of Cups

#asks #ascindio

[kiivg]

WOw just found your blog and your art is incredible!!! Do you have A shop anywhere??

.Thank you so much!! 👹 I don’t have a shop anywhere, I used to have an Etsy where I sold crocheted items but not any longer. Honestly I wouldn’t really know what art of mine to sell, plus it’s only 2000x1000px so I think it’d be too small for a print but idk anything about that tbh. I’ve looked into making it larger but ew I cannot get around those thicker lines haha 🥲. (If anyone knows about prints and things I’d love to learn 💫).

.I do have PayPal.me if anyone wanted to support me financially ✌️👹✨.

#answers #ascindio

[choicesfandomappreciation]

Thank you @garrusknight for creating @nightboundfanfiction. That book deserves better and do happy to see that it's still loved. Hopefully we will get to know the things PB left untouched.

Thanks @itlivesproject for ItLives 3, I love it!!! And thanks for starting the fanmade game project sequels and inspiring others.

@nightboundthesecond I miss you. Would have loved to see your version and the art of mod thia, @oh-you're-such-a-nerd [plz tag if written wrong] or @ascindio ^^

@bloodboundthesiege Sooooooo excited too.

@thedistantshoresproject Because of you I get to see Oliver again. Thank you!! Hopefully a marriage is planned.

THANK YOU TO YOU ALL

@garrusknight, @nightboundfanfictionn , @itlivesproject, @nightboundthesecond, @oh-so-youre-a-nerd, @ascindio, @bloodboundsiege , @thedistantshoresprojectt

#@garrusknight #@nightboundfanfictionn #@itlivesproject #@nightboundthesecond #@oh-so-youre-a-nerd #@ascindio #@bloodboundsiege #@thedistantshoresprojectt #cfa #anon

[choicesficwriterscreations]

December Creator of the Month: Oh-So-Youre-a-Nerd

Each month, CFWC highlights one of our talented fanfic writers or artists, and this month’s creator of the month is @oh-so-youre-a-nerd . We're very excited because Ascindio is our very first artist to be highlighted! We hope you will enjoy learning more about them and their work below! The writer is selected at random. More info can be found on the navigation page.

Quick Links:

Tumblr Blog Instagram

How do you want to be known on Tumblr? 

Ascindio 

More below...

1- When did you start playing Choices? What was the first book you played? 

I started playing in 2016, I can't remember if I read Endless Summer or Rules of Engagement first, but I ended up deleting the app after like 2 weeks cause I couldn't stop buying diamonds 😅🤦

I re-downloaded it about, ohh idk 2 years ago?

2- When and why did you join Choices fandom?

I joined the Fandom specifically on Tumblr and specifically for It Lives Within, which happened to come out right after I read the first two books 

3- How did you pick your blog name? 

I always try to seem cool and mysterious when I meet people irl, and then as soon as I open my mouth, I ruin it with some niche trivia or something, and they say,  “Oh, so you're a nerd.” 😂 Can't tell you how many times this exact phrase has been uttered to me. 

4- Pull up the first post in your archive, and tell us about it!  

This is the first Choices related post I made 😂 I was just thinking about the concept of what if characters make terrible decisions cause they're controlled by a player who is out of diamonds lol I was going to do a whole series of them (next was going to be lotr “fly on eagles to mordor?” *30 diamonds* or “simply walk”) but got lazy lol

5- Do you write fanfiction, create fan art, or are you one of those really gifted people who do both? 

Only art. God, I  WISH  I wrote too. I've thought about trying cause I have so many ideas floating around in my head, but at the end of the day, I'd rather spend my free time drawing. 

6- How long have you been creating for Choices and for any other fandoms?

For Choices, since early 2022

For other fandoms, since well, forever, but I only started posting around 2017/18

7- What is your favorite Choices book, and what is your favorite Choices book to create for?

Favorite Choices book is probably It Lives in the Woods. All of the characters were so interesting, I never got bored reading it, and it had an incredible twist that made sense but I still didn't see coming. 

Favorite to create for is probably Blades of Light and Shadow though because I am such a sucker for the fantasy aesthetic.

8- Share your first Choices fanfic or fan art that you posted with us. Do you still like it, or would you change it if you were creating it today?.

This isn't the first Choices art I made, but it IS the first I actually shared

And honestly, I DO still like it because I still remember the way I felt absolutely POSSESSED while drawing it (I hadn't drawn anything for *months*). I would definitely change the background, though. Those trees look like shit, and they're not even the correct type for the kind of forest they're in. 

9- What is your favorite piece of fiction or art that you created? 

My favorite Choices art I've done is probably this piece. 

10- Do you have a fic/art that you didn’t expect to be well received, but it was? What about one you expected to do well but found it could use a little more love?

I definitely didn't expect this one to do well at all as it was so hastily drawn

And I was sad this piece didn't get more love, it was such a dope scene and I was so excited about how the sword turned out

11- If you could only draw one style or type of art for the rest of your life, what would it be and why? 

I'm not sure if I'm interpreting the question right, but if I had to pick like a specific type of art, it would be digital, and I would want to do fan art. I have a hard time painting anything that I don't already have a deep connection with (so original art with no story behind it is usually a chore for me), and digital art is just so incredibly convenient and not messy and so so versatile. 

