#AUgust week 2

[shadowednavi]

it's been awhile since I've worked on this project! I've had this verse finished for months but didn't want to post it on its own, and instead wait until the whole thing is strung together to show the final result all at once. But I'm tired of holding onto it, so here is one section of my deltarune animation! My art tag has other clips if anyone is interested in seeing more~

(song: "The Hymn of Axciom" by Vienna Teng)

#deltarune #deltarune animation #deltarune spoilers #deltarune chapter 2 #noelle holiday #queen deltarune #kris deltarune #kris dreemurr #susie deltarune #ralsei #berdly #vienna teng #confession time the only reason I haven't been working on this is because I started playing minecraft #and anytime I open my computer it's minecraft time #I did also get a new computer in August which was a pain in the ass to set up #but I managed to get all my clip studio settings transferred over from my old battlestation #this has also been a weird transition year so once I'm fully established in my new place I'll be less stressed #didn't even realize how stressed it's made me #just one more week #oh god it's my art

[loguetowns]

love drunk

eustass kid x reader

kid is (extra) annoying when he's drunk

“say you love me” + kid for @saidbysae

1.2k words

a/n: i can't take credit for the ending bc i think it was a cliche post that was floating around here or twitter when i saw it a billion years ago. anyways i think kid is really soft and i luv him for that

if there's one thing you've learned about the kid pirates, it's that they definitely know how to party. and of all the rowdy, noisy, rambunctious pirates, the captain is the worst of them.

"heat, get me another!" kid yells from across the room.

"another glass?"

"no," he downs his jug and wipes his mouth with his sleeve. "another barrel!"

across the room, he spots you and when you shake your head, his mischievous grin gets even bigger and brighter. you're crazy, you mouth. he just laughs and winks in your direction, raising his empty glass in your direction.

it's going to be a long night.

and sure enough, it's in the wee hours of the morning that you're dragging him across the deck towards his room. somehow, he's managed to lose both his jacket and his shirt, but in the autumn air, his body is still running hot. you're practically sweating with his body pressed against yours.

"baaaby, i know i don't look'it but 'm drunk," kid slurs.

usually so clever when he's (mostly) sober, it's silly of him to state the obvious — so much so that you can't help but smile. "i know."

you plant a quick kiss on the arm slung around your shoulders. "let's call it a night, hm?"

kid whines, "nuh uh, no way. tonight, we party like kings!"

he pumps a fist in the air, but with the sheer amount of alcohol running through his veins, his arm goes a little limp in the air before unceremoniously falling like a wet noodle.

you can't help the guffaw that slips out of you — a laugh at how silly he looks — and he can't help but laugh at how silly you sound. in drunken stupor, laughter is exceptionally contagious, and before you know it, the two of you are doubled over, howling in laughter.

you fall into each other, one lover supporting the other, until you make eye contact with each other and the giggles start again. the sound of love fills the chilly night, easing from laughter to (mostly) steady breaths. sitting on the deck now, kid looks at you with a lovedrunk grin.

he looks up at you, "hey."

you winkle your nose at him, "what?"

"c'mere," he points to the spot next to him. "i have a secret t' tell ya."

you roll your eyes but crouch down anyway. "what?"

kid looks at you with excitement that can only be described as child-like. he's a brute with a bounty higher than children can count and yet, here he is, practically giddy with what he's about to tell you.

he pauses for dramatic effect.

"i love you."

he stares at you like this is the most ground-breaking revelation you'll hear in your entire life and — god dammit, if he isn't the most adorable thing in the world right now.

you take his face into your hands, squishing his cheeks in the way he hates when he's sober. "i know."

he pouts. "you have to say it back."

you smirk. "no."

"but i love you!"

"i know."

"why won't you say it back?"

kid looks so wonderfully confused, and you take a moment to commit this expression to memory. if you were a little nicer, you might put him out of his misery.

but you're not and you won't.

"because you're being annoying," you smile.

"but you love me!" kid points a finger at you. "say you love me!"

"don't wanna," you chuckle.

"say it," he deadpans. "or i'll jump ship right now."

you gawk at him.

