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typhoidmeri · 1 year
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Last night I dreamt about dragons. Not ones the size of a house, not streamlined for long flights and battles on the wing. But tiny little things, with downy fuzz and mock bumble bee colours.
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aro-aizawa · 2 years
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hhhhh i am forcing myself to stop. i am going to be normal and not stay awake and binge the rest of rwby. i am not going to look at spoilers. i am going to stay in this little corner of ignorance and v much hope that i can get my brain to stop thinking abt rwby long enough for me to sleep tonight.
#shut up danni#im trying to get my mind off it by reading unrelated fanfic but its not quite working so far#i have eaten tho so at least there’s that#i’ve been SO LUCKY that i haven’t seen many if not any spoilers for rwby so far#the only one i saw was (SPOILER)………..that penny was alive? and that was p much it#the only one i sought out myself was the status of neo bc i have not and will not adore a villain more than i do her#i don’t think i can explain exactly why i love her but i just do#i don’t care if she doesn’t ever get any depth or motivations to her#so as you can imagine when she showed up again i DEFINITELY lost my mind#the amount of sass that can be packed into a mute tiny woman is extraordinary#also im LOVING the bumblebee we’ve been getting#that was another thing i maybe saw hints of and im glad that it’s a thing#they have such a cute chemistry and i don’t usually polyship but yang blake and sun? yeah they work#please do not spoil this for me (i say this to tumblr and also @ myself)#the last time i was this in the dark abt what’s coming up i was literally watching every new episode in volume 2#its v fun#i think what’s even more fun tho is identifying new voice actors they pulled into this#it’s crazy to think they have so many big name voice actors in this#and it’s crazy to compare the two but man the dragon prince can’t hold a candle to rwby#they both have the same kind of vibe to me because they have similar styles and kinda magic premises#also their first season of both were kinda janky animation wise#anyways v much wild to see how far they’ve come
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in1-nutshell · 3 months
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Hello again so how about old Predacon buddy accidentally gets teleported to the transformers animated universe how would the Autobots react (you can include the elite guard if you want) predacon buddy Will most likely just want to adopt all of optimus's team now I'm just imagining Predacon buddy Just having a cuddle pile with the transformers animated Autobots and that is absolutely adorable =]
Buddy is too old for this... time to travel again!
Hope you enjoy!
Bot Buddy the Old Predacon meeting Team Prime
SFW, Platonic, Cybertronain reader
TFP/TFA
Buddy is really starting to get tired of being launched from mystic portals.
They were going to start carrying the Apex armor to soften their landing if they needed to.
Buddy landed near some docks in the middle of the day.
This place terrified Buddy.
Everything was way too small here!
Buddy quickly looked around the area, still everything was way smaller than what they would have liked it to be.
Buddy looking around.
“Hmm… this is usually the part where I meet some human or bot—”--Buddy
“Wow!”
“There it is.”--Buddy
Buddy looks down to see a tiny human girl.
“You’re really big!”
“That I am little one.”--Buddy
Buddy tucks in their wings and tail more to avoid touching or potentially knocking over something.
The human girl looks at Buddy a bit intensely.
“Are you an Autobot or Decepticon?”
“An Autobot, specifically a Predacon.”--Buddy
“What’s a Predacon?”
“Not important right now. What is you name?”--Buddy
“I’m Sari.”--Sari
“Sari? Now that’s a name I haven’t heard before. I’m Buddy.”--Buddy
Sari raising her eyebrow.
“Buddy?”--Sari
Buddy venting a bit.
“I know, I know the name doesn’t fit with how I look. But I have been told it matches my personality well.”--Buddy
Sari moves closer to Buddy, while they just freeze.
“I’m not going to hurt you.”--Sari
“I know, it’s just that I don’t want to accidentally hurt you. I’m not exactly known for being very careful with many fragile things.”--Buddy
Sari pats Buddy’s claws.
“You would get along with my friend Bulkhead.”--Sari
Buddy perks up.
“Bulkhead? Oh, this is great!”--Buddy
“You know Bulkhead?”--Sari
“I know his alternative. He is a good friend of mine.”--Buddy
“Alternative?”--Sari
“I’m from another dimension. Don’t ask me how, truthfully, I don’t know either.”--Buddy
“That’s so cool!”--Sari
“Buddy bowing their helm to Sari’s level.
“Could you help me find Bulkhead? He might be able to help me get home.”--Buddy
Sari is already climbing on Buddy’s helm.
Buddy slowly lifts their helm.
“Keep walking straight, the Plant will show up soon on the left.”--Sari
Buddy begins walking down the docks heading through some of the back streets.
“I’m sure Bulkhead can help! He is a spacebridge technician.”--Sari
“I’m sorry he’s a what?”--Buddy
They arrived to a seemingly abandoned power Plant after a couple of minutes and stops on the way.
Buddy wasn’t sure they could get used to humans minding their own business.
Sure, there were the ones that stared at them and others making comments here and there.
But there was no mass hysteria or riots.
The only yelling Buddy had was when they nearly stepped on a trash bin that was placed too close to the road.
Sari told Buddy to wait outside while she brought out the Team. Not like Buddy could enter either way.
Everything was still a bit too small for their liking anyways.
Buddy nearly fainted on the spot when they saw how small the Autobots were.
“Sari, can you repeat what you just said? What do you mean ‘another dimension dragon bot needs Bulkhead’s help’?”--Prowl
“Yeah, Buddy needs help getting back home.”--Sari
Bumblebee skating backwards to the door.
“Please! I bet this dragon—”--Bumblebee
Bumblebee hits a solid wall.
He pats the back feeling a solid wall of metal.
A shadow looms over him as he slowly looks up.
He looks up to see a giant metal dragon’s face.
Bumblebee quickly runs back to his team who is just equally terrified at this giant.
Sari calmly walks over to Buddy.
“Buddy, this is the team.! Guys this is Buddy!”--Sari
“Sari… I think you failed to tell us how GIANORMOUS the dragon was!”--Bumblebee
“Why is everyone here so small!”--Buddy
“We aren’t small! Your just huge!”--Bulkhead
Buddy quickly shakes their helm.
“My apologies. Its…it’s been a tough day. Being in a whole new reality again.”--Buddy
“What do you mean again?”--Ratchet
“This happens a lot more than you think. But right now, I’m just trying to figure out a way home.”--Buddy
Optimus taking a step forward holding his servo out.
“We’ll help you in any way we can.”--Optimus
Buddy raises a digit and lightly shakes the Primes servo.
“Thank you Prime.”--Buddy
It took some getting used to with Buddy being around.
For one, Buddy couldn’t fit in the plant entirely.
Buddy did find out that if they stayed low to the ground, they could at least get most of their frame in without getting stuck in the doors.
Buddy became very protective of the team the longer they stayed.
Especially seeing the stark size difference between them and the Decepticons.
Buddy was sure they scared Starscream into the afterlife after sneezing.
Optimus found himself looking for Buddy sometimes when things were starting to get to him.
He didn’t want to admit them, but he felt comfortable enough around Buddy to talk.
Ratchet and Buddy did have their old bot talks from time to time.
Ratchet is convinced he is older than Buddy, for a short time.
Bumblebee and Sari constantly give Buddy mini spark attacks when they decide to do some sort of shenanigans.
The puppy eyes worked… for a bit.
Buddy and Bulkhead sometimes make art together.
Buddy is quick to shut down anyone’s mean comments about Bulkhead’s art.
Prowl and Buddy sometimes go out for walks in the park. Buddy took him flying one time.