12 - Do you ever recognize yourself in any of your MCs or in your writing?

Because I use fiction as a way to safely process trauma/ grief/ other big emotions, each MC I make has a small part of me, whichever part I feel the need to explore at the time.

There's an amazing quote by Patrick Rothfuss that I feel explains it perfectly. 

It's from Wise Man's Fear

“These folk knew all about death. They killed their own livestock. They died from fevers, falls, or broken bones gone sour. Death was like an unpleasant neighbor. You didn’t talk about him for fear he might hear you and decide to pay a visit.

Except for stories, of course. Tales of poisoned kings and duels and old wars were fine. They dressed death in foreign clothes and sent him far from your door. A chimney fire or the croup cough were terrifying. But Gibea’s trial or the siege of Enfast, those were different. They were like prayers, like charms muttered late at night when you were walking alone in the dark. Stories were like ha’penny amulets you bought from a peddler, just in case.”

13 - What element of writing/art do you struggle with most?

I have a very difficult time making the poses seem natural and flowing. My all time favorite art is Baroque/Renaissance style and how fluid the poses are, how soft the skin looks, how delicately it's all done. Obviously, I will always have my own style, but those are things that I so want to incorporate but never seem to get quite right, and it drives me crazy 😂

14 - Do you have any neglected work you really want to finish?

Not really. I mean, I have a ton of unfinished work, but as soon as the window of inspiration passes, I just can't get myself to care enough about it to finish it (insert Jake the Dog, “now it's gone, and I don't care about it anymore!” )

15 - If someone you know in real life (who isn’t involved in fandoms) asked to see your work, would you let them? If yes, what would you show them first? 

I would, and have.  I typically show them whatever most rendered recent picture from my Instagram because I don't post any nsfw there and usually try to post only my prettier work for this specific reason haha. (As opposed to here, I post everything here, ain't NO ONE from real life invited to see my tumblr 😂)

16 - Are there any writers (published authors and/or fanfic writers) who influenced your writing or art? Are there any artists that influence you?

Writers: Brandon Sanderson, for sure. He's the reason I got back into art back in 2017 ish. His stories are just so emotional they push me to create. Same with @saibug1022, there is always at least one scene from every story he shares that I desperately want to draw to try to capture the emotions. 

Artists: God, sooo many, here are just like my top 3 favorites and their instagrams.

Audra Auclair

Obsessed with her unique style, and specifically the way she draws eyelids and noses

f3lc4t

The way they draw those dripping, glowing wisps. I stare at their pieces for hours (no lie) trying to dissect them stroke by stroke to figure out how they do it.

Miho Hirano

Their art has a delicate whimsy-ness I would SELL MY SOUL to achieve 

17- Which one of your creations would you like to see a fiction written about? 

JC, this is the shit I DREAM of.

Definitely this one. 

So this is love.

This little comic means a lot to me. 

18- Do you write original fiction or create non-fandom art? 

Very rarely, but I do, every so often. This is my favorite original piece.

20-  What other hobbies do you have?

Gaming, singing, walking through the Cemetary with my wee daughter, reading, that's about it 🤷

21 - What’s your favorite emoji? 

🙇

22: BONUS - tell us anything you’d like (if you want to).

I really wanted to say that I don't believe in “good” art and “bad” art (just ethical vs non-ethical). That being said, I know what it's like to hate your art, like soooo intimately. If you ever are feeling shit about your art, you can ABSOLUTELY message me (I don't care if we're mutuals or not, I don't care if we've never interacted before) and just say, “I am feeling shit about my art” and I will go through your art and tell you every specific thing I love about it and why it's wonderful. I am not joking; I am so so serious rn. 💗💗💗💗 

#choices fic writers creations #playchoices #choices stories you play #cfwc creator of the month #oh-so-youre-a-nerd #choices fanart #playchoices fanart #december creator of the month

[pinesprings]

EVERYONE STOP WHAT YOU'RE DOING AND LOOK AT THE GORGEOUS ART @ascindio made me of Amalia and MC

#ilw #it lives within #amalia de león #amalia de leon #ilw mc #amalia x mc #rowan burke #playchoices #ilw spoilers

[theartoflovingthomashunt]

Classic Hollywood Glamour with Thomas Hunt

The absolutely incredible and generous @oh-so-youre-a-nerd / @ascindio surprised me with this insanely gorgeous portrait of my beloved Thomas Hunt for my birthday!

Look at how stunning and perfect it came out! I am just in utter awe of this and honestly a little speechless. It's so perfect! Thomas would whole-heartedly approve of this portrait!!!

Thia, you are so insanely talented, and every time you post, I am in complete and total awe. You are so brilliant, and I admire you so much. This truly means the world to me! I can't dully express how touched and blessed I am by this. Thank you doesn't seem like enough, but please know I am blown away!