"you wouldn't."

"i wouldn't? are you sure?" suddenly, kid springs up and starts walking to the edge of the boat. honestly, it's impressive how fast he's moving.

when the crew drinks, kid has done worse things under the influence of alcohol — but the difference between then and now is that there are no burly crewmates to rescue their captain. compared to kid, you are a tiny little thing and you don't stand a chance.

you look around for killer or heat or thatch — or anyone, really. kid cackles and you whirl around. with a raised eyebrow, he swings a leg over and straddles the railing.

you panic — one wrong move and the kid pirates are down a captain. you rush towards him.

"okay, okay, fine! i love you too!" you tug his arm, "now will you please come back here?"

"okay," he beams in victory. adrenaline dissipating, kid climbs down all clumsy with a goofy grin plastered on his face.

"'kay," his voice comes out happy and ditzy. "s'cold out here, take me somewhere warm now.

hand in yours, you lead him towards his bedroom and, thankfully, kid follows without any more shenanigans.

kid trails behind you and yawns, "'m tired."

a gentle smile graces your lips, "wanna go to bed?"

you turn back and kid almost trips over his feet. you're so pretty in the moonlight, and kid is overcome with an urge to kiss you. he catches up to you and snuggles against you (or as much as a 6ft man can cuddle someone your size).

"only if you're coming with," he declares.

"if i say no, are you going to fight me?"

"yuuuuup."

you've eventually made it to his room and it only takes you two seconds to make a decision. one wrong answer and you risk undoing all the work it took to get him here.

you open his door, "fine, i'll sleep with you tonight."

"ya hear that, boys?" he booms, and you gape at him. "i get to sleep with my baby tonight, bitches!"

you're moritified. you hiss at him as you quickly usher him inside, closing the door as fast as you can, all the while kid grins to himself. a smile stays etched on his red lips — a smile so hopelessly, stupidly, irrevocably, spellbound by love — as you struggle to strip him his stained clothes ("come on, let's just stay naked!") and into fresh pajamas ("do i have to put these on? can't we just stay na-" "no.")

finally, the two of you are tucked into bed, in clean clothes that smell like linen and lavender, cuddled under cozy covers. all is quiet in the captain's bedroom and it's not long before the exhaustion catches up to you. kid's chest is warm against you, and you let yourself fall aslee-

"hey."

you groan, "what?"

"i love you."

having already learned your lesson, you sigh.

"i love you too."

you pause, waiting for the follow-up mischief that will plague your attempts to sleep. but the only things that come are steady breathing and silence. satisfied, you return to your journey into dreamland.

until kid whispers, "hey."

you look up at him, so tired that you can barely manage to say, "what now?"

"will you marry me?"

he asks it so gently, so innocently, that you can't help but fall in love with him a little more than you already have. in the comfort of your solitude, in these quiet moments where it's just the two of you, this is when kid's love is the loudest.

he wraps an arm around you, pulls you closer to his heart, and you press your lips against his burning skin, right where his heart beats so fervently for you.

"idiot, i already did."

#eustass kid x reader #one piece x reader #one piece scenarios #one piece imagines #this request is from august............ #i feel like people on here will take 2 weeks to write st and apologize for being so slow #and here i am 6 months later with a humble offering......... #thank u for putting up w me HAHA #¡! ❞ [ req ]

[todayisafridaynight]

#rgg #ryu ga gotoku #yakuza series #ryu ga gotoku 2 #yakuza 2 #yakuza kiwami 2 #daigo dojima #crossover #shadow the hedgehog #snap sketches #//giggles and throws up// #shadow the hedgehog was released in japan today lke 18 years ago <3 just ove a week after y2 #ignore that y2 gets released in 2006 and StH in 2005 ok close enough #DAIGO COULDVE PLAYED SHADOW THE HEDGEHOG WHEN HE GOT OUT.. #anyway ive been waiting since august to doodle this stupid thing #i deserve this treat cause i finished my essay..... #it wasnt a hard essay but yk. :) #ok bye im gonna spend the rest of Later Today speedrunning comms before stream

[henreyettah]