One time.
Sari was close to using her key on him from the fright he had when he nearly fell off, which was his fault for trying to stand up while Buddy was still ascending at such a fast pace.
Ratchet had the car batteries ready in case Buddy was going to have a spark attack.
Optimus walking into the main room to see Buddy sleeping with their wings acting like a blanket.
“Prime!”--Prowl
Optimus looks around but sees no one.
“In here!”--Bulkhead
Optimus quietly goes by Buddy and lifts their wing the best he could.
All of his team is trapped by Buddy’s heavy limbs.
“What took you so long. Help a mech out!”--Bumblebee
“All right, all right just let me—Woah!”--Optimus
Buddy reaches out quickly and traps the small Prime in their grasp.
He struggles a bit but Buddy only slightly tightens their grip.
“Don’t even try, they’ll just tighten their grip.”—Ratchet
“How long have you guys been in here?”--Optimus
“In total… about an hour.”--Sari
“They nap for about three hours. Get comfy.”--Ratchet
Buddy was ready to throw servo with Sentinel after the rude comments he said to Prime.
Buddy standing straighter with wings opened and lightly draped over team prime.
“I highly recommend you stop this rude behavior Sentinel.”--Buddy
“That Sentinel Prime to you freak.”--Sentinel
Jazz and the Jettwins moving towards Buddy’s side.
“Sentinel I don’t think—”--Jazz
“Shut it Jazz! This is between me and the freak!”--Sentinel
Buddy readjusts their wings so they now also cover Jazz and the Jettwins.
“You have five seconds to apologize before I hunt you down.”--Buddy
“You can’t do that I’m a Prime.”--Sentinel
“5.”--Buddy
“You will respect your superior!”--Sentinel
“4. Not my world, not my Prime. 3”--Buddy
“Sentinel… I think you should run—”--Optimus
Sentinel already barricading himself in his office.
“That was fun! Never seen Sentinel run that fast.”--Jazz
“Let me know when he’s acting out again. I’ll set him straight, even show off some of my moves from back in the pits.”--Buddy
“Excuse me the what?!”--Ratchet
A week later a portal had shown up at the Plant’s entrance.
Buddy knew it was their time to go.
After some tight hugs and teary good-byes Buddy walked into the portal.
The base was quiet today.
Maybe everyone was out on patrol again.
“I’m back!”--Buddy
Miko looking from her spot on the couch.
“It happened again?”--Miko
Buddy settling down next to her.
“Yep.”--Buddy
“We should get a tracker on you the next time you leave.”--Miko
“Ehh, I’ll think about it kiddo.”--Buddy
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wofdesignhub · 4 months
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I’m gonna draw a dragon again soon so quick rant
You know one thing I REALLY hate in wings of fire? There’s a tiny, little inconsistency throughout the books. And that’s the sizes of scavengers to the dragons. Because I’m just gonna say it here: the “canonical” size comparison such as the picture below makes NO SENSE considering how everything else is just conveniently a decent size for a dragon. And trust me, we WILL get to it being “canonical”
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A mango can fit a dragons palm when it should clearly be tiny as the actual love I have for this book series. What about cows? How come they’re described to be massive enough to feed a whole dragon? They should be like a candy bar to those things! And don’t get me started on how completely unrealistic it is for a sloth to be big enough to wrap itself around a rainwing’s neck. Like that must be some pretty massive sloths around that should ABSOLUTELY be massive compared to a scavenger.
Also the funny part about that pic I showed you? Yeah well scrap that cuz that’s also pretty inaccurate. We were to believe in the VERY EARLY books that scavengers are like hamsters to dragons. Literally the size of their right toe. Also also the fact that Smolder is like 50 years old AND also also also the fact that dragons keep growing as they age, then that just tells us that these scavenger are way, WAY bigger to these dragons. Especially if Flower here is the size of his FOREARM!
“Oh, but the islands are more suited for dragons! Of course everything will be big!” You cry out! Yet it is implied that scavengers were the dominant race BEFORE The Scorching, and even if that was a whole lotta years ago, then that must’ve been the FASTEST evolution process in the south coast yet.
And it STILL gets worse! Scavengers, even after being concluded to be the size of hamsters to dragons, Tui is constantly and very much maliciously switching the sizes of these scavengers to fit the plot because she has never figured out what she ever wants. Winter keeps Bandit in what’s implied to be some.. hamster cage? Okay, so he must be pretty damn tiny, which makes some amount of sense considering he’s probably a… teenager… I mean, okay, sure, whatever, I’ll let it slide- wait! But so is Winter! Winter is bigger than Qibli, sure, but neither of them are any bigger than other fully grown dragons! Winter is a teenage dragonet! So how small is Bandit?? How small is he compared to a- and let me emphasize- a FULL GROWN DRAGON!!!?? What!!!
And by the way, have you SEEN the actual cover of Dragonslayer??? Look at that and TELL me how completely unrealistic it is if we are to believe scavengers are the size of a dragon’s forearm
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Also also also ALSO in book 14 Daffodil is shown tossing and catching Bumblebee who had just hatched and this is just unnatural and biologically confusing to think about. HOW is Daffodil bigger than a newborn dragonet? And this makes even LESS SENSE when you realize that it’s been implied that a newborn dragonet is the same size as a regular sized scavenger ACCORDING to the fact that it’s really easy to pick up a baby dragonet by the hand COMPARED to the size of Flower to Smolder’s hand in the picture??? HOW? Tell me how, Tui!! How is this possible!! And don’t you dare tell me that “oh! Pantalan dragons are smaller than Pyrian!” Because that is just ludicrous to me. I will LAUGH at you if you tell me otherwise because that is just a cheap way to excuse any of this. There has NEVER been any quote of Luna or any other Silkwing, Hivewing, or Leafwing being significantly shorter than a Pyrian dragon. 
I should really cut to the chase but I’ve… never liked Tui’s writing. I don’t like that she avoids criticism of her writing. She has great ideas and is so creative in the world of WOF but for most works she’s either rushing it or coming up with something on the spot. And neither are good if they’re not thought out well enough! All of the endings to the arcs are bad and poorly thought out. The logic in how specific stuff works is just terrible. Arc 3 is just a NOTHING arc full of NOTHING characters (except maybe Snowfall and some of the Leafwings they’re… fine). I’m sorry but as much as I “pretend” to like WOF, and I REALLY mean it when I say “pretend”, but this book makes me get an aneurysm the more I really look deep into it. I am beyond terrified of looking into the guidebook because I KNOW there will be inaccuracies, confusion, and Tui slamming down whatever ideas she has without a second thought. I already know she put the weird and unnecessary mudwing mating rituals!!
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Anyways, drawing that stupid blue and yellow rainwing later, I don’t want to go and look for her name now, goodnight everyone, don’t talk to me
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gentle-giant-swag · 1 year
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HELLO EVERYONE! I SHALL NOW REVEAL THE BRAKCETS
First up
Wait
MOST FUCKABLE GENTLE GIANT
The A bracket (finished)
Battle 1-16
(most submissions in form 1 and most submissions in form b)
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Starts Friday the 9th of June. 5pm CET. The brackets will be posted between the 9-10th of June.