#thomas hunt #thomas hunt x mc #red carpet diaries #hollywoodu #hollywood u: rising stars #thomas orson hunt #thomas hunt rcd #thomas hunt hwu #choices #playchoices #choices game #art #gift #hbd to me #lovealexhunt #theartoflovingthomashunt #march2024 #halex commission #my commission

[lilyoffandoms]

@ascindio also, since they are my favoritest favorite non-romanceable character, I did a hasty ‘finish’ on their piece I started ages ago when this chapter first came out.

#my art ish thing #i polish nothing #weekend portraits

[itlivesproject]

Not this last chapter making me a Connor Simp 😮‍💨😮‍💨

You mean a Horror!Connor simp don't you?????

#horror!connor has been gaining simps lately and honestly I'm not surprised #good for you guys #ask #ascindio #mod aku #ilw spoilers

[thosehallowedhalls]

Art, links, and book recs

This adorable art by @oh-so-youre-a-nerd only happened because Thia opened YCH commissions: these are available for a donation of any amount to Gaza. Some of the organizations they suggest are Operation Olive Branch and Palestine Children Relief Fund (the latter accepts payment via PayPal).

Operation Olive Branch also accepts volunteers, right now they're in need of birth workers who can assist online. If you're a doctor, a nurse, a midwife, please consider applying.

Other ways to help, either bigger orgs or individuals:

Compilation of Gaza Direct Aid Resources

Mohammed Alasdair GFM

And two book recs:

On Palestine by Ilan Pappé, an Israeli historian who does an honest deep dive into the Israeli apartheid and genocide of Palestine (However brilliant this book, I'm honestly ashamed that my go-to book about Palestinian history isn't by a Palestinian author, so I welcome other recs)

Namesake: Reflections on A Warrior Woman by N. S. Nuseibeh, an essay collection by a brilliant Palestinian scholar about one of the first women to convert to Islam, and how the two time periods are perhaps not as distant as they seem in terms of human nature

Thanks for this gorgeous art, Thia, and for being a gem of a person who walks the walk every time 💜

#by: ascindio #palestine #free palestine 🇵🇸

[immortal-x-mortal-tourney]

Loser's Bracket Round 2!

MC/Amalia (It Lives Within) VS Kaysanova (The Old Guard)

Amalia/MC art by @ascindio/@oh-so-youre-a-nerd of @itlivesforever's MC!

#battle couple battle #tournament poll #polls #losers round 2 #amalia x mc #amalia de león #it lives within #it lives project #kaysanova #joenicky #joe al kaysani #nicky di genova #the old guard

[choicesfandomappreciation]

Shouting out to:

@aria-ashryver, @juudaimes-true-form/ @choicesmc, @inlocusmads, @lover-also-fighter-also, @pulpitude, @3rdstreetfrank, I always get so excited seeing y'all in my dash and in my notifications. Y'all are genuinely fun, talented, interesting friends, I love talking about Choices and HSS with you. And I adore all of your MCs and OCs- Luca, Rin, Fiona, Nora, Anitha, and their relationships with their love interests (if any) and others, are all genuinely engaging to me. I've especially been enjoying sending Luca and Aiden on shopping trips together :DDDD

@choices-binglebonkus, @zoeywades-spouse, @jerzwriter, @aces-and-angels, @lilyoffandoms, @alleykatart, @thosehallowedhalls, @dutifullynuttywitch, @ascindio/ @oh-so-youre-a-nerd, @gutsfics, @peonyblossom, @tveitertotwrites, we don't talk as much, but you all are really talented and cool people and I love interacting with you! I'd love to continue to get to know you all better going forward.

@peonierose and @stars-are-within-me, you both bring an aura of sweetness and positivity that makes the fandom so pleasant to be in.

And last but not least, @lovealexhunt / @storyofmychoices. You do so much for the fandom by hosting all these events and sending positivity messages, and I admire the dedication. And on top of that, you're such an overall sweet person. I love hearing about your Daenarya and her relationship with Mal.

For April Spread Kindness Month, thank you all for making the Choices Tumblr fandom experience so enjoyable! <3 <3 <3 <3

@aria-ashryver , @juudaimes-true-form / @choicesmc , @inlocusmads , @lover-also-fighter-also , @pulpitude , @3rdstreetfrank , @choices-binglebonkus , @zoeywades-spouse , @jerzwriter , @aces-and-angels , @lilyoffandoms , @alleykatart , @thosehallowedhalls , @dutifullynuttywitch , @ascindio / @oh-so-youre-a-nerd , @gutsfics , @peonyblossom , @tveitertotwrites

@peonierose ; @stars-are-within-me ; @lovealexhunt ; @storyofmychoices

#ChoicesAprilActsofKindness

[violentinecrl]

One of the requests made ❤️ @ascindio I know this isn't great, I still have a lot to learn regarding colour theory, backgrounds and so on, basically a lot to learn regarding everything 😂 Anyway I hope you like it! #choicesstoriesyouplay #choicesgame #choicesnightbound #pixelberry #choiceskatherine #digitaldrawing #digitalpainting #digitalart #digitalillustration #art #drawings https://www.instagram.com/p/ComlDi4N-QW/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#choicesstoriesyouplay #choicesgame #choicesnightbound #pixelberry #choiceskatherine #digitaldrawing #digitalpainting #digitalart #digitalillustration #art #drawings