AUgust week 2: Bartender Baz, part 2

#AUgust ‘23 #AUgust ‘23 week 2 #Bartender Baz #simon snow #carry on rainbow rowell #baz pitch #simon snow series #snowbaz #art #doodle #henreyettart #comic

[dbphantom]

does a magical girl transformation sequence but at the end I just look like this:

#Cruddy rambles #You know what? Give Luffy a magical girl transformation sequence like Sanji got #I should draw that #It works (mostly) because of the hair/eye/clothes color changing #Kinda like dan/ny phan/tom #Which. I've had a venn diagram post scheduled for August 6th since 2 weeks ago abt the similarities between Luffy and Danny now #The only difference is one is silly goofy and the other is 14 #I'm only tagging this for spoiler purposes. Sorry to make you see this I just can't stop laughing at the idea #op #one piece #opspoilers #op spoilers #one piece spoilers #spoilers #one piece chapter 1044 spoilers #one piece episode 1071 spoilers

[jacaranda-bloom]

TAKE ME HOME

Written for @wordplayfics | Explicit | 27k | Complete

Songwriter Louis, Wanderer Harry, Country Fic, Isolation, Smut

Louis loves his new home, up high on the mountainside, and the perfect place to write his songs. Sure, it’s isolated, but that was the point. No distractions, no interruptions. Peace and quiet and tranquillity. But when a stranger arrives and asks if he can camp by the riverside, Louis surprises himself by agreeing without a moment's pause.  OR the story of how when you think you’ve got everything you ever wanted, life has a way of showing you just how wrong you were.

Part I: Louis likes to linger, Harry likes to wander, and dinner for two is better than dining alone.

Part II: Louis is obsessed with Harry's hands, Harry is obsessed Louis' mouth, and glamping is totally a thing.

Part III: Louis rides, Harry fishes, and a new traveller arrives.

Part IV: Louis likes to be teased, Harry likes to tease, and another traveller is on their way to join their little family.

Part V: Louis, Harry, and a found family. 1 can be lonely, 2 brings love, 3 adds life to the party, 4 is the art of balance, and 5 is just purrrfect.

#August 31 2023 #WordPlay7.0 #Week 2 #Take Me Home #hlficlibrary #hlcreators #tracksintheam #trackinghappily #trackinghome #larry #fanfiction

[2hoothoots]

i was having a chuckle to myself last night about Gristol, and how his plans are basically:

Restore Ford Cruller's memory

Find Maligula

???

Profit

but then... of course they are, right? this is Gristol we're talking about. Fatherland Follies drives home again and again that he's still operating on a child's logic, a warped and reductive version of the world that he never bothered to grow out of. both of his memory vaults center on the images of his childhood, this idealized version of the past that he clings to no matter what. and that's still how he remembers Maligula, too - as this saviour figure, who rushes in to help him when he's in trouble.

[ID: Two slides from Gristol's memory vault, Glory to Grulovia! Left: Gristol clings to Maligula's back as she summons waves to sweep away his assailants. Right: Gristol and Maligula waving from a balcony as the people cheer. Gzar Theodore brandishes a dagger in the background.]

like so much else, Maligula represents a return to this idyllic childhood - to the peace and simplicity of his youth, when he was free from worries and responsibilities. in his mind, he doesn't need to make any further plans - once Maligula's back, everything will go back to normal. Maligula will make everything better.

...is what i thought, but then i remembered this line:

[Screenshot source. ID: Gristol, in Truman's body, bows on his hands and knees in front of the newly-awaked Maligula. The caption reads: "Yes, High Priestess! I am here to correct the mistakes made by my father!"]

and that's kind of interesting, right?

to be clear: this happens directly after Maligula sees Helmut-in-Gristol's-body, and recognises him. her line before this is:

"Little Gzesaravich! Have you come to pay for your father's sins?"

my first thought was that Gristol hadn't expected to still be in Truman's body by the time he managed to find Maligula, and this was him trying to placate her and buy some time until he could explain the situation. but watching the cutscene back, that's clearly not what's happening here. Gristol is answering as himself, and his response of throwing himself to his knees before her is, as far as i can tell, genuine.

