#but so be it

[nocek]

Alpine really, really, REALLY wants those pancakes.

Since it's new year it's time to clean up the wip folder. Mostly out of things that are like 90% done but the last 10% got stuck in most time consuming procrastination/perfectionism combo.

There is also a second part to this one with them eating takeout supper post mission but it will take some time (keep your fingers crossed, I really want to draw it but I'm having problems with the sketch)

Clean lineart version is here. I's been posted a little over a month ago which means I'm getting better with my timing :D

#winterwidow #buckynat #bucky barnes #winter soldier #natasha romanoff #black widow #liho the cat #alpine the cat #marvel fanart #i'm going to keep going and doing fanarts with those two #till marvel will give us some real content #which means i'll probably draw them forever #but so be it #i'm having fun #and i'm stubborn bastard #your move marvel ;P

[tea-cat-arts]

I’ve seen people on this site talking about Su again, so I’m just gonna drop these and then head back into University 3rd year homework hell

#honkai impact #honkai rambling #honkai su #honkai elysia #kevin kaslana #have I mentioned Su is easily in my top ten favorite Honkai characters? #my scrunkly little guy #he’s so much fun when he drops the whole enlightened one thing #wish the writers would let him do it more often #disclaimer: this is me rambling about why I like something. it’s not meant to be a formal analysis #I know for a fact I left some things out #also idk if the chart really applies to anyone but me #but so be it

[twicethetrouble]

I'm going to start a Daily Posting fic. Help me choose what

Explanation. I've gotten out of the habit of writing daily. I do not like this. The best way i know to fix this (for me) is to write a fic that's soul purpose is for me to write a little bit each day and post that little bit immediately.

I plan on trying this again, but posting the little bits here daily and eventually posting it (edited and formatted properly) onto AO3. and since i'm posting it here first, you all get a choice of what this project will be. in the form of a poll. (b/c why not.)

and just to make it interesting, i'm only putting the weird document names (with fandom and basic vibe)

(all of these i have a varying amount of stuff written for them already but I will post that first before going from there)

#random stuff #polls #idk why i'm doing this #ok i know why #but still #i probably should have put something turtle related in there #but idk #i have the distinct feeling you all will just have me redo the poll with ongoing fic options #but so be it #i was going to put descriptors or whatever #but i don't really want this to turn into a popularity poll #so you literally get what each of my documents is saved as on my computer #not even like proper names #they're better than they used to be tho #i'm pretty sure the kiddo simmons one used to be called 'son of a bitch' or something #but i kept getting it confused with another of a similar name vibe #(either 'fking hell' or 'not another one damn it') #so i changed it

[lets-try-some-writing]

We need more outlier kids content!!!! Also, these kids seeing the base as a safe and relatively controlled environment to flex their powers is a must

Cee and Mags need to chill a bit; maybe they will change their mind about outliers as they get attached to the kids. I mean, you can't tell me that Mags wouldn't get attached to the kids too (I would squeal if, against all odds, he, unknowingly, ends up joining the fav girl miko squad alongside Bulk and Jackie. Like, that girl is a wrecker and probably spends a LOT of time with them)

Outlier kids content, ah how I have wanted to write this for a while. Fluff, angst, and some Arcee and Magnus redemption on the way!

Home away from Home

It took some time, but with the bots never saying anything and any possible commenters being silenced (*cough cough* Magnus *cough cough* Arcee) the children came to view the base as a safe space to be themselves. There was still quite a bit of apprehension, but eventually the children calmed and grew comfortable with the bots, even going to so far as to train their powers under the guise of games at the bots prompting. After all, there is no better way to increase control over an outlier's abilities than to have them practice.

For Jack it was rather hard for the team to come up with something they could feasibly rope him into without making him too self conscious. But after a bit of planning on Ratchet and Optimus's part, they created a schedule that would hopefully with time help Jack come out of his shell. The training was rather simple: Hand Jack a ball and play catch with him. It started off small, with Bulkhead and Wheeljack roping Jack into playing with them by using a human ball at first. And once he got comfortable with that, they slowly began altering the ball internally, increasing its weight over the course of weeks just enough to be noticeable but not startling. Jack began to catch on, but since no one ever said anything and treated it like it was normal he allowed himself to become more confident. He did not question it vocally when the original basketball with discarded and he was instead tossed a sized down but still rather comically large Cybertronian lob ball to use.