Side A, 9th of June. 5pm to 8pm cet
Raphael Hamato (rise of the TMNT) vs Totoro (my neighbor Totoro)
Heavy (team fortress 2) vs Big Friendly Giant (BFG)
King Dedede (Kirby) vs Scorpia (She-ra)
Bismuth (Steven universe) vs Susan Murphy (monsters vs aliens)
Fezzik (the princess bride) vs Dick Gumshoe (ace attorney)
Master Chief (halo) vs Bumblebee (bumblebee)
Big Macintosh (my little pony: friendship is magic) vs Massimo Marcovaldo (Luca)
The titan (the owl house) vs Tyson (Percy Jackson)
Side B, 10th of June, 5pm to 8pm CET
Ivan Bruel (miraculous ladybug) vs Asahi Azumane (haikyuu)
Takeo Goda (ore monogatari) vs Caduceus Clay (critical role)
Milly Thompson (tri-gun) vs Sandy (Lego monkie kid)
Jaguar D. Saul vs Jean Bart (one piece)
Komamura (bleach) vs William Ellis (identity v)
Beelzebub (obey me) vs Kazanari Genjuurou (symphogear)
Senri (plus anima) vs Murakumo (rune factory 5)
Holly (super lesbian animal rpg) vs Brutus Feels (Kane and feels)
The B bracket (finished)
Battles 17-32
Characters who have returned from the spring bracket and from fandoms I’ve personally interacted with. So the spring bracket but we blacklisted big man
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Date: Tuesday 13/6 to Wednesday 14/6, between 5pm to 8pm CET
Side A (Tuesday)
The iron giant vs Baymax (big hero 6)
Gonta gokuhara (danganronpa) vs Jonathan Joestar (JoJo’s bizarre adventure)
Dj (total drama) vs Yasutora “Chad” Sado (bleach
Muriel (the arcana) vs Jasmine (total drama)
Subject Delta (bioshock) vs aaarrrgghh (trollhunters)
Klaus Von Reinherz (kekkai sensen) vs Asterios (fate grand order)
Hunk (Voltron) vs Gooliope Jellington (monster high)
Dragonite (Pokémon) vs Asgore Dreemurr (undertale)
Side B (Wednesday)
Alphonse Elric vs Major Lewis Armstrong (full metal alchemist)
Urbosa (legend of Zelda) vs Glamrock Freddy (five nights at Freddy’s)
Milla Vodello vs Helmut Fullbear (psychonauts)
Dedue Molinaro vs Raphael Kirsten (fire emblem: three houses)
Winston vs B.O.B (overwatch)
Kanji Tatsumi (persona) vs Common Wubbox (my singing monsters)
Mordecai vs Muarim (fire emblem: gay rights path of radiance/radiant dawn)
Minsc & Boo (baldur’s gate) vs Big the cat (sonic the hedgehog)
C BRACKET (ongoing)
Battles 33-48
Those who fell in between the A and the D bracket. So this one has some pretty chaotic matchups
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Date: Sunday the 18th to Monday the 19th, 5pm to 8pm cet
A bracket: Sunday
Nicholas St North (rise of the guardians) vs Grear Danes (irl)
Falkor the good luck dragon (the never ending story) vs Susan Strong (adventure time)
Grandpa Max (Ben 10) vs Cerberus (Greek mythology)
Kiryu Kazuma (yakuza) vs Dr Joshua Strongbear Sweet (Atlantis)
Fatgum (my hero academia) vs Takashi Morinozuka (ouran highschool host club)
Will Powers (ace attorney) vs Luther (Detroit: become human)
The Tick (the tick 1994) vs Evan Buck Buckley (911 on fox)
Riki Nendou (saiki k) vs Hearts Boxcars (homestuck)
Side B (Monday)
Shirahoshi vs Tony Tony Chopper (one piece)
Jetfire/skyfire (transformers) vs Indus Tarbella (epithet erased)
Sisyphus (hades) Vs Grog Strongjaw (critical role)
Hugo the abominable snowman (looney tunes) vs Aone Takanobu (Haikyuu)
Android 16 (dragon ball) vs Tiny (ever after high)
Wrecker (Star Wars: the bad batch) vs K (virtues last reward)
Goldlewis Dickinson vs Potemkin (guilty gear)
Yasha Nydoorin (critical role) vs Lily Bowen (fall out)
D BRACKET
Battles 49-64
Aka the one where the contestants sadly got the least amount of votes)
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Date: Thursday 22/6th to Friday 23/6th 5pm to 8pm CET
Side A: Thursday
lain chu (dragon hunters) vs Panda (tekken)
Isaroth (genshin impact) vs Bizarro (DC red hood and the outlaws)
Jienji (Inuyasha) vs Jackie Wells (cyberpunk 2077)
Looks to the moon (rain world) vs Jogu (naruto)
Bane Perez (identify V) vs Zinnia (super lesbian animal rpg)
Vulkanon (rune factory 4) vs Argus (Greek mythology)
Mountain (ark knights) vs Taiga Saejima (yakuza)
Abbi (Omori) vs Gorem (bakugan)
SIDE B: Friday
Junko (storm hawks) vs Hajin (monstress)
Gylph (super lesbian animal RPG) vs Bongchun (Bongchun bride)
Fitz Fellow (detective grimoire) vs Bubbles (questionable content)
Dubo (omega strikers) vs Bob the titan (Percy Jackson)
Otto the giant water dog (wondla) vs Kurita Ryoukan (Eyeshield 21)
Mele the Horizons Roar (ishura) vs Gentle Bear (dog island)
The Selfish Giant vs Banjo Lilywhile (the hogfather)
Livio the double fang (trigun) vs Hank McCoy (x-men)
I will make propaganda master posts and if you want to add, just use the ask box or dm me with propaganda for one of the characters who’s going to participate. But that’s all!
May the best gentle giant WIN!
SECOND CHANCE BATTLES FOR ROUND 1
27/6, apricot bracket
Battle 1
Battle 2
Battle 3
Battle 4
29/2, shavedown of the apricot bracket
The battle
1/7, blueberry bracket
Battle 1
Battle 2
Battle 3
Battle 4
3/7, shavedown
The battle
4/7, citron bracket
Battle 1
Battle 2
Battle 3
Battle 4
5/7, shavedown
7/7, durian bracket
Battle 1
Battle 2
Battle 3
Battle 4
8/7, shavedown
The (un)official GGSmod messed up someone’s name post
The crime list
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siphersaysstuff · 4 months
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MONTH OF THE YEAR OF THE DRAGON!
January's Patreon-backed @tfwiki toy pictures update is all dragonoids, because... well, it's kinda obvious, isn't it.
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Let's start with Cybertron's SCOURGE, brutal dictator of the Jungle Planet!
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One of the weirder releases in a "normal" Transformers line, the Beast Machines "Beast Rider" MECHATRON is a minimally-transforming battle chariot with pullback motor and gear-driven action. It was released first in Megatron's red and blue, then later in this fetching purple and yellow.
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One can argue Deathsaurus is more a kaiju than anything, but the Combiner Wars iteration (dubbed DEZARAS) is certainly dragonoid enough for me for this. A retool of Sky Lynx, he now forms the torso of Liokaiser, replacing Leozack & Jallguar, thus his colors being more theirs.
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The Prime: Beast Hunters toyline was heavy with dragonoid Predacons. And the Kre-O version of the line had its share. This brick-built version of SKYSTALKER came with the "Battle Net Bumblebee" set. Unnamed on the packaging, promo material called him "Stormrazor", Skystalker's pre-release name.
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Some Hasbro employee circa 2014 *really* liked Doublecross. The Tiny Titans figurine, now called TWINFERNO (awesome), was the first of several toys of, or based on, the twin-headed dragon Monsterbot over the next few short years. Dig that RID'15 style art on the card!