so what is going on here?

in Fatherland Follies, there's this line in the ride narration that stuck out to me:

"Why didn't the Gzar help Maligula in her time of need? No one knows, but historians agree - it is Gzar Theodore's biggest failure."

other lines mention Gzar Theodore's "mistake", and it's wording Gristol himself echoes in the screencap above. evidently, he believes that his father abandoned Maligula, leaving her to her fate at the hands of the Psychonauts, and it was that mistake that lead to them being driven out of the country - that mistake which he seeks to correct. maybe he even feels like he has a debt to repay to her for his family turning their backs on her all those years ago.

the 'High Priestess' thing, though - that's kinda weird, and threw me for a loop the first time i played the game. it took me until my second playthrough to connect the dots, and remember how the room in the Lady Luctopus - Gristol's room - was full of Delugionist scribblings and symbols.

[Screenshot source. ID: left, the walls of the hidden backroom in Gristol's hotel suite, covered in scrawlings of eyeballs and Maligula's name. Right, the pinboard from the hidden backroom. On its surface are photographs and newspaper clippings connected by pieces of string.]

i mean, look at this stuff! he had a whole conspiracy board and everything!

we learn very little about the Delugionists and their beliefs as a whole during the game, but i think drawing the connection here suggests two important things. one: that Gristol was in deep with this stuff. i don't know how he linked up with them - maybe via old family connections, or just good old-fashioned digging (we know he's skilled at worming his way into peoples' good graces, after all) - but it seems likely that he's begun to internalise their ideas, maybe even warping his own memories of events. and two: the Delugionists themselves are, if you'll pardon the pun, pretty far off the deep end.

like... i understand why PN2 didn't go heavy on the "mass-murderer cult worship" aspect of things, in the end, but man this is such a tantalising glimpse into the wider mythos around Maligula. Gristol is proud and haughty and thinks himself above everyone else; the fact that his first reaction seeing Maligula is to throw himself to the ground at her feet says so much about the way he's come to see her. he's not just trying to bring back Maligula, his childhood bodyguard. he's trying to bring back Maligula, the High Priestess of the deluge, the semi-mythical figure whose supporters believe even death couldn't stop. he doesn't even flinch at the way she confronts him, and maybe it's because he's bought in so completely to this deified figurehead, this idea of Maligula; more a living force of nature than a person. and it all comes back to the same place: an abdication of responsibility, not just to the person who protected him when he was little but to this avatar of floods and destruction. Maligula will make everything better.

i'd write more about my thoughts on the Delugionists but that'd be taking a hard turn into speculation, and this is already kind of long and rambling so i'd better end it here. but what an unexpected and evocative line, right? it's some of the only stuff we have to go off of regarding the Delugionists as a whole, but i think it does such a good job of hinting at the wider story - at teasing another layer to the mythos surrounding Maligula, one whose ripples we see throughout the game but which never quite breaches the surface.

#psychonauts #psychonauts 2 #bored waiting at the airport so you get more psychonauts meta from me #the delugionists have been on my mind recently (because i Might Just have an upcoming au lorepost about them and also cults are fun) #so tossing my thoughts up here because people seemed to like the last few times i did this #and also it's my blog and i like to talk :) #related vent i HATE drafting posts in the tumblr editor because if you hit crtl+z to try and undo a formatting change #it deletes like half the post you just typed out #(yes i did it again while i was writing this. yes i'm still salty. why do i even bother) #what else... this is just becoming a disconnected thoughts dump #but if you've seen my posts you knew what you were signing up for when you hit the button to expand the post tags #there's new art coming hopefully this weekend if i can get it finished! it's more mermaid au designs #i'm two and a half weeks late for mermay but it turns out starting a new job and moving house doesn't leave you with a ton of free time #but that's okay it's never too late for mermaids #omg and artfight's coming up next month too! geez #i gotta make refsheets for the fsau trio because i would LOVE to get art of them #and this year i don't have a thesis to crunch on so i might actually have time to participate #oh and then in august i'm having top surgery! will make a proper announcement post for it at some point #i say 'announcement'. it's just a life update but it's nice to share #i'm super excited about it :) #i might end up blogging the process and recovery but obviously it won't be going here lol. i'd put it on my main #idk if anyone would find it useful but when i first started looking into surgery i had like very little idea about the whole process #and it's only through joining a bunch of online support/discussion groups that i managed to find more info and resources #so hey it might be useful to share? we'll see #our flight doesn't land for another fifty minutes so now i'm just writing in the tags because i'm bored #alright i'll proofread this and then post it when i land and have signal again. peace out yall hope your pride month is going well