Within four months Jack was throwing around a full-sized lob ball like it weighed nothing. And that was not the only change, he started to eat more in response to the activity and the acceptance of the team. His mother was overjoyed and took extra time to prepare meals for Jack to take to base since that was the only place he felt comfortable consuming more than a slice of bread. His body also finally began filling out with the increased nutrient intake, still being rather lean but with a healthy and attractive amount of muscle. He became an overall happier teen, joking around more freely and even showing off his strength when particularly joyful. His smile was contagious and the healthier and more comfortable he became, the brighter the base seemed to be. Miko's training also came in the form of a game, although hers was not hidden very well. Since she seemed to have few reservations about her powers the team did not stress over hiding the game or the obvious usage of power needed to play and instead focused on helping her improve. Her game was also pretty simple, it being to play tag with Smokescreen and Bumblebee. The two younglings needed the exercise and the chance to play for a change and Miko needed to train her accuracy and control. It worked out well, although in the beginning the play area was reserved to the training room to keep Miko from accidentally landing on or falling from something dangerous. While not fond of outliers in base, Ultra Magnus was not the kind of mech to sit by and watch the small human sparkling go blinking in and out of reality only to appear in a NOT safe location before blinking away again. And so as the games progressed in intensity, with Smokescreen and Bumblebee actually having to make an effort to keep away as Miko got more creative and controlled, Ultra Magnus joined the game. He said it was to maintain order, but with time his gruff exterior faltered and he came to no longer resent Miko's very existence.

It left Arcee baffled to watch to notorious Outlier hater carry around Miko and even begin mother henning her when she got a little too excitable, working herself into a state of exhaustion after a game. She was left even more flabbergasted when Miko willingly began calling Ultra Magnus one of her wreckers with affection, even slapping stickers on his armor and not so much as getting a scowl in response. Smokescreen and Bumblebee for their part always looked forward to their regular game of tag. Not only did it bring them great joy to see Miko improve and therefore be less likely to teleport into traffic or off a cliff, but the challenge was also a welcome one. Miko gave them a run for their credits with how fast and creative she was with her teleportation. Often Bumblebee and Smokescreen would be forced to practically bend over backward to escape her rapid assaults'. It was fun, and a simple activity with no real stakes, a welcome relief from the ongoing war.

As for Rafael? There was discussion of handing his training over to Ratchet, but in the end Optimus agreed to take over the practical aspects to ensure that no one got hurt. The Matrix shielded his mind from intrusion and his extreme control and mental fortitude ensured that he could keep himself in check with Rafael pocking around in his helm. And Ratchet could assist Rafael in the more philosophical and medical aspects of his training, walking him through meditation and assisting him when he inevitably needed someone to talk to and get painkillers from. Thus it was that Optimus quietly began taking time off every other day to play a simple game with Rafael, that being a mental game of memory. He would sit with Rafael, allowing the boy to enter his mind and prod while still keeping his memories and sensitive thoughts well secured. He would then display varying thoughts, memories, and emotions, tasking Rafael with hunting them down amidst a puzzle he would create. When Rafael succeeded he was rewarded with interesting information from Optimus ranging from songs, to simple memories, to secrets that could barely be comprehended.

At the end of their game Rafael would go to Ratchet to calm down from the mental struggle and relax, talking out anything that bothered him. And with time, Rafael grew to unlock a greater amount of his potential, not only able to influence others subtly, but also sift through their minds if they were unprotected mentally. His control grew greater and he became far more comfortable associating with others, especially the bots since he came to understand their way of thinking better through Optimus. In fact, he came to appreciate his time with the bots more than the time he spent with other humans. Humans were complicated in a way he wasn't used to handling, but the bots were more understandable in their way of processing data, more organized. It made communicating with them easier, only serving to make Rafael more and more comfortable at base.

The children were happy and comfortable and all was well... except for Arcee. She struggled with understanding and accepting the children. She had seen one too many outliers go rouge, abusing their gifts to hurt others and destroy lives. And while logically she was aware of the fact that the children were children, her guardianship over Jack was still awkward to say the least. It wasn't until Jack threw a boulder at Arachnid and saved her plating that Arcee began lightening up a bit. She still didn't trust outliers, but her outlier was alright. She reasoned that she mother henned her boy to keep him from falling down a dark path, but in reality she just liked doting on him.

#maccadam #transformers #transformers prime #rafael esquivel #jack darby #miko nakadai #team prime #this one is rather short #but so be it #i am tired #eat my lovely followers! #enjoy some simple fluff!

[another-void-tbh]

I have never watched a dracula adaption (good for me so I know nothing before dracula daily tbh)

but

BUT

you mean to tell me some of them never even include Johnathan or Quincey? The ones who stab and slit his throat? The one who flips his entire coffin over the cart like an empty cardboard box?? THE ONE WHO DIES TO GET TO DRACULA AND STAB HIM THROUGH THE HEART?!

get out of here with this NONSENSE!!