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Speaking of RID'15, WINDRA comes from Takara's version of the line, Adventure. A redeco of Dragonus, this Torpedo Mini-Con was part of the only wave of single-pack Mini-Cons in the line. He also gained a 5mm post on the tail so he can attach to non-Torpedo-launching toys.
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The Last Knight put a lot of knight/dragon theming into all Transformers, including the preschool-aimed Rescue Bots line. The "Knight Watch" Bumblebee toy came with the twin dragon Mini-Cons FREEZER BURN and WINGBLADE, who turn into battle axes with a single step.
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You didn't think you were NOT going to get some BotBots images, did you? The Fresh Squeezes squad has two dragons most bots avoid: ADAY because she's a snappy super-tart apple, and SMERG THE SAD just because he's spinach. Poor guy.
If you like these themed updates and want to make me do more every month, you can support me at Patreon, at
patreon (dot) com / gregswikipics
Every little bit helps, and at the higher pledge level you can pick a theme!
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witchofthesouls · 1 year
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Because I love the TFP!Other!AU, here’s more shenanigans.
:: Ratchet. :: Bulkhead commed.
:: Bulkhead, I’m busy. And nothing better be broken in that room. ::
:: Do humans have crotch unicorns? ::
“WHAT!?”
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Raf complained for a moment in his arm before tucking back into sleep. The tiny dragon didn’t like it when he hauled the newspark by the scruff and booked it to the open area, but Ratchet refused to leave the metal-eater unattended by his welding equipment.
The sparklings were curled upon the nest of scavenged cushions. Ravens squawked at the medic’s run, glossy feathers ruffling before back down into Jack’s neck. Miko was chewing on her plushie, the material squeaking with every bite. Both of them deeply fascinated by the TV as was Bulkhead but with morbid curiosity and horrified disgust.
On the screen, there was a dissected teddy bear with actual organs with soft piano music and calm narration over the “surgeon” taking a scalpel into something soft and squishy: “What is wrong with teddy’s courage? The doctor looks inside teddy’s courage sack.”
Bulkhead made a high-pitched noise as a gloved hand pulled out cockroaches from the spilling organ. “Oh look, teddy is riddled with fear. He is afraid. Look at what fear does to your courage sack!” 
“Poor teddy,” Jack said, stroking a raven in his lap. Red eyes glinting and feathers warping as it chuffed and allowed metal fingers to scratch its head. “That’s too much fear for a little thing.”
Miko’s squeak get faster, wings flicking.
“No. The doctor replaces with it curiosity, but Chickadee says a little fear is good for your health.”
“Where’s the remote!?” Ratchet shouted. Of course, the screen paused when the “doctor” was searching the massive heart that was far larger than the toy itself. 
“Aww, we didn’t see teddy’s heart’s heart.”
“No. No more. This was supposed to be an animal playlist.” Ratchet clicked back, eyeing the channel name: Ze Frank and the numerous True Facts videos.
“But bears are animals,” Jack wheedled.
“Kid got you there.” Bulkhead commented.
“Don’t you dare start with me,” Ratchet pointed his digit to the Wrecker and then turned to sparklings. “Alright, shower time. Up, up, up.”
Miko shrieked excitedly at her favorite set of words, dashing away and leaving behind a fluttering mess of blankets and a well-chewed squishmallow that every so slowly plumped itself back its original shape. Both of the mechs quietly shuddered at it. Her squeals echoed throughout the base as she raced to the shower rack. 
Jack hopped down and silently landed with a quick use of anti-gravs, following at a far more leisurely pace by the medic’s side. Bulkhead already pulled ahead to keep Miko from swinging from the water locks, utilized due to the incident of the pink-plated femme flooding the base when everyone else was asleep or focused elsewhere.
“Can we listen to the radio in there?”
“That’s fine.” Ratchet replied, absentmindedly readjusting Raft as the Predacon sneezed.
“Can I choose the station?”
Ratchet internally winced because Jack had a peculiar talent of tuning into nonexistent stations -ominous words, weather reports that were stranger songs, and senses left lopsided with cold sweats, insomnia, and, in Bumblebee’s case, the inability to speak in nothing but clips by the hosts’ voices or a disturbing tone of white noise.
“Not this time, there’s a podcast I want to catch up on.”
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I’ve been reading your work for the past few days (because your work is amazing) specifically the mob turtles and I was wondering if you could write the mob turtles with a s/o who loves exotic pets (like blue tongued skink, sugar gliders, leopard geckos, tegus, armadillos, etc) because I love exotic pets their so adorable I wanna like have a picnic with them and put them in cute fancy outfits
Thank you so much!! I love love love blue tongued skinks so much, had a dream about one the other night and work up sad that I didn't actually have one. If you don't mind, I'm going to run with the last part you said- the boys walking in on you having a tea party/picnic with your exotic pets because I think that could be fun!!
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Leo
it's been a long ass night, it's about 9;30 am when he gets back to the lair
he's so ready for some decent sleep, when he cracks open the door to his room and finds you sat on the floor and you're not alone
you've got a blanket spread out, a small china tea set laid out and a bunch of critters all around you who you occasionally have to pick up and put back on the blanket at their place at the tea party
"what you got there?" he asks so confused
"Oh, just a tea party with my favourite people"
"they're lizards..."
"you a turtle and you a person!" you say indignantly
he backs off after that and sits on the bed
"can I join?"
you welcome him in and introduce all your friends
he asks where you got the outfits from and who would sell them that tiny
"I make them, Leo. I'm very crafty like that now drink your tea and stop moving before you crush Mr Beans, he's right there!"
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Raph
"That is one freaky looking dog!" he damn near screams when he walks in
you have to explain that you almost collect exotic animals and you love them a lot and that the "dog" is actually an armadillo
an armadillo wearing a cravat and cowboy hat because he's obviously from the wild west
"do...do they bite?"
"Only if he thinks that this town ain't big enough for the two of yous"
Raph is beyond confused
but he likes this weird little world you live in
until he sees your bumblebee ball python
then he is up and running out of the room yelling "NOPE!"
it didn't help that the snake was in a witches hat
"Oh well, don't worry Lady, I think you look lovely"
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Mikey
he wants to touch and pick up all of them
I mean like hug them too tight and squish their faces
who let this man near a bunch of reptiles???
oh wait that was you....
he's having such a good time ignoring you telling him to stop and he loves the tiny outfits you've put them in
when your leopard gecko, who happens to be wearing a ruff, latches on to his nose and won't let go
"you've gotta respect their personal space, baby..."
he keeps a safe distance after that
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Donnie
"Is that, is that a fucking komodo dragon??"
he is already up and standing on the coffee table
"yes, his name's Biff"
"when tell Biff to stop fucking coming towards me"
you laugh and pick him up, scratching under his chin
you then get a 10 minute lecture about how they're all muscle and their bite is so bacteria filled even if the bite isn't lethal the bacteria will kill their prey within a few hours
you laugh and say "you hear that Biff? You're ripped!"
Donnie doesn't find it too funny
eventually he comes down from his hiding place but keeps a distance
"when I said to make yourself at home here, I didn't really expect you to bring a zoo with you"
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moonlight-tmd · 7 months
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Alright new AU!
Cyberbeast AU.
Legends on Cybertron tell of various creatures; one legend in particular tells of great beasts whose power is unmatchable to anyone except themselves- the Cyberbeasts. It is said that only those chosen by Allspark itself receive the blessing. Many believe that Cyberbeasts are just a legend told by Creators to their Sparklings as a berthtime story.