[euniearts]

the harmonia and his chicken <3

#pokemon #pokemon bw #pokemonb2w2 #... technically. gotta love technicalities /LHHH #pokemon black and white #n harmonia #pokemon n #pokemon n harmonia #reshiram #euartz #fanart #illustration #what if i told u i meant to post this like 2 weeks ago #august 2022

[vesperaink]

Roleswap them ranchers

#was for Shepscapades' hermit design challenge for the outfit swap prompt but seeing as its august...yeah lol im late late #also dont look at the date oops meant to post this like 2 weeks ago asjfahskf #team rancher #tangotek #solidaritygaming #tangotek fanart #solidarity fanart #cw guns #<- theyre toy guns but just in case #vesperinks #my art

[flythesail]

#what am i supposed to do when i dont get new cassian content every week #how do i go on #i cant go back to nothing #but i guess the wait for s1 was even longer if you go back to 2016 #and tbh im willing to wait for top notch quality #im going to ignore that it could be more than 2 years too fjskks #because filming until august then a year of post production.. idk that could be late 24 already #andor #cassian andor #flythepost

[henreyettah]

AUgust week 2: Bartender Baz

(Short fic under the cut)

BAZ

The man farthest down the bar has been sitting alone for the last two hours. His face, handsome in a sort of boyish way (somehow reminiscent of a puppy yet to grow into its adult paws), has been getting redder and sadder with every passing drink. Every now and then I catch him muttering something to himself, but when he’s not been drinking he’s kept his head firmly pressed into his folded arms on top of the counter, and it’s been impossible to make the words out.

The group of men I’m serving take their massive tray of drinks and leave, and in this rare moment of calm I very casually make my way over, mug and rag in hand to give myself something to do while I inquire.

“… Rough day?” I ask. The man turns his head to speak.

“Fuckin’ Jeremy,” he mutters. “Fuckin’ Aggie, too.” His flushed cheek is smushed into his sweater, and his eyes are glassy.

“What did they do? Jeremy and Aggie?”

“Well, fuck Jeremy because he was supposed to show up and didn’t, and fuck Aggie for telling me he’d be down to meet in the first place! I mean, who does that?? Why’d she even set me up with him in the first place, if he wasn’t even gonna show?”

“That’s rough. Is Jeremy your boyfriend, then?”

The man sits up straight (or as straight as he can) and looks at me while gesturing wildly. “He isn’t! That’s the fucked part! I don’t even know the guy so why do I care, right, but like, what if I’m so inhern— inhurnent— inherrntly unlovable that he like sensed it and went all ‘nah, fuck Simon, gross’ and didn’t even give me a shot?!”

“You’re probably not inherently unlovable. I think very few people truly are,” I say. He sighs and props his head up with his hands.

“What’s worse is this whole thing was set up by Aggie, of all people. Not only did SHE not even want me anymore, but now she’s gonna know other people don’t EITHER.”

The guy, Simon, doesn’t look unlovable. Not at all.

#AUgust ‘23 #AUgust ‘23 week 2 #bartender Baz #simon snow series #Simon snow trilogy #baz Pitch #Simon snow #snowbaz #art #doodle #henreyettart #alternate universe #co/ws/awtwb #andreil

[fictionadventurer]

Things To Make August (the Month of Existential Dread) Bearable

Pray. A lot.

Plan little summer adventures.

Write a fun little retelling (and hopefully finish it).

Read an Elizabeth Goudge book (Book 3 of the Elliot trilogy seems right, because Book 2 is coming to mind a lot as an appropriate summer book).