#dracula daily #dracula adaptations #johnathan harker #quincy morris #the atrocity #i intend to watch a few adaptations now that I've read fhe book #but goddamn #i also intend to get angry about them #if they do my good friend johnathan bad #or my laconic cowboy Morris bad #screw van helsing through #always hated him #which is unfair #but so be it #i'm balancing out the total love-hate ratio for VH across the globe

[kujo1597]

Finally drawing some Rivals fanart. Forsburn's design I really dig, I'm bummed I never completely clicked with his gameplay.

Like, just look at him.

So awesome.

#Words Words Words #WIP #You know. maybe drawing with my vision extra blurry is a bad idea #But so be it

[july-19th-club]

if the woman who just came up to me and asked me to tie up the desk phone calling tech support for her to fix her broken cell phone (it is a saturday and i'm the only one on the desk, making that even more of a hassle and really, a practical impossibility on a busy day like this, which is why the desk phones are not for public use -) anyway if she's telling the truth about saying my coworker yesterday told her if she came in today i Would Do This Thing oh i will kill him. oh i will be murdering on monday

#hes the kind of person who will go not just out of his way but EVERYONE's way to solve a problem #but he often inconveniences ppl in order to do so #and if he told this woman that i would use the desk phone to spend an hour on this woman's tech support #when i'm the only person on the desk. i will be having guts for garters at THEE earliest possible opportunity #you can make those decisions for yourself! sometimes i do! but not for other ppl without warning them #also it would be the absolute height of inconsiderate to assume that on a busy day when i have no backup i would drop every other patron #to call customer support for however long it took #idk idk obviously some people are cool with going above and beyond like that #and it makes me feel like i must be a selfish jerk for not being one of them #but so be it

[filmdhorreur]

I’ve been so weepy I just want to cry over literally everything so bad

#like i’m crying over things that happened 4 years ago 💀 #i’m always sad or depressed over said things but i stopped being able to really naturally cry a long time ago #if my dog getting his teeth removed is the catalyst for my ability to cry again that would be kind of funny #but so be it #personal

[if-mirrormine]

for the tattoo thing – the chinese word for "bucket" because someone told the mc that it meant something like "strength" or something

#lmao #i cant do that to the mc #and also i have no idea how id describe that #and maybe that makes me a bad writer #but so be it #im stupid #you gotta make things easy for me #mirror mine #message received☎️ #anonymous

[underwatersurfboard]

watching some like. youtube book people go through their classic lit. collection so i can see what i’m missing in mine. and one thing i’ve noticed is like.

an aesthetic cultivation of a collection that is just completely opposite what i’m up to. booktubers with a dedicated Oxford Classics Collection vs. little mr. shops in the goodwill books section (<— this works if you’re crazy)

#like. library book sale goodwill secondhand store little free library #i am procuring books cheaply and thriftily #and my collection is so so ugly #but so be it

[hawleywilby]

It appears there’s no Classic Emmerdale now or today. There’s racing instead. So everything will move to tomorrow I assume?

#ed lb #no today #bummer!! #but so be it #itv3

[robborne]

life is kinda rough rn but i am managing. steam deck is arriving soon which is nice 👍

#i am in a lot of physical pain #but so be it #scratching a lot unfortunately

[luciusspriggss]

i need to scream to somebody about my new fic idea

botany technician Stede and wildland firefighter Ed

i know it is very niche but it is overflowing my brain right now

#ofmd #our flag means death #its bc i was a double major in forestry and environmental science #and wildland firefighter certified #and did years of manual labor fire breaks and fuel removal #i know in my core stede would want to be a firefighter #and could do it he just lacks the skills to properly be one #which is where ed comes in #look i get how niche it is #maybe only i will want to read this #but so be it

[slow-button-off]

Toto and George really are a match made in hell aren't they?

#they are just one and the same #and every time they start talking I get annoyed #but so be it

[agodth]

Are we seriously doing this again rn?

Tag. Your. Stuff. Correctly.

You know what makes tumblr amazing? You can filter content and tags! But if you post images and not tag them, how is the system supposed to filter the posts?

Is it seriously that difficult?

This can be reblogged btw.

#I know I am annoying ok?? #I lost followers last time I made psa posts about this #but so be it #LAST TIME IT ENDED WITH ME GOING ON AN UNFOLLOWING AND BLOCKING SPREE #AND I AM NOT AFRAID TO DO IT AGAIN /non-aggressive #just putting this in caps for attention

[hopsof]

#dungeon meshi #laios touden #my art #so silly #fanart #damien haas #delicious in dungeon