Ok so- Cyberbeasts are generally stronger than an ordinary bot, even when they aren't in Beast Mode. They are unusually strong and durable in and out of combat.
It's almost impossible to tell if a Transformer is a Cyberbeast, the only way is to either witness them transform into Beast Mode or have an anomaly sensitive radar; Whenever a Cyberbeast transforms into Beast Mode, the anomaly is detected in the place they did it. Cyberbeast Hunters use them to hunt down and eliminate Cyberbeasts because they think they're dangerous, many others take them as crazy cuz it's a legend. Cyberbeasts live in hiding and only show up when absolutely necessary for their survival.
One doesn't realize they're a Cyberbeast until they are old enough to understand the concept; thru some important event they realize- once they have that Awakening about their true self, they are able to transform into their Beast Mode; think of it like werewolves- except they can change on command. When in Beast Mode, they can adapt to their envoroment; for example they can change their legs into a fin to swim or transform their arms into wings netted with holo-fabric(similar to wyvern wings). The rest of the frame also changes slightly to fit.
Few of the Cybertronian forged have this blessing, but from those we know; Megatron, Shockwave/Longarm, and Bumblebee are Cyberbeasts. Blitzwing counts as 1/3rd Cyberbeast because Blackarachnia used Cyberbeast blood to strengthen his triplechanger upgrade- he doesn't know he's part-cyberbeast tho. Nobody knows they are Cyberbeasts too.
The idea originally existed around Bumblebee: when he and his team first found the Allspark, he had his Awakening. Once they got to Earth, he started sneaking out to discover and explore his abilities.
I think his Beast Mode would look like these chinese dragons, except the body is short, the tail is hella long tho. Maybe i'll make a coherent picture of it in the future, right now you have a description:
-He has like, feathers of some sort- a great plume around his neck and a brush going from the half to the end his tail. The feathers are the same shade of blue as his optics and have a glow to them. The Autobot insignia is hidden by the plume. -Optics; when he is cybertronian they are normal(blue with white pupils), once he enters Beast Mode/goes feral(literally. not as in he's annoying gremlin) they turn black with blue ovals as the pupils. -His plating is still yellow, it also has a little more black to it. Maybe some biolight dots along his back. Plus some tiny white details for fun. Defo some pattern in there too. -His vehicle mode is kind of showing thru in Beast Mode- the tires are in his shoulders and hind legs, there's headlights n such. -His legs are digitigrade when is Beast Mode, despite more animalistic build, he can switch between walking on 2 or 4 limbs. -The 'nose' extends to be a beak and his horns are longer, kind of antler-like but no branching out, they are just long. -While his servos are clawed, his pedes are more like hooves but they're still clawed? It's weird.
here's some other things about Bee: -Very sharp denta(teeth). He can chew thru metal even while cybertronian. -Exeptionally durable during combat. Even when he's hit with lethal injury, somehow this fucker survives. Surprisingly high pain tolerance. -Electricity seems to do almost no damage to him, he is the type of Cyberbeast that utilize the electricity to their advantage and are immune to the damage it causes. -He can act as a light when it's dark. He'll make his feathers and biolights glow brightly to illuminate the surroundings. -He can make little lights that look like fireflies.
I imagine a time where the hunters came to earth with the intention of either killing or capturing Bee. He was out on patrol and bumped into the fellas. He came back to base impaled by a harpoon and 23 holo-bolts (arrows).
Just now i realize how fuckin miraculous Bee is XD Poor Ratchet, trying to figure out why the fuck this kid hasn't died yet.
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vthetease · 8 months
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my favorite things
it's me birthday
so just incase anyone wanted to know some stuff about V
heres some random info about my life as well as some of my favorite things
i am a libra sun, aquarius moon, capricorn rising
i like dark chocolate more than any other; i have since i first got my period. i like gummy candy and starbursts but my favorite are the little cola bottle candies. i like tea and coffee sweet, but flavorful. i like energy drinks and slushees and wanted my first tattoo to be a cola-mtn dew slushee but it wasnt. i like waffles more than pancakes but would prefer a toaster strudel or muffin. i like apples and lemons and cinnamon and garlic and truffle and black cherries but not maraschino. i dont like onions or cilantro or swiss cheese. i dont like chili because something about the consistency of wet, tomato-ee hamburger makes me ill. i also can't drink hard liquor.
i like smells like thick cologne that lingers and juniper and spearmint and old houses and honeysuckle and the smells of the earth when it stops raining in the summer. i like the smell of other peoples laundry soap and coffee more than my own. i like eucalyptus and aloe and teakwood and dragons blood incense.
i like classic rock from my dad and 80s pop ballads from my mom and afi and lincoln park from my older sibling and 4*TOWN for my younger sibling. one of my earliest loves in music was Paramore, and hayley is an inspiration of mine. i like pop punk and the band ive seen the most is sleeping with sirens, 4 times now. i like hip hop and rnb and acapella and piano. i like music that makes me feel alive. anything from violin to screaming, i just like passion. i'm a very passionate person and always have been despite myself.
i sing and like singing in the car, while i shower, and cook. i am very loud but sometimes can do cool things. i like how singing makes me happy and helps me relate to other people and also my predecessors. i like how i feel connected to those before me through my voice. my first time singing in public was my 4th grade talent show. I sang The Only Exception by Paramore because my parents thought Almost Lover was too dramatic and adult for a 12 year old
i like old movies and i used to fall asleep to them at my grandparents and wake up to them at weekends at my dads apartment. i like musicals like ride the cyclone and drama like the fault in our stars and action like john wick and will always be down for a horror movie. i like get out and candyman and hereditary and black swan and blair witch and creep. i like the twilight zone and rod serling has a special place in my heart. i also like alex trebek from jeopardy, matthew grey gubler, penn badgely, andrew scott, evan peters, and my biggest current celeb crush is matt rife.
i like being alone in busy places. i like to talk to people but i also like to disappear to the other room during the party. im the girl you find sitting outside sometimes smoking, or on the balcony. i enjoy walking back into a concert midsong and seeing all the happy little people being happy. i like stepping away from chaos to appreciate it. i like driving on highways at night when its empty and im high. i like watching airplanes land. i like sleep and i sleep in a tank top and underwear but never socks. my dreams always take me back to this very similiar place every single night doing different tasks with different people. i might start calling it the twilight zone. i like to paint my emotions in my makeup and artwork. i have always felt very deeply and openly.
i like the moon and the stars and it is so fascinating to learn about the same beautiful big rock my ancestors saw. i feel drawn to white butterflies and birds and bumblebees and skinks ( they r tiny lizards). i like history and culture, but im really bad at math.
thats all i can come up with for now. if you have any questions let me know
thanks for reading about me, lmk if youre in love yet
valentine, 22 today <3
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in1-nutshell · 2 months
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Another thought just popped in how about old Predacon buddy meeting Gen 1 autobot's it would be quite amusing seeing them interact with the others and maybe ratchet finding out how much old Predacon buddies energon reserves are possibly?
Buddy is too old for these shenanigans. Especially the ones in G1, but on the plus side, more grandkids!
Hope you enjoy!
Bot Buddy the Old Predacon meeting the Autobots
SFW, Platonic, Cybertronain reader
G1/TFP
Buddy was going log this trip in their data pad when they got back home.
Definitely one of the more memorable trips hey had gone.
The portal dropped Buddy in a desert like area.
It seemed deserted from the looks of it.
Maybe they were in an alternative Nevada.
Buddy feels a tap on their pede and looks down.
A blonde human looks up at them.