Remember that sunflowers exist. Find lots of them.

#random thought of the day #i had considered canceling august #just denying its existence and pretending it's july ii #because the whole month always feels like living beneath a guillotine blade that's about to drop #a downhill from summer and a dread of autumn and nothing actually good in and of itself #except for maybe sunsets when the melancholy at least feels a little right #but i've decided to embrace it and maybe find a better atmosphere for it #(yes i do have a specific retelling in mind) #(if you've been following the writing blog you know which one it is) #(but i'm not naming it because saying it aloud puts too much pressure on it) #(and this is supposed to be a pressure-free fun project) #(plus i recognize that i've not yet reached the one week mark) #(where i lose interest in most fun new projects) #(so i acknowledge the likelihood that in like 2-3 days i'll no longer want to write it) #(but for now i hold onto hope and think it has just the right vibe to make august something better)

[beezybuzzn]

I got really nothing to post and I have INTENSE art block rn… so take these unfinished drawings/doodles I made that I’ll probably never finish.

And here’s a lazy ref sheet I made for Azalea.

Imma recolor/remove a lot of them props cuz I really don’t like it…

#ive been trying to draw a full drawing for the past 2 weeks #I can only draw a clean sketch and that’s it😭 #sometimes I can color them but other than that I can’t finish not ONE drawing #the Barnaby and ahit drawings are pretty old. #not super old tho. like… August. #imma try and make some more ahit au shits soon. I just gotta get rid of my art block first🥲 #welcome home #welcome home artist #barnaby b beagle #a hat in time #hat kid #bow kid #the amazing digital circus #tadc pomni #tadc gangle #tadc fanart #welcome home oc #wh fanart #welcome home fanart #ahit fanart

[maxyvert]

🌊🌊 Yelan 🌊🌊

#genhsin impact #yelan #myart #traditional art #watercolor #watercolor pencils #salt #starconch #deleter black 4 ink #derwent pencil #hahnemüle #i'm so late ahh #but yelan was a good choice nice design nice kit <3 #hopefully she looks good on this #i havent painted traditionally since april #and now i did this withe a size 18 brush xd #bc why not #and now i already need to start on the august cc things since i will be home for like 2 weeks in august #or i bring the tablet with me but arrgghh idk #i wonder if my sis has a scanner #genshin impact #now with proper spelling

[gingerbreadmonsters]

sleepy and v fed up w this blasted reading for japanese history class tomorrow. give me 45 minutes to finish this article and i will be back to talk about kissing or something

#for the blissfully uninitiated: hello i am history student #which is a fantastic thing to be but also a significant pain in the [REDACTED] when it wants to be #the professor for this class is almost unbearably terrible which does not exactly make me WANT to do this reading #but the exam is in like 2 weeks lol #so yk. i have the hardest life of anyone on earth etc etc #god forbid i actually do the degree i asked to do lmao #also i up early this morning to drag myself to the immigration bureau for a visa amendment #which meant a decidedly unpleasant hour on the metro during rush hour :( #its bc im applying for this english TA position in spring #its literally only for 5 days and tbh i wouldn't mind doing it for free bc i am sad like that and enjoy teaching for fun #but it IS paid - and paid work is Not Allowed under my student visa #so even though i literally have not even GOT the job (applications close today) i still had to go and apply for permission to work #watch as they dont hire me lol #oh i should mention - for those who may not know i am in tokyo this year #i am british and i usually go to uni in the uk but im on a study abroad year this year #i came to japan in sept of 2023 so ive been here for coming up on 5 months and i will be going back home in august on 2024 #its weird to think that im approaching the halfway point #tbh i should really just make this a separate post but whatever #coming to japan has been very strange but a good thing i think

[finitevariety]

pomofocus actually working for me today. I put all my tasks in and it DID say i'd finish past 10pm at night but that's inspired me to mission along and hopefully like...have an evening

#for context i'm working 2 FT jobs for the foreseeable #employmentmaxxing era or whatever #it's been pretty rough this week but if i can see the other side of the big deliverables by Friday evening? next week should be smoother #haarping on #it's going to be like this until at least...august i think