“I was starting to wonder when the humans would show up.”--Buddy
“Huh?”--Carly
“Never mind. Hello there little one.”--Buddy
“Hi? Are you an Autobot?”--Carly
“Yes, do you know them?”
“Yeah! They’re my friends! Almost everyone knows about them.”--Carly
Buddy tilts their helm.
“What do you mean by almost everyone?”--Buddy
“Anyone who doesn’t see the news.”--Carly
“… Anyways, do you mind showing me to their base? I need a place to stay until I can get back to my dimension.”--Buddy
“Dimension?”--Carly
“You see my dear… what’s your name?”--Buddy
“Carly.”--Carly
“Carly? All right, well my name is Buddy—”--Buddy
“Buddy?”--Carly
Buddy vents a bit.
“I know it’s a strange name and all—”--Buddy
“Its not strange. It just took me by surprise and all, please continue.”--Carly
“Well, I got dropped in this universe thanks to a portal that usually comes back and sends me home in a couple of days.”--Buddy
“So, you need a place to stay in the meantime?”--Carly
“Exactly.”--Buddy
“Well then lets go!”--Carly
Carly begins walking but Buddy leans their helm down next to her.
“Please, allow me.”--Buddy
Carly’s eyes widen in excitement and climbs on.
Buddy slowly lifts their helm up.
“Just point the direction and I’ll follow.”--Buddy
Carly gives them a thumbs up.
“You got it! I can’t wait to tell Chip, Spike and Raoul what happened today!”--Carly
“…Spike?”--Buddy
“Yeah, he’s my boyfriend.”--Carly
“… So, to the right or left?”--Buddy
Carly had to calm everyone down when they saw the giant mechanical dragon that nearly dwarfed everyone in the base.
Buddy is just thankful that these bots were a bit bigger than in the other universe.
They were still small, but a good small.
“Hello there! My name is Optimus Prime. Who might you be?”--Optimus
“…I’m Buddy sir.”--Buddy
“Oh please, just Optimus or Optimus Prime.”--Optimus
Buddy stares at the Prime and wraps a wing around him.
“I will protect you and your group with my spark.”--Buddy
“Oh, that’s not necessary my friend.”--Optimus
“Nope I’m protecting you.”--Buddy
“Hey Prime, where—WOAH!”--Bumblebee
Buddy tuns to see a tiny Bumblebee and other human.
“WOW! Carly wasn’t kidding when she said that the dragon was huge!”--Bumblebee
Bumblebee sticks out his servo.
“I’m Bumblebee! This is Spike.”--Bumblebee
Buddy looks at the human take a step and fall after stepping on his untied shoe lace.
“Primus help Carly…”--Buddy
“What?”--Spike
“My name is Buddy.”--Buddy
Buddy is a bit appalled seeing how energon was created.
If they had anything like this in their universe it would change the war at home.
For better or worse Buddy still hasn’t figured that out.
Buddy is internally crying when they meet more bots.
This team had so many more numbers and Buddy only had enough room in their arms to carry a few.
It was a rather pleasant surprise to find the Dinobots.
Sure, there was a little skirmish between Buddy and Grimlock.
But they soon got past that.
Buddy is an honorary Dinobot now.
Buddy has Bumblebee, Cliffjumper, Mirage, Hound, Sideswipe, Red Alert, Smokescreen, Wheeljack, Ratchet, and Perceptor in their arms or back. Swoop was perched on their helm.
They are looking around.
“What’s up Buddy? You looking for something?”--Raoul
“Oh Raoul! I don’t have enough space to keep holding everyone!”--Buddy
“What?”—Raoul
Buddy nearly has a spark attack seeing Superion, Defensor and Omega Supreme.
They were so used to being the biggest bot in the room, they did not like being the smaller bot for a change.
The bots were nice and all, but Buddy opted to stay with the others.
Buddy often stayed by the smaller Prime’s side during their stay.
Optimus didn’t mind it at all.
Buddy did share some stories about the Prime in their universe.
Many of the bots like to hear Buddy’s dimension stories, even if they are a bit vague.
Soon it comes time for Buddy to leave.
Buddy tries their best to give out as many group hugs as they can.
“Thank you, my friends!  Wish you all the best!”--Buddy
“You too Buddy! Farewell my friend.”--Optimus
Buddy steps into the portal.
In TFP…
Buddy walks into the base, suddenly feeling a bit empty.
Buddy shakes it off and continues their way to the main room.
The war would be over soon, they just knew it.
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lady-merian · 10 months
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Hi Lady-Merian!! I love your blog, and it's really great to me that you're a Christian too. I was wondering if you know any other nice, wholesome Christian blogs that I can follow (similar to yours!)?? I'd love to have more wholesome posts from people who share our beliefs on my dash.
hiya! I wanted to hold on to this till my day off so that I wasn’t rushed before work and fretting about forgetting anyone (I will almost certainly forget some people anyway but it’s still better this way than in a frantic 20 minutes before work). I will say I’m not entirely sure how to differentiate (or if I should for the purposes of this ask, as I don’t in general) between a Christian blog or a blog where the author is a Christian. I know some people do, but as for me, and thinking of blogs that are like my blog, I’m just going to list some that whether or not they post about their faith frequently (as my posts vary in topic) their faith shines through. In no particular order:
@hollers-and-holmes @laurelindorenan @lovesodeepandwideandwell @the-tiny-dragons-tea-room @holbytlanna @stories-dearheart @she-is-amused, @fictionadventurer, @freenarnian, @o-lei-o-lai-o-lord, @bored-artist, @i-am-a-stupid-robot, @saxifrage-wreath, @scarvenartist, @stealingmyplaceinthesun, @flickeringflame216, @siena-sevenwits, @tsfennec @sheet-metal-memories, @dragonanne4fun @mrgartist17 @silverswords @dangerously-human @queer-as-used-by-tolkien @anne-wolfe @chaotic-bumblebee-agenda @fortes-fortuna-iogurtum and now I’m lost in all these tags, but this is just going by recent activity and here’s a good many excellent blogs!
EDIT: before I head off, I forgot I was going to mention that there are going to be some denominational differences here, so anyone I may have forgotten… is purely a matter of running out of time and brain space, I wouldn’t deliberately leave anyone off due to differences of opinion, these (and others!) are all blogs I either follow or check up on as more time allows
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candiedspit · 1 year
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Gazelle
I was eating French toast at the Mosquito Lounge. 
It was early morning, the sun did not dare knock on my windows. I sat on the floor in a pair of hot pink panties and an old tee shirt. Go Rangers. There were little trinkets up on shelves, tossed across the carpet. A plastic, blue pegasus on top of the television. Baseball cards, tiny toy cars. Things I’d collected from stores throughout the years. 
I let the syrup and voluptuous pat of melted butter slide into my mouth like a cartoon. All around me were candy wrappers, dirty magazines, scattered cups of coffee, used ashtrays and half burnt candles. The walls were white as an asylum, though in some places there were smears of blood, sex and dirt. A breeze came through from the balcony doors, a small whisper of wind. 
Life was a rock in my shoe. But here, I was alright.  
Every morning, Chin had a plate of hot French toast delivered to my door per my request. Chin was the owner of the hotel, an old friend from the before-times. Chin was a beast; a golden dragon. He could see right through me. I didn’t fear him; I wanted him to love me. 
He let me live here after I came in from the rain, a hospital band still on my wrist. I’d been bad. Drunk as a bumblebee. I saw rehab after rehab, sobriety house after sobriety house.  I was in a dangerous cycle. 
I wanted out. Chin let me in. 
The first week here was awful; I vomited into plastic buckets and there was a nurse at my side slurring through my dreams in soft, prophetic tones, every room I stepped into spun as though I were perpetually on a merry go round that nobody would acknowledge. But things improved. 
And now the days were like a knife going through a hunk of meat. 
I was twenty five years old; a hot rifle. I smoked more than I talked. I did speed on a regular basis. I had the word HOPE tattooed on my knuckles. My head was shaved down to the pulp. My fingernails were painted lime green. 
I was a darling, a dust devil. 
I got up and placed the plate outside my door for the cleaning woman to collect, lady of antibacterial soap and garbage bags. I went out to the balcony to smoke. I wasn’t wearing socks. I closed the door behind me and looked out. 
This was Mustard, Ohio. 
It was all dense wood and concrete and purple mountain ranges. 
As I lit my cigarette, I could see houses arranged in rows straight enough to snort. Trees billowed against the hand of wind. I could look below at the streets where people thought, spoke out loud, promised, fucked, lived. I was on the twelfth floor; sometimes, I felt like the eye of God as I stared at the days fluttering by like a divine camera. All I had out there was a nervous table, a glass ashtray and a couple of metal chairs to sit on. I crushed the cigarette against the ashtray and lit another. This could go on all day, this rhythm. Until the sun turned into the moon. But after three cigarettes, I went back inside, shutting the doors behind me. Time was a slut; I could do anything I wanted. I turned on the television and headed to the bathroom, leaving the door open so I could hear the slapstick, the three man punchline. 
Beneath the sink were my supplies; my spoon, my syringes, my needles, my stash. I sat on the floor with my back pressed against the counter and spread everything out. 
Let’s talk about insurance, the television said. 
I unwrapped the syringe, stuck the needle in, and dissolved some of the speed into water on a spoon. This was my favorite way to do it. 
Are you insured? The television asked. Who insures you? 
I sucked up the speed, colored like a loose molar, into the syringe and flicked the needle. Why do people always flick the needle? I chose a spot on my left arm; I was right handed. 
I was never afraid of needles as a kid. I always liked to watch. 
It’s time you get insured, the television said. Give us a call anytime. 
In seconds, the room shifted. 
I moaned as the feeling crept through me like molasses across a broken table. I stood up and stared at myself in the mirror; that incredible cretin, that good little girl. I was beautiful. 
These were Dallas’s panties. 
Laughter spilled down my shirt as I stared. I felt like a rainbow; slick magentas ran down my spine, bubbling blues in my stomach. And my pupils were shaped like crooked stars. I stumbled back out into the room and sat in front of the television, pushing aside a stack of books. Guides on a better life. A memoir about a man on fire. Encyclopedias from the 40s. 
I flicked through the channels until I found a blockbuster with action scenes, women in tank tops, doused in grease and sweat. I smoked despite being inside, a habit Chin despised. 
It gets in the carpet, he urged once. Impossible to get out. 
Fuck him, I said out loud. Fuck him and his rules. What is a man? A man is sitting in front of the television smoking as another man explodes. A man is a time capsule. A wedding ring with memories locked inside. A tree with a million rings. 
I liked the way my voice sounded, tired and rough as sandpaper on sandpaper. I laid down on my stomach and watched the images go by in fast blurs. Gasoline and flesh and tanks rolling into the scene. 
This was one of my favorite pastimes. 
I could have stayed there for the rest of my life, resting at the altar of images. As time passed in blinks. 
But I got up from where I rested and punched Chin’s number into the telephone. I wanted to bother the old man. I wanted to sink my hooks in his waters. He picked up after three metallic trills. 
Hello?
Chin, I said, laughing. 
I couldn’t predict my words, an avalanche. 
What are you doing? Huh? I asked, biting my lip. 
I’m reading the news, he said. Another killing in Charm. Stabbed eleven times. Bled out to death. 
That’s sick, I said. Oh, that’s really awful. Eleven times? Why not only once? I mean, why at all? I can understand if the person owes you cash, cash isn’t something you fuck with, as common as it is, as trivial, cash runs the world. Did you ever—
He interrupted me. 
Kid, what do you want? He asked. 
Can you come upstairs? I asked, biting my thumbnail. I wanna talk. 
I can see that, he said and then paused. 
I’ll be up in a minute, he said at last. 
He hung up and I went to turn the television up to full volume. An explosion in a mine. Soot choking up the skies. A demolition. Horrendous images were like pieces of candy to me. I was a lollipop. I lit a cigarette and danced around the room to the noise, imagined I was an actress wearing a long golden dress, a thousand princess glitters in my eye. 
I’m sorry Jonathan, I said to the room as the television screeched, my voice puncturing the noise of crisis. 
I’ve been bad, I continued in a breathy tone. I’ve been no good, darling. I’ve given myself up to the poisonous apple, the snake is my favorite deity. I’ve always been driven to ledges, y’see. I was always going to pick the apple. I was always going to end the world. This paradise is a mirage in the middle of the desert. And the devil is a real thing. I love when he breaks me like a chain. 
Chin interrupted, rapping on the door with his brass knuckles. 
I closed the bathroom door and went to let him in. He stood there a few inches above me, dressed in his light brown slacks and baby blue collared shirt, a silver necklace dripped from his neck. He smelled of wood and smoke. I never figured out how old Chin was. I assumed he’d lived for millions of years at that point. A common denominator for mankind.
Turn the television off, he said. I can hear it down the hall.  
Off? I asked, putting my hand to my ear. 
Off, he said. 
I switched the television off and closed the door behind him. He made a face as he stepped in, scrunched his nose. 
God, it gets worse every time I’m here, he said. Don’t you ever clean?
I do, I laughed. I promise I do. It gets dirty really fast. And look, it’s minor stuff. I can throw out the wrappers and magazines. Oh, I’ll do some spring cleaning! How about that? 
Yeah, alright. Don’t smoke in here, I’ve told you this. Go outside with that. Come on. 
I laughed and followed him to the balcony and put out my cigarette in the ashtray and lit a fresh one. Chin lit one, too. 
I can comprehend a soldier, I began, leaning back in my chair. 
Chin huffed. He was annoyed at my information bursts. But I couldn’t help it, I couldn’t. I continued. 
I can understand preferring a rain of mustard gas over the safety of home, I said. I can understand not minding the bloodshed and gauze when the other option is your mother standing in a box of sunlight, still in her nightgown. I can understand very much looking forward to wartime. I get hiding beneath the guise of protecting a country that has never loved you. I can understand loving the atom bomb. I know what it means to love the atom bomb. 
Does the atom bomb love you back? He asked. 
I shook my head. 
It doesn’t need to because I love it. All of the white, shocking fury and drama and fire. And most of all, I love that it will kill me. 
I missed you last night, he said. Toby was asking where you were. 
I fell asleep pretty early, I said. And I had this beautiful dream that someone went missing, my sister or something. I knew where they were and there was this huge search party and I kept saying look over here, I know where they are and nobody would listen. And we found them in the spot I kept saying and everything was back to normal. But I was so mad, I could feel it. Like, the heart racing, electric sorta feeling in my chest and stomach. And I was walking around, pulling flowers out of the ground and trashing the neighbor’s yards. In this dream, I had neighbors. Toby is the man with the dog tattoo, right? On his forearm?
Chin nodded. He smoked like he was savoring the taste, I smoked like I needed another one. I went through two in the time he finished his first. I looked out at the street below us. A man walked with such ease. He didn’t know he was being watched. The word Louse sprung into my mind like a crashing neon sign. 
Louse, I mumbled. Louse. 
So, how are things? Chin asked. Comfortable? 
I nodded. He continued. 
Sometimes, I imagine you’re up here in Heaven. And I’m down in casino hell with the sweating gamblers and drunkards while you’re up here with the television and cold breeze. I wonder what demon I must be to banish myself like that. 
But then, he continued with a chuckle. Maybe you’re in hell and I have no idea. 
I shook my head. 
This is as close to a life as I’ve ever gotten, I said. This is Heaven with a capital God. God per second. God in the carpet. God in my veins. I feel wonderful, Chin. 
Sure it’s not only the speed? He asked with a smile. 
I shook my head again.
When I fell asleep, I’m in hell all over again, I said. Those drunk dreams are real. Sometimes, I drink an entire case in my sleep. A few cases. I undo a winery; rape a brewery; invade the factory. And I can feel it as though it were happening. The room spins. There are slugs in my fingertips and the skies leak. 
Sounds awful, he said as he inhaled. 
Once, I began. I was high and drunk. Obliterated in a phone booth. I called everyone, anyone who would answered and most didn’t. But I called my mother and she did. And she kept asking what was wrong, what I was doing. I cried until she hung up. I couldn’t tell her. 
Yeah, I mused. Yeah, I would have spoken through anything that came through that line. 
A pause floated between us, gained weight as we sat and smoked.
Kid, Chin said finally. Why are you in panties?
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After Chin left, I read some magazines. I read a story about a kid who gets his asshole stuck in a pool drain, it was riveting, electric. A metaphor for dirty behavior. I loved the erotic nature of language. I wished I could speak Russian, feel the authoritative sleaze of the words in my mouth. 
It was ten when I first dosed and five when I realized the speed was wearing off. I could feel the waning colors, the weight of everything came back into view. The images on television got less and less amusing and I started to feel caged in the room, not free. 
I hated the come down. It was the worst thing on earth. 
I considered dosing again. I paced through the room, thinking. I couldn’t make up my mind. Donkey brains. I ended up giving in, careful to use a smaller amount than before. I needed to ration what I had so I wouldn’t go too long until Chin brought the next bag. 
As the speed kicked in again, I turned on the music channel. But the songs were too slow and hurt my brain. I went through the channels, settling on a western. Horses and ragtimes. 
Around seven, the sun began to set. 
A fantastic, bloodied descent. The skies colored like ponies and second degree burns. I went out to the balcony and smoked, the sound of a gun going off in the background from the television. As the day died, I pushed the chairs and table to the side and laid down on the ground in my body, in my panties. I watched the clouds diminish and fade beneath the dark upheaval of night. 
I stayed there all night, wrapped in the fantastic, rabid cocoon of thought. As the mountains said my name.
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forest-is-sleepy · 1 year
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Im opening up commissions and general purchase stuff. Both for my sewing and for 2d art.
I'll get info sheets made and stuff, but for now I have a list of what everything is, and have tried to provide photos for most stuff.
Here is my portfolio website as well.
http://sleepydesigns.co/
Dm me if you're interested, and we can discuss. I'll remake this post when i get better assets made. I'll take payment on paypal or cashapp. I also have venmo.
Here's a list of some of the stuff i make
Sewing
I make custom dice bags, those are 12-16 depending on the fabric and any add-ons. (Example: mine is embroidered, another has pearls and buttons on it) embroidery can be done but will cost more.
Scrunchies/hair ties. Most of them are cotton, but i make velvet and silk ones. Cotton is 3, velvet and silk are 4. You get a dollar off if you buy 2.
Customizable stuffed animals. You can pick the color, pattern, whatever. on these dolls, and they are made to order. The animals i have are a large dinosaur, large dragon, turtle, rabbit, dragon, and elephant. ( i think thats everything.) These all come with the date it was completed on its paw, so you know how old your new friend is.
Bumblebees!! These are little 7$ plushies that can sit on your desk or sleep with you, each one has a unique patten on its wing. It also comes with the date it was completed, so you know how old your new friend is.
Custom humanoid dolls. This can be from a photo of you or a loved one. Or you can send me art of your character. These are incredibly complex, detailed dolls, and i will work closely with you to make the doll. It's a long process that takes me several hours. As a result, these are at least $200. I only take one or two commissions for these a month at the moment.
I can take other commissions but we will have to discuss that.
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Stickers
Potions. Each potion is completely unique. Each painted by me using India Inks. These paper stickers are in 3 different sizes. Small is 3, medium is 4, and large is 5. You can tell me what color you want, and if its not available in the size you want, i can likely make it.
Holographic spider's hat shop. This is a large vinyl Holographic sticker of a jumping spider wearing a water droplet hat, selling other tiny things for others to wear as hats. This sticker is $4. If i have any in may, there's mini paper ones for $2
Milkshake pride stickers. These are paper stickers meant to be semi-subtle pride flags. I have the following flags, and can add more. Lesbian, omni, bi, ace and aro, demisexual, demiromantic, pan, rainbow, nonbinary, trans, and intersex. These are $2 each. I also have a tiny sticker set of all of them for the same price.
Fairy. This fairy sticker is a paper sticker of a fairy holding a mushroom as an umbrella. It is $2
Frog with a tophat. This is a paper sticker of a cute little frog with a tophat. He's rather dapper. $2
Fox leaping. This is a paper sticker of a red fox. It is also $2
Red mushroom this paper sticker will not be remade, i have a few left. It's a cartoony red mushroom in some grass. It's $1.50
? Block i dont think i can really say what brand this is based on. It's a paper sticker. $1.50
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Art commissions
It is probably worth mentioning that i have a BFA, so that does affect my pricing slightly (on my illustrative work)
I am flexible in style, and can do a fair number of stylized things. No realism.
$20 for a base sketch
$30 for basic shading
$45 for full shading/the works
Each character after that will be half the price.
A background will be $5-10 depending on how detailed it is. By default you get a plain background
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safety-writes-noms · 6 months
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Sorry I disappeared for a week I got distracted; curious now if you also were an avid g/t enjoyer as a young child that just grew into a proper interest or if it is a new spark; personally I was obsessed with fairy gardens and tiny stuff since I was smol and now I make proper miniatures and still wish borrowers lived in my walls ;-;
omg yes I was obsessed with gt when I was younger too 😭. there was this one fable book that I used to have and I used to love the thumbelina story. I also really loved anything with dragons in it. httyd had me hooked for practically half my life as well as transformers. Bumblebee and arcee were my favorites
also im so sorry abt your Halloween ask I swear I'm working on it 💪. I'm just gonna do a small basic sketch of all of their Halloween costumes but I've been procrastinating so bad lately >:(
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darkestmad-er · 4 months
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When the snapdragon flowers die, the dried seed pods that remain look like tiny, brown, shrunken skulls.
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The skull-like appearance of the seed pods is due to the snapdragon’s flower structure and its bilateral symmetry. They are often used in Halloween decorations and other spooky-themed events.
Snapdragons are named after their flower structure: Snapdragons are named after the blooms that resemble little dragon jaws that open and close when you gently squeeze the sides of the flowers.
The segmented blooms of some species of snapdragons must be pollinated by big, strong bumblebees because honeybees aren’t sturdy enough to open the jaws. So, if you ever see a bumblebee struggling with a snapdragon flower, you’ll know why! 😂
Text credit: Earth Unreal
Image credit: laajala/flickr [A&B], Ross Parry [B], Adobe Stocks [D]
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